Welcome to Janus

SOJ is a not-for-profit, all volunteer, San Francisco-based education and support organization devoted to the art of safe, consensual and non-exploitative BDSM.

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Single Tails

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Presented by Gauge Strongarm

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
SF Citadel
1277 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

Join Gauge Strongarm for So, you want to throw a single tail?

We will cover:

* Safety
* Accuracy

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In the Mood: Playing Smart with Mental Illness and Mood Disorders

In the Mood: Playing Smart with Mental Illness and Mood Disorders
Presented by Cynthia

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Doors open at 7:30 PM

Center for Sex and Culture
1349 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

Mental disorders are common in the United States. In a given year,

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Big Black Boots

Big Black Boots
Presented by Mo

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Doors open at 7:30 PM

SF Citadel
1277 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

Big Black Boots (or tall shiny heels!) are the foundation of many a sexy outfit. Mo will teach you how to keep your footwear (and other leather garments) looking well cared for and sexy. Leather care is a great skill for anyone to have, top or bottom. Although this isn't just a class on how to clean, hydrate and polish your leather. It is also to learn how to make a boot blacking experience extra sexy, whether giving or receiving!

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Sunday, April 24th: Beyond Bowed Heads: Rituals for Dominance and submission with Lee Harrington

Beyond Bowed Heads: Rituals for Dominance and submission
Presented by Lee Harrington

Sunday, April 24, 2011
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Center for Sex and Culture
1349 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

In this participatory lecture, join well-known educator Lee Harrington for a class on rituals and D/s relationships.

Rituals are a key part of any D/s relationship, whether we acknowledge them or not. From casual kisses as the door to formal slave poses, ritual objects such as collars to slave contracts, the BDSM world is rife with concepts of ritual- but what is a ritual?

What are the levels of ritualistic interaction we have between one another? Let’s look at rituals for day to day life (including how to get out of work or parent space), sacred time, intense connection, erotic play, solidifying relationships, changes within our relationships, and the taboo subject of the devastating loss of a relationship or its natural end.

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Sunday, April 3rd: The Original Sampler Night!

The Original Sampler Night!
Presented by the Society of Janus

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Doors open at 6 pm

SF Citadel
1277 Mission Street, San Francisco

Cost: $10 Janus members and reciprocal organizations; $20 all others.

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program
Join a dozen hot Tops for the original Sampler Night! With Master Hines on Flogging, the BadMice on Clips and Clamps, Marc & Pilar on Play Piercing, Larry Thoman on EStim, and Leland Carina on Spanking, along with many other Tops and topics, there is something for everyone to learn from or experience on Sampler Night.

For those of you who aren't familiar, the Sampler Night is a veritable smorgasbord of play techniques, offering up 'tastes' for anyone who might be curious.

It's like having many practical classes in one. But, unlike a regular class, you may arrive and leave whenever it suits you in the 3-hour window. Or you can come early and stay late. This has always been a very well-attended event.

Janus has chosen a group of very experienced teachers

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Weds, March 30th Class: Sadistic Humor in Play with Rocket

Light Hearts and Heavy Hands, Sadistic Humor in Play
Presented by Rocket

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Center for Sex and Culture
1349 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

Just in time for April Fools!

For some people, there's nothing funny about the crack of a whip. For others, the mere thought of a switch blade can make them giggle. When energy flows freely all kinds of new places can be explored. Is play different when there's laughter involved? It can often be a way to achieve heartfelt connection with your partner(s). How can laughter mixed with play and sex be transformative? How do you get there?

Stepping out of traditional role play can be freeing - as a way to push boundaries, try new techniques, or introduce surprising elements.

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Janus Jump: Social at House of Air Trampoline Park, April 18, 2011

Stressful Mondays? Jump for joy with Janus at our next Society of Janus social event!

We meet at House of Air at 6:30pm for the tour and orientation. We will be buying tickets for the 7:00 hour ($14). Bring socks and wear athletic clothing. They will provide trampoline shoes. They offer showers for afterward, and we'll want to clean up a bit. Depending on group consensus, we may get coffee and/or dinner after.


  House of Air's main trampoline structure consists of 42 conjoined trampolines.

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Tuesday, March 15 Class: Caning, Naughty and Nice with Master Morris

Caning, Naughty and Nice
Presented by Master Morris

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
SF Citadel
1277 Mission Street

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

The intimate cane.

Caning can range from gentle sensuous play to severe punishment play. The fun loving Master Morris just may put you in touch with canes. His presentation will inform and inspire. Not only will he describe and demonstrate good caning technique, he will show you how to create sensuous scenes, from the softest purr to a violent roar. Bring your own canes for practice in the practicum portion.

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Sunday, March 13th Class: Dominance and submission Xplore with Marine

Dominance and submission Xplore
Presented by Marine

Sunday, March 13, 2011
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Center for Sex and Culture
1349 Mission Street (btwn 9th and 10th)

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR
THE CENTER FOR SEX AND CULTURE

$5 Janus members and reciprocal organizations, $15 all others

Please note: you do not need to be a member to attend. Janus programs are open to all attendees 18 years of age and older who have a personal, positive interest in BDSM.

About Our Program

Dominance and submission: A symbiotic journey

Offered for the first time since 2008!

Come learn, discuss and question with Marine, an amazing lifestyle educator. She will talk about 24/7, role based, short term, life long, with or without SM relationships and anything else your imagination can conjure up about the Master/slave D/s lifestyle.

About Our Presenter

"Let me ask you this…" is very often the way The Marine begins a dialogue of learning. The Marine believe deeply in opportunities for growth found in the leather community. She walked into Leather some 22 years ago and has been teaching and presenting for more than 10 years.

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