Energetic Protection and Self-Care for Kinksters

Description:

Incorporating self-care and healthy boundaries into your BDSM relationships is essential for staying grounded, nourished, and avoiding burnout. Boundaries, physical, emotional, and energetic, can sometimes feel tricky to establish on either side of the slash, yet they’re key to creating a safe, sustainable, and joyful container for play and D/s dynamics.

In this class, we’ll explore the unique energetic protection needs in kink including:

• How to recognize “energetic vampire” traits in potential play partners.
• Practical and magickal tools for creating safe, sacred space for yourself and those you play with.
• Communication strategies that strengthen boundaries while enhancing fun, intimacy, and connection.
• Techniques for preserving and replenishing your physical, emotional, and kinky energy.
• Methods for protecting yourself, and disengaging gracefully, from “energy vacuum” situations and high-drama dynamics.

This class is designed to help you cultivate resilience, confidence, and vitality so you can bring your best self to your scenes, relationships, and communities.

Cost: $30/person. If cost is an issue for you, we have a limited amount of more affordable options available as well.

We have a discounted full day price for all 3 classes today at $75/person - feel free to reach out to us if you're interested in this or if you have any other questions: info@subspaceseattle.com

About the instructor:

Maeve McBride (she/they) is a kink educator, erotic coach, sexological herbalist, event producer, and Executive Director of KinkFest 2025. She has been studying the intersections of kink, sacred sex, plants, trauma, and personal alchemy for more than 22 years. A fun, sensual, and compassionate switch-witch, Maeve enjoys assisting folx of all persuasions to work towards their unique health, erotic, and sexual goals. She combines evidence-based teaching methods, anatomy geekery, goal setting, mind-body-spirit trauma healing techniques, communication tools, and a sense of playfulness, experimentation, and exploration in a non-judgmental learning environment. Her goal is always to help students and clients assemble a toolkit of things that work for their own unique needs and empower them to live their best pleasure-filled lives.