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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Erotica Writing 101
In this two hour virtual workshop, Rachel Kramer Bussel, professional erotica author and editor of over 70 anthologies, will take you through the ins and outs of modern erotic writing. Whether you're writing about personal passion for a partner or partners or you're looking to get published, this workshop will help you unlock your creative side and get your fantasies on paper.
Kinky Kick-Off
Get the ball rolling with this beginner's guide to kink focused on safety, introduction to tools, play, and negotiations. Taught by queer, polyam, Afro-Brasilian sex educator Flo Oliveira, this class will be framed by an intersectional approach that considers access, ability to play, settings, and monetary investments.
Sex Ed QUICKIE: 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 45-minute Sex Ed QUICKIE workshop with Marla Renee Stewart is designed to help you kiss your lover better and connect with them on a deeper level.
Setting and Resetting Boundaries for Dating, Sex, and Relationships
It can be hard to set boundaries with those we're intimate with, but it's important! In this workshop with Erin Tillman, you will learn ways to get to know what your boundaries actually are, determine if your boundaries need to be adjusted, and discuss your boundaries with partners not only in sexual situations, but also on dates and in casual scenarios.
Different Shades of Kink: Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Sex Positive-Communities for BIPOC and Strong Allies
Join MrBLK for a discussion on diversity in sex-positive communities. He'll delve into the topics of personal agency, inclusion, and safety in communities from the perspective of a POC. The discussion will be intersectional in nature by addressing the larger issues faced by many marginalized members of our respective communities.
Sex Ed QUICKIE: Initiate Sex with Confidence!
Are you having the amount of sex that you desire? Does initiating sex feel easy and natural... or a little daunting? When your partner proposes sex, are you aroused... or uncomfortable? Jessie has tips and suggestions to help everyone get what they want!
Swinging & Threesomes & Orgies, Oh My!
Are you excited about making your group sex fantasies come true but don't know where to start? Join sex educator and HUMP! Film Festival winner Amory Jane for a class on partner swapping, sex parties, threesomes, foursomes, and moresomes!
BDSM Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to Aftercare
Aftercare is an absolute must for being a kink connoisseur. In this workshop with Violet, you will learn the ins and outs of what happens in one's brain when a kink scene is occurring, and why that makes aftercare so necessary. You'll learn how to complete the response cycle and create positive and uplifting experiences for your and your partner.
Anyone Can Be a Pornstar: Living Out Your XXX Fantasy
Do you wish you could be a pornstar just for a night? Do you find porn exciting, erotic, and arousing? Have you toyed with the idea of making your own porn at home but don't know where to begin? This workshop with pleasure professional Javay da BAE will focus on how to craft the sexy, XXX date night of your dreams.
Is There a Secret Handshake?: Navigating Alternative Lifestyles
Many people are drawn to alternative lifestyles such as BDSM, ethical non-monogamy (ENM), polyamory, and swinging because they are seeking to explore a different side of themselves. In this session, Dirty Lola will share ways to find your place within the alternative community that mesh with your needs and desires.
Dirty Talk with Luna Matatas!
Dirty talk doesn't come naturally to most of us; it's a skill we can develop! This workshop with Luna Matatas will explore creating fantasies with words, compliments, and communication, and help you develop playful confidence with dirty talk.
Kinky Cannabis: Exploring Altered States
Join Amory Jane to explore your Higher Self through kink and cannabis! Cannabis and kink may both be used to transport us to altered states, and combining the two can intensify the effects. Experiences may include: extended / more powerful orgasms, dropping more easily into subspace and flow states, roleplaying with more confidence, and expanding your threshold.
Sexy Strap-on Skills with Mx. Justine
Get your strap on! Welcome to a fun (and funny) workshop all about leveling up your strap-on skills! In this workshop with Mx. Justine, you'll learn about harnesses and toys, power dynamics, positions, and pressing queer questions such as "what do you do with your toys if you break up?"
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.