This class is held at the Bondesque store at 707 West Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55408.

Class Shopping Discount: Show your ticket or confirmation email to save 15% off your entire purchase at Bondesque! Valid for one visit on the day of the workshop.

Course Description: This course is intended to introduce medical professionals to the basics of kink and includes many tips to help them in practicing with clients/patients who participate in BDSM & kink. 

Topics Include:

• What is the purpose of this class?
• What to expect from this class
• Why might a client/patient be hesitant to talk about kink?
• What is kink?
• Roles in kink
• Headspace in kink
• Kink vs abuse
• Kink and healing
• Kink and stigma
• Overview of different types of BDSM exploration
• Q&A

Instructor:

Calvin Hauer (He/Him) is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in MN. With over 10 years of experience in sex education and more than 5 years as a therapist, Calvin works to create an open space that normalizes all sexuality. Primarily working with kink, sex worker, queer, polyam and trans communities, Calvin works to center that everyone’s sexuality is a unique relationship with themselves. Calvin is a sex positive therapist, part time professor and a full-time nerd.   For more information, visit his website.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. Ticket sales are final and tickets are non-transferable. This workshop is 18+.