Education Level 1

Class 1
Naughty Whip Stories at The Path. This class discussed the history of erotic stories and art involving whips. The presenter went through a series of art piece from different cultures and time periods. It was surprising to see how far back the history of whips as a fetish or erotic elements went. There was a excerpt of a story read from an English author that was from the 18th century I believe. The story had beautiful language and a silly story line which made it very enjoyable to hear. At the end of the class the presenter had those who wanted to create a story of their own. It ended up quite ridiculous and and funny. 

Class 2
Body Talk
This class was about body positivity. The presenter discussed how body positivity is important in our community, She touched on the numerous stereotypes and boxes society puts us in we already feel ostracized and then when we see the "Fetish" models that are thin, with 6 pack abs or that are considered traditionally "beautiful" it can cause those that do not fit in that ideal feel left out or that we are not good enough. She discussed how we can combat those feelings and help change to view of our selves through surrounding our selves with body positive people and different avenues to reach out to be the change we want to see in the community. I felt very appreciative that this class was presented I took away a lot of good information form this class and I felt it helped me grow as a person. 

Class 3 
Tear Your Heart Out! - Tear Away Clothing. This class was so full of fun and great information. The presenter has a background in fashion so was able to tap into that and give us a great base working knowledge of good fabrics to use to make it easier to play with tear away clothing. He had some wonderful demos that showed a variety of different play styles of play that this can be incorporated into. I even got to have a souvenir button off one of the dresses.