Facilitator Georgie Wolf shares the secrets to a (more) successful sex life.
This is a crash-course in ethical techniques for creating connection, ensuring consent, and having better sex.
This is a crash-course in ethical techniques for creating connection, ensuring consent, and having better sex.
Nowadays, hook-up culture is bigger than ever. Online dating gives us access to thousands of potential partners at the touch - or swipe - of a button. But many of us still aren't getting exactly what we want, and we don’t know why. Stories of disrespect and disappointment are common.
‘An Introduction to Ethical Hook Ups’ is a crash course in better casual sex, with straightforward skills for finding the right partners (and saying no to the wrong ones), making genuine connections, and negotiating sexual encounters that leave everyone better off. Feel good about yourself and enjoy having sex!
This course is designed for people of all ages and genders. It's a practical and sex-positive approach to having great sex.
Questions answered include:
- “Can casual sex actually be good for us?”
- “How can I decide whether I feel safe enough to go for it?”
- “How do I flirt without being creepy?”
- “What's an easier way to make friends with a new date?”
- “How do I ask for consent without feeling awkward?”
- “Is it okay to walk away after a one-night stand?”
Unlike popular pick-up approaches that treat people like objects to be used and discarded, this workshop will give you new ideas on how to approach casual sex in a way that’s more likely to get you laid, yet also treats everybody well.
It won’t teach you basic social skills (it assumes you have these already) or guarantee you sexual success (because that’s impossible). It’s not a perfect solution to the dramas and disappointments of dating and sex! But it will help you make sense of what you want out of a hook up, and share ideas about what could give you an edge.
The goal is to give you practical ways to make genuine connections and negotiate sexual encounters that leaves everyone feeling good.
Facilitator: Georgie Wolf
An Introduction to Ethical Hook Ups is presented by Georgie Wolf (from Curious Creatures and The Art of the Hook Up). Georgie is an Aussie escort, writer, and educator with a mission: to help others lead more successful sex lives. Find out more about Georgie and the team.
This is one of ~30 workshops offered by Curious Creatures (Australia’s biggest provider in the field). If you’re interested in this event you may want to check out our related in-person workshops: Opening Up to Opening Up: a deep-dive into non-monogamy, Fun Little Sex Games, The Forest: Touch & Embodiment Ritual, Adventurous Touch and Intimacy, and the adventurous 'Curiosity' workshop and play-space.
Or the online recorded version of Opening Up to Opening Up: a deep-dive into non-monogamy, and Fun Little Sex Games.
See all upcoming workshops on our calendar.
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Tickets
Our 'rounds' of tickets are really simple: they're all the same, except that some of them are cheaper, to encourage you to book in early (because it makes a huge difference to us in terms of planning). Round One tickets are similar to 'early bird' tickets, and make up almost half of all ticket sales. Round Two tickets, slightly more expensive than Round One, also make up almost half of all ticket sales. Round Three tickets are generally only there once we're close to being sold out, but can squeeze in a late-comer or two. If you're feeling generous, you can buy whatever ticket feels right, but in general, folks buy the cheapest ones available. For this workshop, tickets range in price from $75 to $125, per person. Logistics LATE POLICY: Unless otherwise stated, workshops start at the advertised time, and doors will be locked ten minutes later. This is because late arrivals interrupt the dynamic of the group, and will miss crucial safety information. TICKETS ON DOOR?: All workshop tickets must be pre-purchased online, before the event. It is never possible to pay cash at the door; you will be turned away. More info at https://www.curiouscreatures.biz/faq.html |
To book into this workshop...
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WHO THIS IS FOR AND NOT FOR...
INTENSITY: Two out of four chillies. Most people experience this hook-up workshop as a gentle introduction, some people experience it as challenging.
WHO FOR: People of any age, background, or gender who have an interest in online dating and hook ups. Singles and people in open relationships are equally welcome.
WHO NOT FOR: People who aren’t comfortable talking about sexual topics, and people who are looking to pick up or get dates at the event. This is NOT a dating event - it’s an educational course on how to hook up ethically.
WHAT EXERCISES / ACTIVITIES?: Verbal sharing of our experiences, some discussions in pairs, but no physical contact.
WILL THERE BE PAIR-WORK? Yes, verbal discussions and non-touch-based exercises only.
HOW WILL PAIRING BE DONE? Participants will be paired randomly, with no consideration of gender.
CAN YOU WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH ONE PARTNER? No, but you are welcome to sit out any exercise.
NUDITY: There will be no nudity in this workshop.
SEXUAL CONTENT: This workshop contains discussion of sexual practices and consent.
COMMITMENT: You may sit out of any activity, or participate only to a level that's right for you.
RATIO OF DISCUSSION TO EXPERIENTIAL: About 70/30 percent.
BRING: Water bottle, your own snacks.
WEAR: Whatever you're comfortable in.
WHO FOR: People of any age, background, or gender who have an interest in online dating and hook ups. Singles and people in open relationships are equally welcome.
WHO NOT FOR: People who aren’t comfortable talking about sexual topics, and people who are looking to pick up or get dates at the event. This is NOT a dating event - it’s an educational course on how to hook up ethically.
WHAT EXERCISES / ACTIVITIES?: Verbal sharing of our experiences, some discussions in pairs, but no physical contact.
WILL THERE BE PAIR-WORK? Yes, verbal discussions and non-touch-based exercises only.
HOW WILL PAIRING BE DONE? Participants will be paired randomly, with no consideration of gender.
CAN YOU WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH ONE PARTNER? No, but you are welcome to sit out any exercise.
NUDITY: There will be no nudity in this workshop.
SEXUAL CONTENT: This workshop contains discussion of sexual practices and consent.
COMMITMENT: You may sit out of any activity, or participate only to a level that's right for you.
RATIO OF DISCUSSION TO EXPERIENTIAL: About 70/30 percent.
BRING: Water bottle, your own snacks.
WEAR: Whatever you're comfortable in.
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"It was really engaging. When someone talks for too long I tend to space out and stop listening but I was really engaged with it. I was able to have great conversations with people and and felt very comfortable in the group."
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"I found it quite informative and to the point without being blunt. There was nothing not to like as it seemed to cater perfectly to my imagined expectations. It was nice to have such an open conversation on such a topic that's obviously not talked about that often or openly."
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"I found it reassuring that others had similar fears and trepidations to myself. The partnered activities were very helpful for this specifically."
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"It was very informative, balanced well between theory and practice."