By: SHA Intern Tula Pitcher
Midori, the internationally acclaimed sexologist, educator, performer, and bondage expert, will be teaching our Kink for the Professional workshop on April 23rd and 24th. Using her expertise, Midori will lead discussions about cultural competence in healthy BDSM and sexual humiliation through judgement-free communication between partners, clients, and professionals.
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Midori brings a multicultural and holistic approach to the kink and BDSM community. After moving to the United States, she got her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and pursued higher education from San Francisco Sex Education. Later in the 90’s, Midori emerged from the sex-positive scene as both an educator and a provacative performance artist. She remains based in San Francisco, although she consistently travels internationally to host workshops, performances, and speak for the art and sex community.
In Midori’s abundant career, she has been an author, an educator, and an artist. She’s written multiple books, including The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage, Wildside Sex, and Master Han’s Daughter. Midori has also been featured in Men’s Health UK, Spectator Magazine, the Dan Savage Show, and the American Sex Podcast. She’s been awarded as the Best Sex Educator by SF Weekly Magazine, Sainted by Sisters of Perpetual Indulgences, and Pantheon Leather Woman of the Year. She’s spoken for TEDx, and teaches various workshops on alternative variations of sexuality including topics of power, desire, and femininity.
Additionally, Midori has developed several strategies for fostering self-exploration and open communication - extremely valuable tools for developing compassion and acceptance. For example, her “head-heart-hands” methodology invites participants to address difficult topics with new perspectives and individual examination. Midori leads and coaches small group intensives as well, called ForteFemme and Rope Dojo. Her creativity and sexually candid curriculum is in extremely high demand, with her workshops booking full months in advance!
In April, her conference for SHA will touch on her BDSM Appetite Grid in order to center mutual consent, negotiation, and satisfaction in kink-interested relationships. Language, identity, and justice play large roles in her teaching, so prepare to have an open mind, and to be alert and in-touch with your preconceived biases. Not only do Midori’s lessons provide thoughtful insight into the world of sexuality, but her anecdotes are equally applicable to humanity and the challenges life throws at each of us.
Midori’s Kink for the Professional will be held, as mentioned above, on April 23rd and 24th. If these topics peak an interest in you, register to learn from a world renowned sexpert before it’s too late!