OBSIDIAN

THE DARKER MYSTERIES OF HUMAN EROS

A playful and mischievous exploration for singles and couples

A Training Retreat with Om Rupani

OUR EROS DOES NOT FOLLOW A STRAIGHT LINE.

 
 

What truly turns us on is rarely simple, rarely polite, and rarely what we were taught to want. 

Our deepest arousal often lives in the shadowed places — in surrender, in power, in fear, in being seen where we hide.

Most people spend their lives politely ignoring this territory.

This course walks into it — with skill, with consent, and with a surprising amount of laughter.

what we will explore

  • PAIN & PRESSURE

  • CONTAINMENT & BONDAGE

  • DOMINANCE & SUBMISSION

  • FANTASY & ROLE PLAY

  • THE DARKER EMOTIONS OF FEAR, HUMILIATION,
    EXCLUSION & JEALOUSY

  • OBJECTIFICATION

  • AND MORE…

course framework

We work within the wider umbrella of the BDSM framework.

You will learn to design and create SCENES.

You will learn the skills for holding the Dominant position and facilitating your submissive’s journey and expression.  And, you will learn how to speak your desires and boundaries from the submissive position.

Bring your curiosity.  Bring your playfulness.  Bring your desires,

especially the ones you hesitate to share or be seen in.

SINGLES & COUPLES WELCOME

We will do our best to gender-balance the class.  You are welcome to come singly or with a partner.  If you come as a couple, you are fully at choice to do all exercises and scenes only with each other if you so prefer.

YOU ARE FULLY AT CHOICE DURING THIS WHOLE CONTAINER

You are fully welcome to sit out any part of this course.  Nothing in this course is mandatory.  You are encouraged to observe your own boundaries at all times.

class supply list

  • BONDAGE ROPE

  • A FLOGGER OR TWO

  • BLINDFOLD

  • BALL-GAG

  • NIPPLE CLAMPS

  • SENSATION TOYS AND TOOLS

  • DOM & SUBMISSIVE OUTFITS THAT EXPRESS YOUR ROLES AND ARCHETYPES

YOUR TEACHER

Om has been teaching BDSM for over fifteen years. He came to this work not from the kink world but from a deep conviction that BDSM holds genuine wisdom about human eros and human relating — wisdom that so-called vanilla people are often starving for without knowing it.

He coaches couples privately, helps them integrate Dom–sub dynamics into their long-term relating, and offers advanced training for those who wish to become practitioners and ProDommes. He is the author of Prerequisites To Ecstasy, a book about building better man-woman relationships.

His teaching is direct, warm, and without apology. He will not make this smaller than it is — and he will not make it more frightening than it needs to be.

QUESTIONS? REACH OUT.

If you are sitting with questions — about the course, about whether it’s right for you,
about what to expect — Om is happy to speak with you directly.

OmRupani@me.com

A Zoom call is always available for anyone who wants to talk before enrolling.

Upcoming Retreats

CATSKILLS, NY - OCTOBER 4-8 - $2800