Primal Play Party w/ Dr. Hazel-Grace and Ali Bravo

We are sad to say Ali and Hazel-Grace had to reschedule this event.

Postponed: We are rescheduling to Nov. 2nd as a tentative date. When we have the date confirmed, we will let you know.

Unleash and explore your primal self and step into the animal body in a consciously curated container designed for a fun, interactive and connective space. Learn new and safe ways to unlock your primal side for expression, connection and sensual play. Get into your animal body and experience the various sensual primal parts of yourself and how they may interact with others.

This is a substance and alcohol-free event.

Accessibility: We are so excited to host you in this gorgeous private home. There are stairs throughout the house, and the main entrance has a staircase leading up to it.

Hazel-Grace and Ali aim to create a space where desire, curiosity, learning and consensual exploration are welcomed and celebrated.

Topics we will be exploring:

• Nonverbal expression to safely drop into the animal body and head space
• Techniques for ramping up, bringing down and cycling the energy of the moment throughout the body
• How to act on that animal impulse that is safer, consensual and exciting

We will be combining various tools such as authentic relating, trauma informed skills, wheel of consent and some others to drop us into the space and the people/animals in it to create a safer and braver environment for your expression.

Through a series of partner-based playful exercises, we will honor the BODY'S wisdom through embodied consent focused practices. Explorations may include our body smells, prey & predator, petting, biting, rough and gentle play. In this space, everything is an invitation. We celebrate you owning your ‘no’ and opting out of any/all exercises which aren’t a full ‘yes’ for you.

This is an intimate heart-centered experiential sexy play party to allow your inner primal animal the safer space it’s been yearning for to come out and play.

This is an event for those who…

• Are curious to explore an intimate communal space
• Have always wanted to attend a play party but have felt too nervous
• For those who don't have a partner and feel shy to show up solo
• For those who have a partner (or partners) that want to experience being in community together
• For the sexually adventurous souls

To make it perfectly clear, this is a "don't do anything you don't want to do" and "only consensually do what you want to do" event. Also as mentioned above, this will be a closed container event. Meaning no one will be permitted into the event space after the opening circle begins. NO EXCEPTIONS!

This is a substance and alcohol-free event.

Volunteer Tickets: We have several discounted volunteer shifts such as set up, strike (post event clean up), greeters, clean shifts (during event), angel (emotional support). Contact Ali Bravo if you would like more information. californiabravo30@gmail.com

Limited Scholarships Available: If you wish to attend and finances are preventing you from attending, please contact Hazel-Grace for a discounted scholarship ticket while supplies last. hazelgraceyates@gmail.com

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FLOW OF PRIMAL ACTIVATION AND PLAY PARTY

• 6:30 pm - Doors Open
• 7:30 pm - Doors LOCK & Opening Circle Begins
• 7:30 pm - Primal Play Facilitation
• 9:00 pm - Free Play Time!
• 1:00 am - Closing Circle
• 1:30 am - Event End

While you must be on time, you are welcome to leave at any point of the night.

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The Evening Journey:

We will start warmly and slowly with grounding, connection to self, clarity of intentions and desires. Together we will create the safest possible sex-positive container to explore curiosities, play and pleasure! We will discuss boundaries, agreements and learn how to have safer sex conversations.

Hazel-Grace and Ali will guide you through a series of partner-based connection exercises that will allow you to dive deeply into the layers of embodied consent, claiming desires, explore sensations and unleashing our primal selves. In addition to group exploration, you will get the opportunity to rotate to new people per exercise. That way you can create many meaningful connections before we transition to free play time.

With our juicy new connections and warmth rising, we will shift from the structured portion of the evening and move into open and free play. Hazel-Grace and Ali will be in the space and interruptible throughout the night in an effort to support the group and anyone who may be needing some guidance. We will also have angels on shift during free play time available for emotional support.

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This is an inclusive event welcoming all genders, orientations, singles, couples and moresomes.

You are invited if you are:

• A newcomer
• An experienced player
• Single, coupled, or moresomes

What to Bring:

• Your favorite sensation or sexy toys
• Gifts of service to share with the community (i.e. massage oils)
• A personal towel, sarong, or sheet to place beneath you if you remove your clothes or are playing
• Water bottle
• Personal food to nourish yourself for the evening
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• Your imagination and hunger to support your primal self
• Please do NOT wear perfume or essential oils as some people have allergies

Questions you may be pondering…

What if I don’t have a date? No worries! We specifically design our events so that if you show up solo you will feel integrated, connected, included and woven into our ever growing community.

I don’t know if I will want to play - Can I still attend? If you decide you want to spend the evening just watching and taking it all in, you get to do that without shame and with pleasure! We find at most of our events people imagine before attending that they won’t feel comfortable playing, and more often than not, they find some way to engage that is comfortable, safe and fun for them.

How Do I Dress? Please wear street clothes for arrival. During the event, you can wear as little or as much as you want; make it sexy, comfy and authentic to your expression. If you feel stressed about what to wear, we suggest bringing outfit changes.

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About the Facilitators:

Dr. Hazel-Grace Yates is a radical permissionist and pleasure warrior here to help eradicate global toxic sexual shame. Through their compassion, playful and dynamic facilitation, they are endlessly passionate about humans celebrating their bodies, soul and sex.

With more than 12 years experience as an innovative educator, they bring a unique blend of professional know-how, playful curiosity, authentic communication and personal vulnerability to their practice.

They are a trauma-informed somatic sex educator, certified sex coach, sexological bodywork practitioner, and founder of Sex Catalyst Academy - training world-class sex-positive facilitator. (www.drhazlelgrace.com)

Ali Bravo is passionate about honoring the full spectrum of ourselves so that we may honor the same in others. She is a fierce advocate for everyone’s worthiness to feel safe and at home in their bodies. Her life’s mission is to change the world through the power of pleasure.

As an erotic experience architect, Ali delights in creating play party containers that enable and encourage sexual transformation.

She has completed Deb Dana's Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice Program which is a trauma informed nervous system deep dive for facilitators. She is a community leader, community builder, logistics witch and play party producer with the Bonobo Network and is a certified Be Body Positive Facilitator.

She is also the artist and founder of Raptrix, and creates small batch kinky leather art made for EVERY body.

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What others say about Hazel-Grace's Play Parties:

"This was my first play party, and I'm so glad I took the risk to come. I felt very held by the expectations and norms the facilitators established, and thus able to explore new territory without crossing my own safety boundaries. It was so refreshing and connective to be in an authentic, erotic space with others where my whole self felt welcome." -Rachel

"Hazel Grace and her team create an amazingly loving, sexy, play space. Whether you're in the beginning stages of curiosity, or more 'seasoned,' there is something for everybody, and EVERY BODY is welcome. As a Somatic Sex Educator, I was surprised at the vulnerability I felt in the days leading up to the event - that melted once I entered the space. Hazel Grace is so approachable and genuinely concerned about everyone in her midst, and the container she sets is impeccable." - Amy McFarling, 44, female, Somatic Sex Educator, Boulder, CO

"This event is about so much more than sexual exploration. It is about coming to know ourselves - exploring and identifying our yeses and nos in a safe and supportive container. The whole experience was deeply healing for me."

"I wanted to thank you for such a beautiful, connecting opening ceremony today at your event! I have never experienced such intimacy with strangers and found it thrilling and enjoyable. Thank you for being approachable and a lovely hostess!!"

"This was truly a life-changing event. I’ve never felt more sexually liberated in my life!"

"During the event, I felt safe and open. The event was organized to emphasize that no one is wrong in what they want and no one had to participate in anything they didn’t want to do. So thankful to have a judge-free place to figure things out for myself. Everyone was accepted no matter their body, color, or creed. I want to keep that openness and not to underestimate my wants and needs." - C. C.

"Such a safe space for both newbies and pros alike to come together, learn, and play. The time was really taken out to ensure everyone is on the same page and that there's no such thing as a dumb question. A great event to start and continue your journey of shedding yourself of sexual shame."

"There's an immense amount of negative and unhealthy cultural shame, attitude and concepts that I have internalized about sexuality and how I do or do not express mine. As a male, it's "scary" to be seen erect and aroused. This event put some normalcy around this concept for me and allowed me to be in a space where I didn't fear being seen. The facilitators did a great job of helping everyone to feel comfortable and set the tone for consensual play."

"I'm so thrilled to find this community and to get the opportunity to explore conscious relating through sexuality. I've been waiting for this my entire adult life."

"This was my first introduction to any kind of play party, and this was exactly what I needed to experience to break through anxieties and self-doubt. It took me a while to really start feeling comfortable asking for what I wanted (no fault of anyone but me restricting myself) and the opening ceremony revolving around consent and comfort was just enlightening and empowering."

"I didn’t know anyone going into this event. I felt periods of nervousness, calmness, anxiety, and pleasure throughout the day, but being around so many new people and new experiences has left me feeling fulfilled and curious as to what my capabilities are for future sexual experiences, not being afraid to ask for what I want and also saying ‘no’ when the situation doesn’t feel 100% right." - Dara