Pleasure Mechanics Events are warm, welcoming opportunities to gather for communal experiences of erotic growth and play. For our personalized support on your erotic journey, check out our Sessions offerings.
All Welcome, Beginners Especially Encouraged. Pleasure Mechanics Events are Queer, Trans, Poly & Kink Affirming Spaces.
Big thanks to SheVibe for providing premium Pleasure Toys & Tools for our events!
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- The Pleasure Salon at the Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY
- Kink Workshops at Less Dead Studio in Poughkeepsie, NY
- Harness Leather Night at Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY
Q Tea
Join us to explore and activate the ideas in the new book Love in a F*cked Up World by Dean Spade.
Hosted by Chris Maxwell of Pleasure Mechanics, and S. Leigh Thompson-Shealy of The Asterisk
March 13 Free, Please RSVP HERE
The Pleasure Salon
Join us at the Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY for cocktails & curated conversation with Chris Maxwell Rose, somatic sex coach and founder of PleasureMechanics.
NEW TIME! Salon is now 6-8pm
Free, Donations Welcome
Join the Guest List with Free RSVP:
March 19: Desperately Seeking Sensation
We humans need sensational input to thrive – but the variety of what pleases us as sensory beings is vast and sometimes overwhelming. Let’s explore the spectrums of sensation seeking tendencies and celebrate the ranges of what satisfies our sensual appetites.
Workshops at Less Dead Studio
PLAYTIME Beginner Friendly Kink Workshops
First Sundays 1-4pm $75 each or rest of workshop series for $200 :: ENROLL IN SERIES HERE and use code FUNDAY100 for $100 off the bundle price!
Impact Play 3/2 : ENROLL HERE
Explore the art of erotic spanking and impact play! From sensual warm-up to climactic crescendos, learn how to create deeply satisfying impact scenes – we’ll cover all the basics you need to know and discover new favorite techniques to explore.
Impact Play can evoke deeply emotional experiences, provoke powerful physical release, and stoke intense erotic intimacy. As we develop our skills we can trust ourselves to build and hold the charge of profoundly satisfying scenes.
We’ll cover: negotiation & communication strategies, creating the container & establishing safety, build up & intensifying techniques for impact play, sustaining & modulation skills, and conclude with come down & after care practices.
Live demonstrations, watch only or step into opportunities for optional hands-on participation.
POWER Play 4/6 : ENROLL HERE
Join us to play with Wielding & Yielding Erotic Power, a non-hierarchical, non-binary approach to Power Play.
As a group, we will play with body-based practices of Erotic Power. We’ll play with practices in both stepping up into Wielding more power and relaxing into Yielding power – sometimes both at the same time! You’ll develop a skill set to bring into all of your future scenes, on both sides of the slash and far beyond!
Power is present in ALL of our erotic dynamics – join us to learn how to more masterfully play with Power, unlock more intense and energetic play, and stay accountable to your own erotic power!
Rough Play 5/4 : ENROLL HERE
Come ready for Rough & Tumble play! We’ll be pulling out the wrestling mats and exploring Grabs, Grips, Take-Downs & Holds.
We’ll play with developing confidence in playing rough without holding back, how to communicate without breaking the mood, and develop strategies for after care & integration so we can keep going, rough & ready for more.
Primal Play 6/1 : ENROLL HERE
Let’s get Primal. Primal as in first, foundational, fundamental. Primal as in beyond polite conditioning. Primal as in animalistic, bestial, as in more fully human.
Join us for a journey beyond polite conditioning and into the core of primal play, where we can feel unleashed and free to express a fuller range of our human selves.
Our Primal Play Exploratorium will be a clothes-optional invitation to embody your own primal energy and express yourself in an affirming, communal group experience.
More About Pleasure Mechanics Workshops at Less Dead
Join us for an evening of spirited conversation & embodied explorations, designed so you can get to know your inner kinkster!
The Pleasure Mechanics method combines effective frameworks with interactive explorations so you can get in touch with your own erotic truths, overcome roadblocks and develop skills to enjoy your sexuality, on your own terms.
You’ll be invited to participate in (poignantly) playful, (always) optional, (mostly) solo inquiries to build erotic skill sets and safely explore new facets of your own eroticism.
Come solo, with a lover or group of friends – just Come Curious & ready to relax into an enjoyable, expansive evening of playful exploration.
All Vetted Members of the LD Community Welcome. To get vetted as a first time visitor to the studio, please purchase your tickets at least 48 hours prior to event!
- Luxe Refreshments Provided
- All needed supplies and equipment provided: please leave your gear safely at home!
- Dress To Express, Impress or Relax! Bottoms Required!
- Please let us know your accessibility needs ahead of time so we can best welcome you!
Bonus: All participants will leave with a personalized Erotic Action Plan and access to online resources, support & guided practices to further develop your erotic skill sets.
Facilitated by Chris Maxwell Rose, founder of PleasureMechanics.com & somatic sex coach with over 20 years of experience. After pioneering the field of Sexological Bodywork and teaching sold-out workshops across the country, Chris co-founded PleasureMechanics and has built an online community of over 16,000 erotic explorers. Chris is known for their “passionate compassion” and creates warm, welcoming spaces for deep dives into erotic discovery.
Any questions? Contact Chris: chris@pleasuremechanics.com
Harness Leather Night at Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY
Join us for the second in a new bi-monthly event for leatherfolk, kinksters and lovers!
Next Event: April 2025 – Stay Tuned!