Workshops & Activities
We love learning together…
An important part of being a Bonobo is actively engaging in learning and personal growth related to sexuality and relationships. Check out this year’s incredible selection of workshops and experiences. It’ll be informative and FUN!
Workshop Lineup
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Oral Sex Grad School
With Reid Mihalko (he/him)
Would you like to take your current craft & skills to Jedi levels? Want to ask those nagging questions and get advanced-level tips and tricks? Looking for an “excuse” to practice giving & receiving oral sex that leave your loved ones stammering, “h-h-How did you do THAT?!”
Let Reid Mihalko be your Head Dean (see what he did there?!) and give you your PhD in oral so YOU can give and/or receive mind-blowing makeout sessions, blowjobs, cunnilingus, and analingus that leave YOU and your lovers feeling satisfied, confident, and glowing with appreciation! This class will include LIVE demonstrations as well as time for folks to practice on toys or with each other! Bring a Bonobo Buddy to practice with!
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What Had Happened Was... Reflections on Identity
With Marlon Williams (he/him)
In this story telling based workshop participants will have the opportunity to share stories around identity and build community by reflecting on the diverse journeys we each have taken to arrive at this moment based on our race, gender, sexual orientation, family background, ability and all the intersectional elements that make us uniquely who we are.
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Your Living Love Life
With Dvorit Mausner (she/her)
What if your love life had a body of its own? In this creative, interactive workshop, you’ll imagine your non-monogamous relationship system in a new way: as a living, breathing entity. Is it a multi-tentacled octopus? A winged creature in flight? A sprawling jungle?
Through guided visualization and drawing, you’ll imagine what makes your love life strong, what needs care, and how to support the unique ecosystem of your connections. Whether you have no partners, many, or a fluid constellation, this session will help you clarify how to nourish your relationships so that you flourish in them. Come solo or as polycules, and no artistic skills are required—just a playful attitude to explore a fresh perspective on your love and sex life.
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Push, Pull, Squeeze.
With April Curtis (she/her)
Harnessing your pelvic floor for greater health, pleasure, and bedroom prowess! (open to all experience levels)
Did you know that the muscles and ligaments in your pelvis can work like ropes and pulleys to help you feel more pleasure, arousal, and body awareness? Were you aware that being able to tap into and activate your pelvic floor can boost your bedroom skills, ease pelvic pain, and improve your sexual health?
This workshop will include lots of laughter, fully-clothed show ‘n tell demonstrations, and easy-to-learn, pleasure-enhancing skills. This fun, respectful, shame-free, and no-pressure workshop will include:
- Effective exercises: strengthen and relax your pelvic floor
- Awaken your pelvic floor: simple and powerful ways to activate your pelvic floor (especially if you’re unsure if you’ve ever felt it “turn on” before)
- Turbo-charge your bedroom skills: expand your ability to give and receive pleasure when you start including the pelvic floor (yours and theirs)
- Relaxation techniques & small adjustments: combine deep breathing with subtle, core movements to feel more connected to your body and drop into the power of your pelvis
- Help ease challenges and painful penetration: discover techniques and positions to address these issues and tips on when to see a physical therapist
- Watch ‘n learn partner exploration: watch April and Reid’s live demos so you can see the benefits and power of exploring and applying these techniques (along with simple exercises you get to take home with you and try)
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How to Take Charge in Bed: Erotic Dominance for Everybody
Erotic dominance isn’t just for the BDSM crowd. Many people fantasize about being ordered to please their partner exactly as they demand, go weak in the knees when their lover grasps them by the hair, or tremble with anticipation when “Be naked when I get home,” appears in their text messages.
Being the one to take control is a rush! You get to call the shots, push your lover around, and have them adore you for it.
But taking charge in the bedroom can be a tricky dance. Where do you find the confidence to assume control? What’s the line between being romantically commanding and being a pushy jerk? How do you keep coming up with fresh ideas for what to do with your partner once they’re breathlessly awaiting your next command?
This workshop has the answers. Your facilitators, Ann and Anton, regularly teach in the BDSM community, but have geared this program for folks who want to enjoy taking a more commanding role in the bedroom without the whips & chains trappings of BDSM.
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*Really* Dirty Talk: The Perverse Allure of Verbal Degradation
Sometimes people want you to say terrible things to them when they're turned on. Perhaps you want that for yourself!
Often the words that land the hottest also feel scary, or delicate.
This workshop explores how to fulfill desires for degradation in ways that leave everyone involved feeling good about themselves, their partners and their relationships. We'll cover preparing a solid container in advance, tools for creating a memorable experience during, and strategies for reconnection afterward; and offer ideas for both degradees and degraders.
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Speed Friending
Break the ice & make tons of new friends through guided small-group convos!
We always start with consent and safety housekeeping and then dive into the action!
We put everyone in small groups of 4 people and then ask a question like "What's something you've always wanted to try, but haven't? What's holding you back?" You talk about it for 6 minutes and then we scramble the groups and ask a new question.
You'll laugh, you might even cry, and by the end you'll have met between 30-50 new people that you can continue building friendships and connections with all weekend!
More Coming Soon
Be sure to check back as we continue to add more workshops, activities, and facilitators!
Meet Our Facilitators
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Reid Mihalko
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Marlon Williams
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Dvorit Mausner
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April Curtis
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Anton & Ann Fulmen
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Emma & Fin