Welcome to Tantric Kink 101

This is sexy and dynamic workshop space to help you discover more about yourself, your desires, your kinks and your own pleasure. This workshop will go into the ways to explore a more sensual and embodied version of tantra and kink individually and together. This is a unique pairing that works incredibly well together.

❖ Queer and sex worker positive event

This workshop will teach you:

❖To explore the realms of tantric kink and what this means

❖ How to explore kink in a more sensual and embodied way without the need to seek pain (but will be taught how to do this if desired)

❖ How to drop in and expand your own bodies pleasure

❖ More about your sexual likes and dislikes

❖ How to communicate your likes and dislikes in a sexy and fun manner

❖ Some activities you can take home for your own sexual practices and also some to share with lovers or partners

❖ Ways to spice up you sex life

❖ How to negotiate tantra and kink safely including communicating consent, boundaries and aftercare

❖ What aftercare is and how to provide it

❖ How to use a range of different kinky and non kinky tools and fun ways to implement them

❖ The power of breathing and somatics

❖ The warm up, the heated moments and the wind down

❖ Education and variation of different types of eroticism, sensuality, receiving and giving, kink styles etc.

❖ Journal prompt to take home and delve into

This will be a fun interactive workshop where I will be leading you through a range of different exercises and activities in a safe and consensual container while helping to answer and debunk any of the myths you may have previously held about tantra or kink.

Come and engage in a playfully with how it feels to explore your own pleasure, sensuality and kink all in one container.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF:

❖ You have always wanted to learn more about tantra or kink

❖ Want to learn more about using kink style implements in a more sensual and connected manner

❖ Find kink or tantra scary or unaccessible and are unsure how to start

❖ Like kink but dont know the correct ways to use the tools

❖ Struggle to communicate your likes and dislikes within the realms of sex

❖ Want to find ways to expand pleasure in all aspects of your life not just sex

❖ Are bored of having the same sexual interactions over and over again

❖ Want to learn more about your needs, desires and fantasies in a safe container

❖ Are excited to learn how and why to combine tantra and kink together

❖ Have preconceived ideas about either tantra or kink that are holding you back

❖ Want some fun, new sexy ways to explore your edges

❖ Some journal prompts for further reflection

MEET YOUR FACILITATOR:

Esther Ogilvie

"Empowering, insightful, and brimming with a decade of expertise! Esther Ogilvie stands at the forefront of a transformative movement. As a Trauma, Sexuality, and Somatic Embodiment Therapist, she has dedicated herself to unraveling the intricacies of human experience, leading individuals and couples on a journey toward healing and empowerment.

With an expansive career spanning almost a decade in the mental health realm, Esther has emerged as a beacon of wisdom in diverse fields. Her mastery in sex education, sexual embodiment, and trauma recovery is only rivaled by her deep understanding of complex issues like family violence, sex trafficking, and human trafficking. Esther's commitment to intersectionality has taken her across the globe, where she's lent her expertise to communities worldwide.

Beyond her global impact, Esther is the driving force behind her own thriving therapy business. Through workshops, she offers a safe and inclusive space that's sex worker and queer-friendly, an embodiment of her commitment to inclusion and understanding. Drawing from her wealth of knowledge, Esther delves deeply into relationships, intimacy, tantra, and kink, skillfully guiding individuals toward profound connections with themselves and others through exploring the realms of conscious connection.

She currently works intensely in the kink, bdsm and tantra world running workshops for sex worker organisations, retreats and events all around Australia to bring a more conscious, accessible and connected element to kink. Her passion lies in helping individuals express their true wants, needs and desires and allow their full sexual expression to come through.

Esther Ogilvie is more than a therapist; she's a catalyst for change, an advocate for self-discovery, and a guide through the labyrinth of human experience. With her, conscious kink becomes more than a concept—it becomes an embodied reality."

WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY:

I have been to an uncountable number of self-development workshops, and Esther Ogilvie’s have definitely been in my top 5 for the most memorable and impactful. I find it incredibly comfortable to learn with her, due to her deeply embodied knowledge and unconditionally compassionate tone. I have been so impressed by how easy I’ve found it to receive and integrate her wisdom; largely due to her awareness around neurodivergency and her highly engaging teaching style. I find myself demonstrating skills that I’ve learned from her Boundaries 101 workshop almost on a daily basis, and I feel so much gratitude for the improvement in my ability to feel and express my truth. ~ Eden (she/her)

The energy Esther brings to a room and space feels so safe and inviting, it really helped me to drop into the activities. She covered so many aspects of boundaries in this space that was new to me and I left feeling so much more stronger in my no and feeling what that means in my body! I’m excited for more of her offerings - Es (she/her)

Finding Esther has felt like a sign from the universe! I always had this idea that therapy was reserved for people with big traumas but working with Esther has made me realise that therapy can be for anyone. Its made me realise you don't have to be working through a perceived major life issue to receive ongoing support. Therapy to me has become a place to be seen, heard and held. Esther has this beautiful way of reminding you that you are human whilst also deeply listening, supporting and encouraging.She never gives me the answers but always asks the questions that help me find the answer for myself. The safety that Esther has cultivated within herself emanates out into our sessions and creates such a safe and healing environment for me to explore the depths of me.I'm so grateful that I found Esther in such an aligned way. Thank you for supporting me to become the best version of me. ~ Madi (she/her)

REMI: "I have worked with Esther for a year now and really connect with her warm and compassionate approach to somatic therapy. This somatic work has made a huge impact on my life and challenges with anxiety. I cannot recommend her enough, particularly for queer and sex positive folks. - Remi (they/them)

DATE & TIME:

27th April 2024

1:30pm - 4:30pm

LOCATION:

Moss Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, AUS

ACCESSIBILITY:

Easy access. Ground floor

TO BRING:

A sarong or towel

Any kink equipment you have or would like to learn how to use in a variety of ways eg. collars, chains, restraints, impact tools and so on. The more you can bring the more variability for teaching.

A blindfold or scarf to use as a blindfold

A soft or nice feeling material (eg. silk or velvet, A few items with texture motorbike gloves, a hairbrush, a native flower, a cloth, etc)

Any nice smelling oils

A notebook and pen

DRESS:

Wear something comfortable to sit and move in. Preferably short sleeved or with some skin exposed for sensory play

More information will be sent in a follow up email. Please make sure to check your junk inbox if you have not received a follow up email 3 days prior to the event.

*The event will include delicious homemade tea and sweet treats