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SPECIAL EVENTS

WORKSHOPS

Banging Beyond the Binary: Trans Sex 101 w/ Jamie Joy*

Come learn and play with certified sex educator Jamie Joy in an explorative and engaging workshop on gender affirming sex! Whether you identify as gender expansive or play with someone under the trans umbrella, this space is for you. Learn how to enhance pleasure in your body, approach your partner(s) with an open mind, work through trauma related to gender, and gain tools to help you experience the magic of trans sex! Topics will include: language, communication & negotiation, trans-specific techniques, toy demos, decentering genitals, kink/BDSM, role play, and more! This workshop is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels.

Dungeon Ethics and Etiquette w/ The Labyrinth Dungeon Team

The dungeon is a realm of endless possibilities, but it's essential to navigate this exciting world with respect, safety, and consent. This workshop provides a foundational understanding of dungeon etiquette and best practices. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or a curious newcomer, you'll gain valuable insights to enhance your dungeon experiences. We'll cover topics such as:
Establishing clear communication and consent

  • Understanding the importance of safe spaces and boundaries

  • Navigating different dungeon environments and cultures

  • Building trust and respect within the community

  • Preventing and responding to potential risks

Join us to unlock the full potential of the dungeon while prioritizing safety and enjoyment.
 

Gear Swap w/ Sir Dion X

Got some leather that’s just taking up space in your closet? Toys from yesteryear that you haven’t used in a while? Bring your gently used lingerie, BDSM toys, Leather gear, and sex toys (no insertables) and exchange them for gear that’s new to you. After the swap, we’ll have time for show and tell where we’ll share the history of the items that have been swapped. You must bring an item in order to participate in the gear swap.

​Mirror Mirror: An Infinity Gaze Portal w/ KETHER Nikki Morgan

This is a ceremony of incredible intimacy. You choose to sit… or stand… before your reflection, disrobing to your own comfort—invited into stillness, breath, and presence. Through orgasmic breath—a blend of deep breathing, sound, and pelvic engagement—you begin to awaken a powerful bridge in your body. The genitals, one of the only places where two major systems overlap… Activating the somatic (voluntary) and autonomic (involuntary) nervous systems, each breath, each movement, becomes a message to your deeper self. As the gaze deepens and the breath awakens the body, old identities begin to soften, revealing clarity, sensation, resonance… then something sacred begins to remember itself through you. 

Naked Yoga w/ Anandalila

Stretch your mind and free your body with a gentle, all levels tantric hatha yoga practice for people of all shapes, sizes, genders, and abilities. This gentle class is a combination of slow, flowing movements and longer holds. Everyone is welcome, from Absolute Beginners to Those with More Experience. It's a clothing-optional practice, so you can get as naked as you want to be. Bring your yoga mat or a beach towel to practice on, an extra towel, and your water bottle.

Navigating Herpes Stigma - Open Discussion w/ Courtney W. Brame

Herpes stigma expresses itself in a variety of ways, the main one being self-rejection, keeping a person from fully being present in the atmosphere they feel they can't take part in simply because of their thoughts about what other people might think about them if they find out they have herpes. In this workshop, Something Positive for Positive People (SPFPP) Founder, Courtney Brame is facilitating an intentional space for people navigating herpes stigma to feel a sense of community outside the virtual spaces and support group spaces that may not quite be what they're hoping to connect with. Here at Sex Down South, there's generally a more sex positive component to the connections along with kink-curiosity that we don't have space for support or discussions on navigating these spaces. We will have an open discussion here about navigating sex positive spaces/play spaces as kink-curious people with herpes.

*Anyone navigating herpes stigma whether with a positive diagnosis or as the partner, lover or loved one of someone with this diagnosis*

Pleasure, Power, & Possibility: A Black-Led Introduction to SexTech w/ Raven V. Faber

​SexTech is booming, but who’s building it, who’s funding it, and who gets seen as a “visionary”? Spoiler: it’s not women of color.
In this powerful solo talk, structural engineer and SexTech entrepreneur Raven V. Faber offers a foundational, no-fluff introduction to the world of SexTech while naming the invisible forces that continue to shape it: whiteness, respectability politics, and limited ideas of who gets to lead conversations around pleasure and technology. With nearly a decade of experience as a Black woman innovator in this space, Raven demystifies SexTech while also laying bare what it takes to thrive and create in a field where your presence can feel like a disruption. Whether you're new to SexTech or deeply embedded in intimacy work, this session will challenge you to think critically about who gets to innovate and what it really takes to build systems, products, and communities rooted in equity, not just aesthetics.

Room at the Top: Transformative Receiving for Tops w/ Lindsay Kuhn

Cultural conditioning has made it difficult for many of us to receive pleasure fully and without shame, especially those who identify as “tops” and “givers.” Divesting from these narratives requires identifying cultural and gender conditioning, reframing negative beliefs, and understanding how being a giver can be a protective mechanism. Through the healing support of Tarot and astrological archetypes, this session offers gentle exercises to help you connect to your divine right to receive joy and pleasure and real-world advice from a recovering giver. This workshop includes small group discussions and interactive components to practice giving loving touch to yourself.

Sacred submission: The Altar, The Offering & The Homecoming w/ Samantha Odoyalè

submission as a spiritual ritual and liberation map for BIPOC submissives & those that love us. In this workshop we are reclaiming submission by reconnecting with our ancestral sources, re discovering the freedom map within and creating and affirming the conscious framework to allow ourselves to be collared by our divine experience  deeply rooted in rituals, our rituals…in freedom, in spirituality in healing and DIVINITY. BIPOC submission BDSM/Kink is too sacred to not be worshiped and liberated! You are the Altar & The Offering. Welcome to your HOMECOMING!

Sex Toys 101: Dildo’s & Dildont’s w/ Mike Hughes and Tiffany Hope Rogers

Whether you're a beginner curious about enhancing your sexual experiences or an experienced user looking to expand your knowledge, this class provides an inclusive, and sex-positive space to explore and get your sex toy questions answered. We will cover a broad range of topics, including the different types of sex toys available, the materials they’re made of, and how to choose the ones best suited to your individual needs. Participants will learn about the importance of sexual health, the benefits of using a toy, and tips for safe and hygienic practices. Join us for an informative look into the world of sex toys; from their history to modern times and how they’ve impacted our lives. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how sex toys can enhance pleasure, intimacy, and self-discovery, leading to a healthier and happier YOU!

Voltage Vortex: A Sensual Exploration of Electro Play Pleasures w/ Mx. Sizzle

Indulge your senses in "Voltage Vortex," a workshop that delves into the tantalizing realm of electro play. Discover the electrifying combination of sensory stimulation and pleasure as we explore safe and consensual techniques, sparking a new dimension of intimate connection.

WAITLIST WORSHOPS

AASECT Continuing Education Credits

Velvet Lips Sex Ed will provide AASECT Continuing Education Credits for the Sex Down South Conference.

 

The price is discounted at $20 per CE credit hour. 

 

The asterisk(*) next to a workshop means that it qualifies for AASECT CE credit(s). You will be required to sign in and out, fill out the evaluation, and pay, and then you will receive your CE certificate after the conference. The programs with the asterisk meet the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and are approved for CE credits.

These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Some of the workshops may have or require touching and/or nudity. Please make sure that you read the description before entering into the class.

 

Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact info@aasect.org.

Grievance Procedures
When it comes to grievances, Velvet Lips and the staff herein, take your matters seriously. If you have a grievance, we ask you to follow these steps to ensure that the matter can be resolved:

  1. Please contact Marla Renee Stewart (marla@velvetlipssexed.com or 401-365-4448) to try to informally resolve the grievance. This issue can be in regards to the delivery of the training, the evaluation method, or a technological issue.

  2. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the informal route, please put your grievance in writing and send it to Marla Renee Stewart.

  3. Within 14 days of the grievance, Marla will hire an outside event consultant, Tia Mosley (tia@sexdownsouth.com), to find the fair methods of resolving the conflict. This mediation can be done with all parties involved and if legal representation is also needed, it is welcome. 

  4. If there is an impasse, and the solutions are not adequate, you will then be directed to put your grievance in writing and contact AASECT personnel at ce@aasect.org or the state in which the training took place.

  5. The AASECT CE Providers Marla Renee Stewart will abide by any of the decisions regarding the resolution of the grievance.
     

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