This workshop invites participants to explore kink through creativity, curiosity, and accessibility using everyday household items and elements from nature as tools for sensation, connection, and play. Grounded in consent, communication, and body awareness, participants will be guided through a series of interactive discussions and demonstrations that reimagine the ordinary as a gateway to pleasure. From texture and temperature to restraint and anticipation, this experience expands how we think about sensation and intimacy—without the need for specialized equipment.
CE Eligible
Empowered To Be
Creatively Kinky
Sunday, August 23rd
8:30 am
Room: Long's Peak
R.C. Riley is a BIPOC storyteller, solo performance artist, workshop facilitator, and community-centered creative whose work explores healing, identity, sexuality, relationships, spirituality, and liberation through humor, vulnerability, and art. Through performances, workshops, and facilitated conversations, R.C. creates spaces where people can engage difficult topics with honesty, compassion, curiosity, and courage. With a background in live storytelling, group leadership, and community engagement, R.C. has led workshops and discussions centered on emotional wellness, shame resilience, communication, BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ understanding, trauma recovery, and the transformative power of creative expression. Their facilitation style blends warmth, directness, humor, and deep respect for the lived experiences participants bring into the room.
As someone invested in conversations around autonomy, consent, authenticity, intimacy, and relational complexity, R.C. is passionate about helping people examine the narratives they’ve inherited about love, desire, connection, and personal freedom. Whether through art-making, guided discussion, storytelling, or reflective exercises, their workshops encourage participants to reconnect with themselves and each other in meaningful and empowering ways. R.C. believes healing and self-discovery do not have to exist separately from pleasure, play, joy, or laughter—and that honest community dialogue can be both liberating and deeply human.
R.C. received their Bachelor of Science degree in social policy & education with a concentration in Psychology from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. R.C. has co-authored scientific papers published in medical research journals and presented clinical research findings at numerous professional conferences. R.C. currently works full-time in healthcare IT as Product Manager.