Tantalize - A Conscious Kinky Play Party

Tantalize is your place to find a heart-centered community who is committed to a welcoming place to learn, explore and of course “Tantalize” your sessy and kinky desires!

We create a space where our desire, curiosity, learning, and consensual exploration are welcomed and celebrated.

This is a curated and facilitated event designed for sensual explorers to help you discover your edges, connect with new and old friends, learn and practice sessy skills into a night of pleasure and fun!

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FLOW OF TANTALIZE

• 6:30pm - Doors Open
• 7:00 pm - Doors LOCK & Opening Circle Begins
• 8:30 pm - Teaching Stations and Open Free Play
• 10:30 pm - Free Kinky and Sexy Play Time!
• 12:15 pm - Closing Circle

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OPENING CIRCLE:

We will start warmly and slowly with grounding, connection to self, clarity of intentions and desires. Together we will create the safest possible sex-positive container to explore curiosities, play, and pleasure! We will discuss boundaries, agreements and safer sex conversations.

Hazel-Grace and Ashley Berry will guide you through a series of partner-based exercises that will allow you to dive deeply into the layers of embodied consent, claiming desires, and exploring kinky sensations. You will get to rotate to a new person per exercise, so that you can create many meaningful connections before we transition to free play time.

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FACILITATED TEACHING AND PRACTICE STATIONS

We will have a few learning and practice stations facilitated by our amazing guides.

EXAMPLES OF STATIONS

- Connected rope

- Sensation play

- Impact and flogging play

- Rough body play

- Hands only impact play

- Piercing play workshop

- Technical rope skills

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FREE PLAY TIME!

Once the opening circle is complete you will have the option of free play or rotating through different teaching stations.

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This is an inclusive event welcoming all genders, orientations, singles, couples and moresomes.

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Notes for Participants:

* Feel free to bring toys and gifts of service to share with the community.

* This is a “don't do anything you don't want to do,” and “a CONSENSUALLY do what you want to do” event.

* Boundaries will be honored and respected.

* This will be a closed container event, meaning no one will be permitted into the event after the opening circle begins.

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Hazel-Grace and Ashley Berry will be your facilitators and available throughout the event to ensure people feel welcome and as safe as possible. __________________________________________________________________

More VERY Important Notes:

* Doors open at 6:30pm and lock SHARPLY at 7:00pm

* PARKING: There is ALWAYS traffic - give yourself plenty of time to drive and park. If you arrive closer to 7:00, be prepared to park further away and walk.

* FOOD - Light snacks will be provided

* ATTIRE - Street wear to the door. Once inside, you are welcome to wear whatever you desire.

* PHOTOGRAPHY - No photos will be allowed in the main space of the event.

* SOBER EVENT - Come sober and no drugs or alcohol are allowed at the event.

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WHAT TO BRING:

• Your favorite sensation or sexy toys
• A personal towel, sheet or sarong
• Personal food to nourish yourself for the evening
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• Water Bottle
• Your preferred toys, lube, gloves etc.

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About your Facilitators:

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Dr. Hazel-Grace Yates:

Dr. Hazel-Grace Yates is radical permissionist and pleasure warrior here to help eradicate global toxic sexual shame. Through her compassion, playful and dynamic facilitation, she is endlessly passionate about humans celebrating their bodies, soul and sex.

Her innovative, fun, and educational style of sex and intimacy coaching is born out of her deep commitment to creating a more compassionate, loving and safe world.

With more than 12 years experience as a pioneering educator, she brings a unique blend of professional know-how, playful curiosity, authentic communication and personal vulnerability to her practice.

She is a trauma-informed somatic sex educator, sexological bodywork practitioner, and founder of Sex Catalyst Academy - training world-class sex-positive facilitator and leaders.

www.drhazelgrace.com

Ashley Berry

Ashley Berry has been working as a professional dominatrix for 4.5 years, and as a kink educator for 2 years. Her work as a dominatrix is informed and amplified by her background in psychology, somatic practices, mindfulness, exploration of the unconscious, shadow work, Internal Family Systems, and nature-based soul work. She is passionate about trauma-informed kink, and is currently in the Somatic-Integrative Trauma Training with The Embody Lab.

Ashley’s work is inspired by ancient Goddess religions and the untold story of Mary Magdalene and the priestesses of the Temple of Isis, who practiced consciousness-expanding sex magick and embodied the dominatrix archetype. She loves creating safe enough containers for people to experience empowerment, surrender, and their inherent erotic innocence. She particularly enjoys role plays, impact play, sensory deprivation, and psychological & sensual dominance.

What people say about Hazel-Grace's Play Parties:

"This was my first play party, and I'm so glad I took the risk to come. I felt very held by the expectations and norms the facilitators established, and thus able to explore new territory without crossing my own safety boundaries. It was so refreshing and connective to be in an authentic, erotic space with others where my whole self felt welcome." -Rachel

"Hazel Grace and her team create an amazingly loving, sexy, play space. Whether you're in the beginning stages of curiosity, or more 'seasoned,' there is something for everybody, and EVERY BODY is welcome. As a Somatic Sex Educator, I was surprised at the vulnerability I felt in the days leading up to the event - that melted once I entered the space. Hazel Grace is so approachable and genuinely concerned about everyone in her midst, and the container she sets is impeccable." - Amy McFarling, 44, female, Somatic Sex Educator, Boulder, CO

"This event is about so much more than sexual exploration. It is about coming to know ourselves - exploring and identifying our yeses and nos in a safe and supportive container. The whole experience was deeply healing for me."

"I wanted to thank you for such a beautiful, connecting opening ceremony today at your event! I have never experienced such intimacy with strangers and found it thrilling and enjoyable. Thank you for being approachable and a lovely hostess!!"

"This was truly a life-changing event. I’ve never felt more sexually liberated in my life!"

"During the event, I felt safe and open. The event was organized to emphasize that no one is wrong in what they want and no one had to participate in anything they didn’t want to do. So thankful to have a judge-free place to figure things out for myself. Everyone was accepted no matter their body, color, or creed. I want to keep that openness and not to underestimate my wants and needs." - C. C.

"Such a safe space for both newbies and pros alike to come together, learn, and play. The time was really taken out to ensure everyone is on the same page and that there's no such thing as a dumb question. A great event to start and continue your journey of shedding yourself of sexual shame."

"There's an immense amount of negative and unhealthy cultural shame, attitude and concepts that I have internalized about sexuality and how I do or do not express mine. As a male, it's "scary" to be seen erect and aroused. This event put some normalcy around this concept for me and allowed me to be in a space where I didn't fear being seen. The facilitators did a great job of helping everyone to feel comfortable and set the tone for consensual play."

"I'm so thrilled to find this community and to get the opportunity to explore conscious relating through sexuality. I've been waiting for this my entire adult life."

"This was my first introduction to any kind of play party, and this was exactly what I needed to experience to break through anxieties and self-doubt. It took me a while to really start feeling comfortable asking for what I wanted (no fault of anyone but me restricting myself) and the opening ceremony revolving around consent and comfort was just enlightening and empowering."

"I didn’t know anyone going into this event. I felt periods of nervousness, calmness, anxiety, and pleasure throughout the day, but being around so many new people and new experiences has left me feeling fulfilled and curious as to what my capabilities are for future sexual experiences, not being afraid to ask for what I want and also saying ‘no’ when the situation doesn’t feel 100% right." - Dara