BDSM Edge Play Workshop Series

Introduction to Dr Pine and SparklyBulbasaur’s Edge Play Workshop Series

Commencing August 2026, this six part workshop series is designed for experienced players to gather and learn how to play on the edge. Aimed at those who already have at least a solid foundation in kink/BDSM practice, Dr Pine and SparklyBulbasaur will take participants through the building blocks of risk aware edge play, with a focus on honesty and harm reduction. Limited to 20 attendees per workshop, this will be a smaller group experience, allowing for plenty of time to ask questions and contribute to discussion amongst other higher level players. Whilst you can enroll in individual workshops, the series is designed to build on itself, with each session incorporating knowledge and concepts from those before.

For the purposes of this workshop series, the term edge play refers to play which is on the ‘edge’ of what is considered safe, usually falling at the border of what is considered Safe Sane and Consensual (SSC), instead engaging with a more Risk Aware Consensual Kink (RACK) model of play. Topics covered in this course (which are listed below) are those which have a comparatively high risk profile to other kink activities, with the potential for either severe physical or psychological harm an inherent possibility in this kind of play. The meaning of edge play is considered in further detail here.

Workshop Format

This workshop series is appropriate for both those who top and bottom for these kinds of play. There is no requirement to attend with a partner. Select workshops may have a limited (optional) practical component. Most workshops will be conducted with a combination of verbal instruction, practical demonstration, and both large and small group discussion. All workshops will have ample question time.

Each workshop will focus on a particular edge play topic or skill. The series is aimed at giving participants practical skills and information that will help inform how they approach their own play and ongoing dynamics.

Whilst you can attend one off sessions, the workshops are designed to build upon one another, and will have some reference to information covered in previous workshops in the series as they go along.

Prerequisites

Those interested should note that these are not intended to be workshops for those recently commencing their kink journey, as it will be presuming a certain foundational level of knowledge in those who attend. For that reason, there will be a vetting process to enroll in these workshops, to ensure a safe environment for everyone present.

For that reason, it is important that participants are familiar with the building blocks of BDSM before enrolling in this workshop series. Participants should already be aware of and have some practical experience of concepts such as:

• safe words and the traffic light system;

• hard limits and soft limits;

• impact play safe zones;

• consent models such as Risk Aware Consensual Kink (RACK);

• the meaning of different roles and relationship models such as dominant/submissive, master/slave, Total Power Exchange (TPE), etcetera;

• play terminology such as Consensual Non Consent (CNC), humiliation/degradation, sadism/masochism, etcetera.

Who are Dr Pine and SparklyBulbasaur?

Dr Pine (they/any) and SparklyBulbasaur (she/her) are a Melbourne based couple in a 24/7 Power Exchange Relationship. Together they have previously run workshops in Naarm (Melbourne) on an array of topics, with a particular focus on harm minimisation and safety in edge play.

Dr Pine is a doctor of seven years, and a lifestyle Dominant and Sadist of thirteen years, with a long term interest in edge play. As well as in Naarm, they have previously run kink safety workshops overseas. They have a professional background in sex education, as well as emergency medicine.

SparklyBulbasaur is a Submissive Masochist who has been in the lifestyle for the past eleven years, with a particular passion for suffering. She is passionate about empowering submissives/bottoms to be their own best advocates through education, so that they can build an informed risk profile. She loves penguins and can hold her breath for more than two minutes.