Pleasure Mechanics Events are warm, welcoming opportunities to gather for communal experiences of erotic growth and play.
All Welcome: Pleasure Mechanics Events are Queer, Trans, Poly & Kink Affirming Spaces.
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- The Pleasure Salon at the Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY
- Kinky Evening Workshops at Less Dead Studio in Poughkeepsie, NY
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.
Free, Donations Welcome
Join the Guest List with Free RSVP:
What’s A Salon?
A salon is an intimate gathering of intellectually curious people, hosted by a salonnière who curates conversation in the pursuit of intellectual growth, artistic expression and shared delight.
What Happens At A Pleasure Salon?
Arrive at 7pm, grab a drink and join us in the lounge at Unicorn Bar in Kingston. Tabletop conversation starters will warm us up as we gather and greet one another.
At 7:30 we will share a toast and dive into spirited conversation together, exploring provocative ideas and stretching our minds, with curiosity and compassion leading the way. We’ll flex our liberatory imaginations and stimulate our erotic minds, together.
Around 9pm we will close the circle with final thoughts and giveaways, close with a cheers and, linger for conversation and connection. Unicorn Bar remains open until Midnight.
Come solo, with a lover or bring your friends: just come curious and ready to engage in playful, meaningful sex-positive conversations with our beloved Kingston community.
This event is a free offering, but space is limited so each guest must RSVP to join the guest list for each Salon to reserve your seat. Please share any access needs with us and we will be in touch ahead of time.
More About Your Host:
With over 20 years of experience as a sex educator & podcast host, Chris Maxwell Rose brings irreverent wisdom and passionate compassion to the table, and delights in guiding conversations that light up possibilities, slay shame and pave pathways towards more Pleasure, Joy & Connection for all.
Kinky Evening Workshops at Less Dead Studio
We offer sliding scale ticketing to create more inclusive events – please pay what you can, we look forward to seeing you there!
Take Me (There) : Getting Specific With Erotic Energies & Intentions
Want more satisfying scenes and fulfilling dynamics? Want to go beyond scripted roles & explore your inner kinkster?
Come explore interactive thought exercises and embodied practices designed to help you get ever more specific with your erotic desires, pinpointing the precise erotic energies and experiences you yearn for.
Together, we’ll explore embodying a wide range of Erotic Energies, practice building scenes towards specific emotional intentions & share strategies for communication and negotiating mutually satisfying dynamics.
Yielding & Wielding: Exploring Power Play Dynamics
August 16, 7-10pm: $33 $44 $55
An evening of embodied exploration of erotic power – for those of us ready to go beyond the binary of strict static D/s dynamics.
What are the verbs of Erotic Power? How do we experience Power moving through us when we play? Where does that Power come from, and how do we become capable of (safely) Wielding more Power? What does it take to truly Yield, and does it require full surrender? Come ready to sink into a nuanced conversation about the paradoxes of Power, and to get honest about the complexity of how we experience Power in our dynamics.
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!
The Erotics of Fear: Exploring The Thrills & Chills of Playing With Fear
Friday September 13, 7-10pm: $33 $44 $55
In honor of Friday the 13th, let’s come together and explore the Erotics of Fear! Join us for an evening of candid conversation, provocative thought experiments and embodied explorations into the thrills and chills of playing with fear on purpose.
How do fear, excitement & arousal work together in the body? Why does it feel SO good to be afraid sometimes? What specific kinds of fear do you seek out, and why? How do we bring fear, thrill and danger into our kink lives – while keeping one another safe (enough!)
We’ll playfully explore the kinky art of consensually scaring the pants off of one another, map our personal thrill spectrums and discuss the Aftercare needed to play on scary edges.
More About Evening 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