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: Pleasure Mechanics Events are Queer, Trans, Poly & Kink Affirming Spaces.
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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
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
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- November 20: The Gender Galaxy
- We are ALL far more complex and changeable than the binary allows. Let’s takeoff into the Gender Galaxy,
where there is space for ALL of you and ALL of us.
- We are ALL far more complex and changeable than the binary allows. Let’s takeoff into the Gender Galaxy,
- December 11: Beyond Consent
- No Means No… but what else does it mean to truly consent? Where can we come into more active consent and agency? How do we invite enthusiastic consent in our relationships? Can we consent to unknown experiences? What more do we need to equip ourselves to take one another… beyond consent!
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.
Previous Salon Themes:
- Salon 001: The Erotic Mind
- Salon 002: Fantasy Vs. Desire
- Salon 003: Jealousy, Envy & Compersion
- Salon 004: Rethinking Libido
- Salon 005: (un)Masking Eros
Workshops at Less Dead Studio
Join us for a season of celebrating the many pleasures of erotic spanking!
Spanking & Impact Play Workshops
Ticket Links:
- November 17 Spanking Workshop: $125
- December 7 Making Impact Workshop: $125
- Two Workshop Series & Party: $225
- All participants must be vetted through Less Dead – please simply fill out the vetting form as soon as you purchase tickets, let them know where you heard about the event and you’ll be emailed the actual address for the workshop!
- NOTAFLOF: No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds! If you need financial support to join us, please be in touch and we’ll work it out!
All participants also get free access to the Pleasure Mechanics online course on spanking, to continue your learning online!
Spanksgiving Spank-A-Thon Friday Nov 22, 7-9pm
A fundraiser for the Less Dead Access Fund – help with the final push towards installing a wheelchair ramp at Less Dead!
Come together with the Less Dead Community for a joyful night of Spanksgiving! We’ll be serving up Spanks, Thanks & Sweet Treats at this event FREE for all vetted members of the Less Dead Community.
- Spank-A-Thon: Donate To Receive (or Give!) a 5 or 10 minute mini spanking scene with our team of skilled impact practitioners!
- Raffle Prizes: Boots From Mistress Adah, Pleasure Mechanics Workshops, Private Studio Time & More!
SPANKSGIVING Spanking Workshops
- One Workshop: $125
- Workshop + December 7 Impact Play Party: $150
- Two Workshop Series & Party: $225
- NOTAFLOF: No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds! If you need financial support to join us, please be in touch and we’ll work it out!
All participants also get free access to the Pleasure Mechanics online course on spanking, to continue your learning online!
Spanking for Play & Pleasure:
Sunday November 17, 11am-2pm
Join us for a comprehensive welcome to the pleasures of erotic spanking. From sensual warm-up to climactic crescendos, learn how to create deeply satisfying spanking scenes – we’ll cover all the basics you need to know and discover new favorite techniques to explore. We’ll cover essential communication skills and troubleshoot common roadblocks that can get in the way of satisfying play.
Live demonstrations, watch only or step into opportunities for optional hands-on participation. All experience levels welcome, newbies especially encouraged.
Making Impact: Intensifying Impact Play
Saturday December 7, 4-7pm
Together, we’ll explore how we can go further and deeper with Impact Play. Join us to explore techniques to intensify impact scenes – without losing intimacy and connection.
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
- come down & after care practices
Live demonstrations: watch only or step into opportunities for optional hands-on participation.
All experience levels welcome, newbies especially encouraged.
All participants also get free access to the Pleasure Mechanics online course on spanking, to continue your learning online!
Impact Play Party Saturday December 7, 8pm – Midnight
All workshop participants are invited to join us for a community play party along with other pre-vetted members of the Less Dead Community.
- Spanking, Flogging & Other Impact Play Exploratoriums
- Open Play Space For Your Scenes
- Snack Table & Cozy Social Corner
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. Chris offers coaching, events and workshops online and here in the Hudson Valley.
- November 17 Spanking Workshop: $125
- December 7 Making Impact Workshop: $125
- Two Workshop Series & Party: $225
Previous Workshops:
Come together with the Less Dead community and sex coach Chris Maxwell Rose in candid conversation with Less Dead’s founding Mistress Adah Vonn
This evening of community conversation will feature facilitated rounds such as Ask Mistress Anything, Kinky Gear Show ‘n Tell & Kink Trivia
RSVP free here! Come Generous: All Proceeds will benefit Less Dead’s Access Fund to add a wheelchair access ramp!
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!
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
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 of the night! Get Tickets for October 18
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