Topping to the Next Level, Part 3: How to Push

The Topping to the Next Level Series

In late 2007 Russell and Max found themselves discussing topping models and what it takes to produce a good scene. They began jotting down some notes and realized that they'd created the 'Topping Skills" workshop they'd been looking for 15 years earlier.

Those notes became the widely acclaimed "Topping to the Next Level" series, presented in the spring of 2008.

Two years later, Max and Russell are pleased to offer a version 2.0 of the content they taught in 2008.

Don't miss this series - it'll probably be another two years before it's offered again.

We'll be doing a series of three workshops, as follows:

Topics we'll be covering 

• Getting someone outside their comfort zone
• Helping your bottom receive stimulus and process play
• Creating tension in your scenes
• Working with a bottom who asks you to push them harder or says "I'm afraid of this but I want to try it?"
• Encouraging your bottom to try something they're unsure of
• Learning from someone's "never done it" history
• Gracefully managing the intensity of a scene
• Helping bottoms push through barriers
• Renegotiating during a scene
• Recognizing "hard limits" vs. "soft limits"

Workshop Format

Because there's so much information to cover, the workshops will be primarily demo and lecture. There's no need to bring a practice partner, although we think this material is as valuable to bottoms as it is to tops. Bottoms - don't you want to know what your top is up to?

Handouts will be provided to jog your memory and to supply additional references.

While some topping experience will be helpful, the workshops are accessible to all skill levels and are applicable to all orientations / genders.