Our classes will be held online until further notice. Zoom links are sent out 3 days prior and then again 1 hour prior to class. Please note: our classes are LIVE. Some classes are recorded and available to watch online for one week, based on educator discretion. Interested in a private group class? Email us at education@sheboptheshop.com and let’s talk!
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Workshops and Community Nights can be ASL interpreted upon request. Please request interpretation at least 1 week in advance by emailing us at events@sheboptheshop.com.
Erotica 201: Writing & Publishing
In this three-hour virtual workshop, Rachel Kramer Bussel, professional erotica author and editor of over 70 anthologies, including The Big Book of Orgasms and the Best Women's Erotica of the Year series, will take you through the ins and outs of modern erotic writing and explore how to make your sex scenes sizzle.
Love Hurts… but Sex Doesn’t Have To!
Any form of unwanted pain during or after sex can be challenging and impact our enjoyment and pleasure. Pain can run the spectrum from acute to chronic, localized to referred, and everything in between. Come join pelvic health specialist Essie Neeway as she talks all things 'sex pain relief.'
(Anti) Racism & Ethical Non-Monogamy: Not Just WPS (White People Sh*t)
Those of us who are both non-monogamous and non-white often play double duty as ambassadors for non-monogamy in our personal communities and ambassadors for BIPOC people in non-monogamous ones. This workshop with Sexology Bae is an opportunity to educate across communities, because clear language and definitions help reduce stigma.
Introduction to Rope Bondage
Does the idea of restraint turn you on? In this class with Stella Harris, you'll learn basic safety and bondage-focused negotiation along with the single column tie and double column tie. You'll walk away with ways to use rope to build intimacy and connection while you're tying, and tricks to help you build confidence as a beginner.
Badass Boundaries for Modern Babes! (sponsored by Jems Condoms)
She Bop and Jems Condoms are here to say it's possible to have all the sexy, fun times without violating your own or someone else's boundaries. In this sponsored class taught by Miss V, we'll be covering not just to how take care of yourself, but how to do so while being your hot, badass self. Plus, all attendees will have the chance to win a swag bag from Jems!
Pleasure Mastery Workshop: An Introduction to Erotic Blueprints™
Do you know what your Erotic Blueprint™ is? It's the unique map to your arousal! There are 5 types: Energetic, Sensual, Sexual, Kinky, & Shapeshifter. Each blueprint has very specific turn ons, turn offs, superpowers and challenges. In this workshop, Jessie Fresh will teach you all about your own Erotic Blueprints needs and desires, as well as any lover you encounter.
Juneteenth Pre-Party!
Celebrate community and sex positivity with us at our Juneteenth-themed party! This free, private event is by Black folks, for Black folks! She Bop's CJ and Ayanna will be your hosts while you browse, mingle, ask questions, and win some toys and local goodies in our raffle. Come for the community, leave with a full heart and some treats for the bedroom!
How to F*ck (as) a Trans Woman
Gender transitioning is no easy feat. There are social, familial, community, medical, financial, and psychological factors to consider. But there is one factor not frequently discussed: the sexual component. It is indeed possible to have an amazing sex life as a trans woman, but it requires essentially learning how to have sex all over again. Well, Miss V is here to help!
Learn the Magic of Squirting!
Whether you've squirted before or made someone else squirt, this workshop with Marla Renee Stewart aims to give you all the tips, tricks, and secrets to get people to squirt. You will learn techniques for different vulvas and clitoral sizes, knowledge of the most sensitive parts of the vulva and vagina, and how to apply seduction techniques.
Sex Ed QUICKIE: Getting Out of Your Head & Into Ecstasy!
Too many people miss out on the full pleasure of sex because they're in their head, not in the sensations of their body. It doesn't need to be that way! In this 45-minute QUICKIE, Jessie Fresh will share some simple techniques to bring you back to the sexual ecstasy that's possible for you.
Taking the Breath Away: Erotic Asphyxiation
Our breath is our life and when we give someone control of that, it's an ultimate surrender. This can make some people nervous, but it doesn't have to be so scary. This workshop with Miss Mackenzee is designed to help you feel more confident when you take your partner's breath away. Whether you're a top or bottom, learning the safety of this type of play is extremely important.
Queering Up Your Relationships
Building relationships isn't always easy, and it can be especially tricky for us in the LGBTQIA+ community who aren't seeing ourselves all around us in this hetero and cis-normed world. In this class, Bex Mui, MEd (she/her) will share a variety of relationship structures, ways to build healthy, consensual queer connections, and give some practical how-tos for building relationships with pride.
Penis to Prostate: A Guide to Internal & External Pleasure
In this class, Stella Harris will discuss communication techniques and ways to create intimacy that don't require an erection along with ways to relax, slow down, and enjoy a range of sensations without being goal-oriented or rushing to a finish line. Whether exploring on your own body or with a partner, this class will show external and internal touch techniques and ways to make anal play accessible.
Cruising for a Bruising: Intro to Impact Play
Pain, pleasure, and power dynamics, oh my! The practices of BDSM offer much more than fan fiction fodder, but only when practiced safely and consensually. "Impact play" describes one of the many facets of engaging in BDSM, and Andre Shakti has a decade of both recreational and professional experience to share to optimize your impact play creativity, connection and success!
Sex Ed QUICKIE: Pegging with Amory Jane
Kick off Anal August with this educational and fun QUICKIE workshop! Amory Jane will confront taboos, go over anal anatomy and prostate pleasure, discuss butt play for beginners, and show great positions for pegging. She'll also cover safety and hygiene, "kinking it up a notch," and give you the inside scoop on all the best lubes, harnesses, and anal toys!
Buttjobs 101: How to Safely Eat Ass
Have you been intrigued by the idea of tossing the salad? A rimjob? Eating ass? Well, come have all your questions answered and more with pleasure professional Javay da BAE! Learn how to prepare to be on the receiving or giving end of oral anal play.
Burlesque Basics for the Bedroom & Beyond
Life sucking your sexy? Leave your inhibitions and self doubt at the door and let your inner Show Person shine! Join BodyMagick Burlesque creatrix Eva D'Luscious to learn her 4Ps of Tease and a sassy routine combining bumps, grinds, shimmies and struts.
Sex Educator Night School
Are you a budding sex educator or sex coach who has always wanted to lead a class or discussion, but don't know how to find attendees or venues? Already in the field, but wanting to expand your reach or improve your skills? If you're ready to invest in your future and your community, come join Amory Jane for Sex Educator Night School!
Discovering Your Dominance with Mx. Justine
Are you new to kink? Has a partner asked you to take control but you're not sure how? Do whips give you a special tingle? This class is for you! Join Mx. Justine for a workshop designed to guide new players into the murky waters of kink — and pop you out the other side with tools and techniques to start your dominance journey!
Tapping into the Erotic with Sacred Sexuality: Tantra 101
Craving more sensation and spirituality in your lovemaking? Curious about Tantra? This is the class for you! Davia Frost will teach you how to activate your pelvic floor muscles to extend orgasms and increase pleasure, move sexual energy throughout your body, use breath and touch together to create fuller, deeper sensations, discover new erogenous zones, and more!
She Bop + Kuto End of Summer Celebration! (FREE in-person event)
End your summer with a fun community night at She Bop, in collaboration with Kuto! We'll have mini sex ed lessons, a free sex toy raffle, goodies to take home, and a special discount on all of our products! Bring your friends, your partner(s), or show up solo and meet new community members!
How to Eat Pussy Like a Champ with Luna Matatas!
It's time to upgrade your cunnilingus skills! Do you want to learn techniques to give better oral sex to your partners? Are you curious about how to give more pleasure through squirting, fingering and multiple orgasms? Want to learn communication, sensuality and erotic creativity in going down on someone?
Latinx Community Night at She Bop! (FREE in-person event)
Bienvenidos la communidad de Portland! Come celebrate Portland's sex-positive Latinx community at She Bop! This is a FREE, private event by Latinx people, for Latinx people! She Bop's Mia and Andrés will be your hosts while you browse, mingle, ask questions, and enter to win some toys and local goodies in our raffle. We will have refreshing drinks, mini sex education lessons, freebies to take home, and more!
Transforming Sex Negativity
In this eye-opening class, Violet will help you explore how sex negativity has influenced your life, personal well-being, and relationship to yourself and your partners. Let's comb through some of your influences and find what's holding you back from embodying sex positivity.
Monster Smash! Fear Play, Supernatural Ethics, & Dark Fantasies
Come celebrate goth season with a spine-tingling exploration of our darkest fantasies! Tina Horn, dominatrix, horror writer, and fetish expert will corrupt you with her underworld of depraved pleasure. We'll undercover the erotic appeal of many monstrous entities, from vampire glamour to rough and tumble werewolves to horny ghosts, sirens, shape-shifters, zombies, aliens, and many more.
Trans Community Night at She Bop! (FREE in-person event)
Come celebrate Portland's Trans community at She Bop! This is a FREE, private event by trans people, for trans people! She Bop's Andrés and Miss Aeryn will be your hosts while you mingle and learn more about our gender expression items and toys. Come for the community, leave with a full heart and some treats for the bedroom!
Wet & Wild: G-spot and Squirting Orgasms
In this class, Stella Harris will cover internal and external anatomy with special emphasis on what is commonly known as the G-spot — but is becoming better understood as the clitourethrovaginal (CUV) complex. She'll talk about everything from sex toys to touch techniques you can try alone or with a partner to experience an internal orgasm, and ways you can increase your chances of squirting.
Custom Leather Harness Night with Sabersmyth! (FREE in-person event)
Are you ready to banish your strap-on woes? Say goodbye to droopy dildos and uncomfortably pinched skin. Whether you're eager to step up your strap-on game, or you've been holding out for a luxury harness that feels like a true extension of your body, we are thrilled to invite you to our custom strap-on harness fitting event with Sabersmyth!
Blown Away: Killer Blowjobs for All Bodies
Contrary to popular belief, one type of blowjob does not fit all! That's why Andre Shakti is here to offer an inclusive, individually tailored approach to giving head. Wherever you're at, Andre will guide you on your journey to giving YOUR very best blowjob! Leave your inhibitions and assumptions at home, and get ready to be BLOWN AWAY!
Art of the Sensual Kiss
Do you want to learn some new ways of kissing your lovers? Or how to seduce your lover with a kiss that will keep them coming back again and again? Either way, this workshop with Marla Renee Stewart is designed to help you kiss your lover better and connect with them on a deeper level. Come learn the art (and science) of sensual kissing and take your kissing to the next level — no partner needed!