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| Title: | Workshop: Going Beyond Verbal Communication - by Sofia Sky and Jim Duvall | |
| Calendar: | Foundation for Sex Positive Culture | |
| Date: | 09.15.2012 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | |
| Location: | Annex | |
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Description
Use body language to "read" your partner.Where: Annex
When: 5pm -7pm
Who: Open to Public
Cost: $20 each
Body language, tone of voice, rate of speech and posture are powerful ways we send cues to our partner, often louder than words. Non-verbal communication can be a rich source of information, especially when gags are used, or you have a partner that slips into a deep headspace where words don't seem to exist. With careful attention, you can use these subtle forms of communication to enhance your play, whether you are a top or a bottom. We will show you techniques for gathering visual, tactile and auditory information before and during a scene to create more fluid and intuitive play. Imagine not needing to ask your bottom "Are you ok?"
Come prepared to participate in group and paired exercises. If you come without a partner, we will find you a partner for the exercises.
Presenters:
Sofia Sky was raised by wolves.
After she was socialized, she became a massage therapist and then taught a variety of massage techniques and anatomy at a nationally accredited vocational school. Teaching is among her many passions in life. Sofia offers workshops with a heavy emphasis on how understanding human anatomy and physiology can enhance one’s enjoyment of bdsm activities via increased safety and options. As a switch, she draws on her experience of being on both sides of the bdsm equation in order to apply anatomical knowledge to what it is that we do.
The arts play a large role in Sofia’s life as an artist, model and performer. She has been involved with the Seattle Erotic Art Festival since 2005 and took on the role of Visual Art Director in 2011. Sofia maintains a therapeutic massage practice at WellSpace, located in downtown Seattle.
Jim Duvall began his career as an erotic photographer in the early days of the World Wide Web taking pictures for phone sex workers. He soon began janesguide.com along with his former partner Jane Duvall. Along with shooting for this company he has shot images for several other Web endeavors including bondage.com. His art has been shown at the Seattle Erotic Art Festival and many other erotic art festivals around North America. He helped start The Betty Pages, an LGBT magazine serving Whatcom and Skagit counties and was a writer and photographer for the magazine for 5 years.
As a sexuality activist Mr. Duvall has volunteered for many organizations over the years. He is a founder and former President of the Board of Directors of the Center for Sex Positive Culture (nee Wetspot). He founded the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. He is a past President and Board member of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom.
Jim Duvall teaches on a variety of topics from erotic photography to rope bondage at events and for groups all over North America. His teaching style ranges from very hands on technique classes to demonstrations and entire class hypnosis or guided meditation. Currently he works as a fine art photographer and practices hypnotherapy in Seattle WA.
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