Date: Saturday January 21, 2012
Time: Noon-1:45p, 2p-4p, 4:15p-6p
Price: $45-85 sliding scale per student
Location: A private home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, off the J/Z (Chauncey) and L (Wilson)

This is a limited attendance event, with 8 total spaces available. It is a single training, broken into 2 components, but you can not “opt out” of a segment.

This intensive is best suited to beginner and intermediate experience educators, but may have some material of interest for more experienced educators. Lee will dialogue with more experienced educators on the appropriateness of their involvement.

Noon-1:45p:

Finding Your Unique Voice as an Educator

What sort of presenting really calls to you, and why? Do you want to lead group discussions, lecture in front of an auditorium, provide one-on-one mentorship, or give skill demonstrations? What sorts of topics are you called to present on? Physical skills, emotional experiences, the psychology of what it is that we do, history and academics, or perhaps something totally different? Many of us start out presenting because we are well known for something we do and others want to learn, or because no one else would step up on a topic- but what do *you* want to teach on? What styles will best carry your message and your specific voice? Let’s look at what styles and content truly call to you, and also examine options for both you might not of thought of that may be your calling waiting for you.

2p-6p:

Effective Speaking and Presentation Skills

Have you always wanted to speak in front of a crowd but are too jittery? Perhaps you are an experienced speaker or educator who wants their lectures and presentations to stand out and be remembered? Come learn how to effectively use your voice and body language to communicate your message in a wide variety of teaching and speaking environments. From claiming of space to audience empathy, use of vocal range to hiding your nervousness, we will plunge in together and come out more certain of our ability to deliver our message.

Though the skills we will be using and developing are good for all individuals, examples and stories will be from within a BDSM, Kink, Leather, LGBT, Queer, Poly, Swinger and beyond context.  Bring tools for taking notes, wear comfortable clothing, and have an open mind for exploring the joy in passing on our passions.  Students will receive a digital take-home packet, beyond in-class resources, for further developing their unique voice and skills.

What to bring:
Comfortable clothes
Reusable water bottle (optional)
Notebook or other note-taking device
Sense of openness and willingness to engage
Your business cards, smart phone, or other networking tools

Please come fed in advance. Optional group dinner available afterwards for those who want to continue the conversation.

To register please contact Lee@PassionandSoul.com to see if there are spaces available

See you there!

Who is Lee Harrington?

Lee giving the Keynote Speech at Transcending Boundaries Conference 2010

Lee Harrington is a passionate spiritual and erotic educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist and published author and editor on human sexuality and spiritual experience.  He’s been traveling

the globe (from Seattle to Sydney, Berlin to Boston), teaching or talking about sexuality, psychology, kink, faith, magic and desire since 1996, and has no intention of stopping any time soon.  Along his journey he has been a brainy academic, a female adult film performer (under his previous name Bridgett Harrington), a world class sexual adventurer, an outspoken philosopher, a long-time sexuality and spirituality blogger (since 1998), a spirit worker and priest, and an award winning writer and artist.   Overall, Lee is a nice guy with a disarmingly down to earth approach to the fact that we are each beautifully complex ecosystems, and we deserve to examine the human experience from that lens.

As an educator, Lee has lectured in large university halls, led intensive 3-day retreats, performed learning rituals and stage shows, done one-on-one coaching, facilitated group discussions, run interactive workshops, and spoken at the front of a wide array of classical classroom settings. In 2010 he taught at the first ALPSEC (Alternative Lifestyle Presenter Skills Educational Conference) at the Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago, Illinois. He is regularly called upon by alternative sexuality organizations to help them make decisions on planning, and as part of that consulting work, has come to deeply appreciate the hard work it takes for any presenter to speak from their authenticity (whether it be as a bard, coach, pundit or something else entirely).

His books include “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé,” “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond,” the “Toybag Guide to Age Play,” and “Shed Skins: Journeying in Self-Portraits.”  He has also worked as an anthology editor on such projects as “Rope, Bondage, and Power” and “Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink,” while contributing actively to other anthologies, magazines, blogs and collaborations internationally.  Check out the trouble Lee has been getting into, as well as his regular podcast, tour schedule, free essays, videos and more over at www.PassionAndSoul.com.

Thursday, July 7th:

NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY TO SUPPORT HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS!

Tell Congressional Leadership and President Obama that cutting programs vital to people with HIV/AIDS is no way to reduce the deficit!

BACKGROUND:

• Last week, Congressional negotiations to reduce the federal deficit hit a roadblock, putting at risk critical services upon which millions of Americans rely, including persons living with HIV/AIDS.
• The Ryan White Program, Medicaid, housing, prevention and other programs that make up the social safety net for vulnerable Americans with HIV/AIDS are on the line.
• Congressional leadership is negotiating an agreement to reduce the deficit and set new spending limits now.  It is scheduled to vote on this isssue sometime before August 2nd.

ACTION NEEDED:

Please call Congressional Leadership and President Obama and tell them to prevent harmful cuts and caps to health care and low-income programs, including those that impact persons with HIV/AIDS, in negotiations to reduce the deficit.

Please help make these critical calls now!

• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), 202-224-3542
• House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), 202-225-0600
• President Barack Obama, 202-456-1111

Please note that it may take a few minutes to be connected to a live operator with whom you can leave a message.

These calls MUST be placed before 5:00PM EST – the White House comment line closes for the day at that time.

WHAT TO SAY:

Please call the offices listed above with this message:

“I am calling to ask Senator Reid/Speaker Boehner/President Obama to prevent harmful cuts and caps to health care and low-income programs, including those that impact persons living with HIV/AIDS, such as the Ryan White Program, Medicaid, housing and prevention programs!

Balancing the budget on the backs of vulnerable Americans, including those living with HIV, is wrong, will potentially cost lives, and will cut jobs in the health care and human needs sectors.

Early and reliable access to HIV care, treatment, and support helps people with HIV live healthy and productive lives and is cost effective.  Investing in HIV prevention today translates into greater health and less spending in the future.

In my state/district, such programs are greatly needed, because (insert local details or tell personal story).

If you have questions, please contact __________________________, thank you!”

Sent Via:

HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
200 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 2200, Chicago IL 60606
Tel: 312-784-9048 • info@preventionjustice.org
www.preventionjustice.org

Starting this week, join me as I debut my monthly podcast on Erotic Awakening!  On the third Monday of every month, I will be bringing you my thoughts from my travels, discussing projects, and delving into a topic of the month on the topics of sexuality, kink and spiritual exploration.

January’s episode (EA-098) explores our personal stories of our sexual journeys, and sharing them with the world (or keeping them in the shadow).  I read from my newest anthology, “Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink,” and dive into my mission for the new podcast.

February’s podcast will be on consensual non-monogamy, from swinging to polyamory and beyond.  If you have questions for me on this topic or others, write me at lee@passionandsoul.com with the subject line  “Ask Lee,” to have your questions answered on the podcast or on PassionAndSoul.com.

To find out more about my work, visit http://www.passionandsoul.com

I am so excited to get to join the Erotic Awakening family, having been on their podcast 4 times before (EA-012, 013, 052, 053), and knowing Dan and dawn for many years.  Find the complete list of my podcasts on Erotic Awakening here, or find me on other podcasts here.

Listen to the Erotic Awakening Podcast today, and join me on the 3rd Monday of each month!

Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink
Edited by Lee Harrington
Mystic Productions Press
266 pages, Trade Paperback, ISBN 978-0-557-99241-6, ©21010

Touched Deeply, Changed Forever

Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink
Edited by Lee Harrington
Mystic Productions Press
266 pages, Trade Paperback, ISBN 978-0-557-99241-6, ©21010

Touched Deeply, Changed Forever

Lee Harrington is an internationally known sexuality and spirituality educator, gender adventurer, artist, shaman and published author on bondage, role-playing, gender, open relationships, and sacred sex. For more information visit www.PassionAndSoul.com.

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I am so proud of all of my authors on this project, some whom have been writing for decades, and others who had never before had their word in print.  We have 31 voices (not including my own) sharing their stories:

Alex M. Quinlan, Alexandra Entendre, C.A. Sizemore, Cléo Dubois, Crystal Gem, D. Christopher Dryer, Domme Jaguar (Mexico), Eve Minax, Galeogirl, Jaki Grier, Joshua Tenpenny, Kaye Buckley, Kyndyl, Lady Elsa, Lady Jazelle, layla tromble, Margo Eve, Master Dennis, Master Malik, Michelle Belanger, Mollena Williams, Nanodot, Otterdancing, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, Raven Kaldera, Sassafras Lowrey, Scratch Hunter, Shuphrique, Sybil Holiday, Taylor Elwood and Xochiquetzal Duti… what a lineup!

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Want to purchase Spirit of Desire as a book or PDF? Prefer a spiral bound edition, available only here?  Visit the provided links

Are you interested in wholesale purchasing of Spirit of Desire, or the other books from Mystic Productions Press, Shibari You Can Use or Sacred Kink? Email Lee@PassionAndSoul.com for price inquiries and to place your orders today.

Do you do book reviews, are involved with the press, or for some other reason would like a digital copy PDF of the project to look into (or know of someone else who should review the book, see it, etc)? Email Lee@PassionAndSoul.com

In 4-8 weeks the book will also be up on Amazon.com and other online retailers. However, as anyone who has worked in the publishing world knows, buying from authors helps support authors and small press houses. Support an author or small press house today!

Kisses,
Lee Harrington
http://www.PassionAndSoul.com

Spiral Bound- Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé
$21.99

Spiral Bound- Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond
$27.95

Why would you want a spiral bound copy?

• Ease of access for flipping pages open when doing ties
• Referencing pages and rituals repeatedly
• Not worrying about bent corners and broken book spines
• Easy to loan out to friends
• Great for adding index tabs for referencing your favorite ties or ideas
• …and more

Enjoy!

This fundraiser project for CARAS (Community-Academic Consortium for Research in Alternative Sexualities), it is an attempt to explore our relationships to this word, whether in the Leather, BDSM and Kink worlds, or in our multi-faceted lives at large. Some ideas for topics may include:

- The tension between Sir as mundane term and Sir as a term of power
- First times using the word Sir in relationships or play (saying or hearing)
- The differences in saying Sir to different people
- Gender and the word Sir
- Class or Race dynamics and Sir
- Sir as an honorific or diminutive term
- Sir in the workplace or culture at large
- Finding a balance between identities
- History of the word Sir in culture
- … and more!

Authors are invited to write 2-10 pages (approximately 1000-5500 words). Non-fiction is preferred; fiction and poetry will be considered on a case by case basis.

Who Should Contribute:

We are looking for a variety of contributions- Masters/Mistresses and Slaves, Tops and Bottoms, Leather, Male, Female, Genderqueer, Straight, Queer, Monogamous, Polyamorous, Old and New Guard, Experienced and Fresh-eyed… and everyone else. English-language contributions preferred, but multi-lingual entries accepted on a case by case basis.

How To Contribute:

Send a one-paragraph summary of the concept of what you want to write about to Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with the subject line “Coming to Sir Anthology” before September 1st, 2010. Also include up to one paragraph about yourself as the author.

Why the summaries first? A book of only one type of entries would not show the diversity of experiences with the word Sir taking place in our community and behind closed doors.

Once summaries have been accepted, authors will have until October 7th to get their rough draft in. New authors will be worked with throughout the process to help share their unique story with the world.

Compensation:

Authors will have their biographies listed in the book, have wholesale rights to the project, and receive 1 finished copy of the book upon completion. All profit from “Coming to Sir” in 2010 and 2011 will benefit CARAS (see http://www.CARAS.ws), with checks cut to CARAS on a quarterly basis.

In 2009, Lee Harrington’s “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond” opened up the dialogue around altered states of consciousness, sexuality with intent, sex magic, and BDSM and its intersections with faith to an audience hungry for information. Now, it’s time to tell your stories.

Have you experienced catharsis, ordeals, transformation or a rite of passage in your erotic edge experiences? Do your perceive your consensual slavery as an ascetic path, find depth in your fear play, or dance in delight at the end of a lash? Do your fetish objects hold actual power? Does your connection to the divine manifest through your kink, engaging you through possession in or through scenes or as a sacred consort? Perhaps you have a different tale to tell?

Authors are invited to write 2-10 pages (approximately 1000-5500 words) about their own personal experiences with Sacred Kink. Anthology contributions need to be about a specific encounter or theme/concept within the life of the author, not on Sacred Kink in general. Fiction is not appropriate. Poetry will be considered on a case by case basis.

Who Should Contribute:

We are looking for a variety of contributions- Tops and Bottoms, Masters/Mistresses and Slaves, Fetishists, Voyeurs, Swingers, Male, Female, Genderqueer, Straight, Queer, Monogamous, Polyamorous, Monotheist, Pantheist, Atheist, God-Owned… and everyone else. English-language contributions preferred, but multi-lingual entries accepted on a case by case basis.

How To Contribute:

Send a one-paragraph summary of the concept of what you want to write about to Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with the subject line “Spirit of Desire Anthology” before August 1st, 2010. Also include up to one paragraph about yourself as the author.

Why the summaries first? A book of only one type of entries would not show the diversity of Sacred Kink encounters and experiences taking place in our community and behind closed doors.

Once summaries have been accepted, authors will have until September 7th to get their rough draft in. New authors will be worked with throughout the process to help share their unique story with the world.

Are you ready to tell your tale of Sacred Kink? Drop us a line.

Compensation:

Authors will have their biographies listed in the book, have wholesale rights to the project, and receive 1 finished copy of the book upon completion.

Ritual & Protocol
Desire & Connection
Body & Spirit
Personal Challenges & Experience

In this three day intensive we will journey through our personal experiences and desires for connected, intentional dominance and submission, as well as our further explorations as erotic adventurers and integrated individuals. We will begin by looking at what the rituals can mean within Dominance and submission, and setting the intentions for our weekend together. In the morning we will take personal inventory of what we have, what we long for, and what our inner wisdom holds, before turning our eye to what we want our systems for connection and communication hold. After that, we will tap into the possibilities of making D/s a spiritual and connectivity tool, not just a way to have a good time (though we like a good time, too). Finally we will split into peer discussion groups to explore our personal challenges and desires in D/s, our experiences and hopes, before coming back together to look at our perfect pictures again and work towards making them manifest.

Though the descriptions at the link below examine what we will be looking into, the weekend is one unit whose finest details will be set between the presenter and attendees in this intensive. Adventurers in this intensive will be having a weekend experience, diving in together but coming up with tools for their own route through the maze of desire and passion. Come curious and hungry for ideas and information, and ready to open up and share your own longings and stories.

http://passionandsoul.com/?page_id=179

This event is limited to 10 registered attendees, 1 of which are scholarship spaces (half price). If interested in applying for the scholarship, please email Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with information about why the half-priced rate is helpful for you, and what draws you to wanting to attend Delving Into Power in Frederick, Maryland, August 13-15, 2010.

When: August 13-15, 2010
Where: Frederick, MD (Full address provided to attendees)
Who: Anyone age 18 or older, ready to learn, grow, and explore their own personal path and thoughts on power exchange, rituals, protocol, desire, and more!

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=201988

What is the schedule?
Friday (Friday night doors open 6:30pm, class begins promptly at 7:30pm)
Beyond Bowed Heads: Rituals for Dominance and Submission
Intention Setting and Opening Ritual

Saturday
Mapping It Out: Painting our Current and Perfect Pictures
Sir! Yes Sir! : Protocols, Communication, Discipline and Atonement
Heeding the Call: M/S and D/S as a Spiritual and Energetic tool
D/s Social Evening and Play Party

Sunday (the weekend will end by 5pm Sunday, book travel accordingly)
What you call a Fantasy I call Life: Personal Challenges and Experiences in D/s
Peer Discussion Circle : Hopes and Desires in D/s
Group Discussion
Wrap-Up

How much does it cost?
Tickets are $140 for a Full Weekend Pass, and $110 for partner passes. What that means is a couple may attend the weekend for $250, or a triad for $360, etc.

Is there a scholarship option?
Yes! Email Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with why you need a scholarship and what you hope to gain from Delving Into Power, and if selected, you will be given permission to register at the $70 rate. Scholarship applications should be received by June 1st, and decisions will be made that following week.

Can I just come to the Saturday night party?
At this time only partners or special guests of weekend registrants will be allowed to attend the Saturday party. This is to allow for couple/triads etc who may work weekends to still be part of the experience their partners are exploring, etc. Our hosts in Frederick may extend this ticket as we get closer to others.

Full address and directions will be distributed only to registered attendees.

For venue questions, allergy concerns, and suggestions of hotels, food saturday night only tickets etc, please email: kelly@sacredmarks.com

For weekend content questions, modifications for students with specific needs, scholarships and more, please email: Lee@PassionAndSoul.com

There are 2 more Delving Into Power weekends scheduled for 2010 and 2011 at this time!

On August 27-19, 2010, Delving Into Power is coming to Edmonton, Alberta. Details coming soon, put it on your calendar!

In February 2011, Delving Into Power is coming to the Seattle, Washington area.

I look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=201988

It is called “Spirals & Shards – Pagan Poetry from the Back of the Heart” and it is dedicated to Fuensanta.

In this work I have two pieces… “I Stand in Awe” (about my devotional work for Bear) and “Spread Wide” (dedicated to Hera).  Fuensanta will be deeply missed.