Sensation play covers a wide range of ways to stimulate and awaken the skin, both for its own sake, and combined with other play. We will discuss cupping, candles, hot wax, clamps, abrasion, fire, spice, and other unique experiences.

Genitalized BDSM (sex play) also ranges from sublime to excruciating. It can include strap-ons, vibrators, insertables, sexual training, deprivation, forced orgasms, oral play, exhibitionism, vaginal handballing (fisting), anal handballing, tit torture, CBT, other genitorture, and emotional aspects.

• Fear & Terror Play; Rape and/or Abduction Simulation; Interrogation; Humiliation, Objectification, and Degradation; Mindfucks; Playing with Taboos; Fetishism, Roleplay

This survey program departs from the technical "how-to's" of play, to look at the effects of play on emotion, and the effects of emotion on play.

• kink & self-acceptance, guilt & shame, consent, trust & abuse, fantasy, expectations & negotiation, your brain on emotion: physical stimuli & emotional response, triggers, landmines, resistance & catharsis, aftercare, connection & attachment, relationships in the scene.

Dominance and Submission 

• This program is designed to provide an overview of D/s practices, including: Negotiation, Collars & Contracts, Protocol, Rituals, Conflict Resolution, Slavery, Punishment, Models of power exchange.

• This Program will provide an overview of all major forms of Bondage, will cover physical and psychological aspects, safety, and possibly some hands-on time with Rope.
• Leather, Rope, Metal, Plastic, Jackets, Harnesses, Japanese Style, Cages, Predicament, Suspensions, Mummification/Sensory Deprivation. Emotional aspects, Pain, Escapism, Temperature and dis/comfort.

• Spanking, Flogging, Crops, Canes, Singletails, Whips, Florentine(Double) Flogging, Ranges from Light to Heavy, Sting vs. Thud, Safety issues.
• Hand Spanking, Paddles and Straps; Punching, Slapping, Hitting and Kicking; Crops and Canes; and Whips (both multi-tailed like floggers and cat-o-nine tails, and singletails).

• For electric play, there will be presentation and/or discussion of basic tens muscle stimulation units, Folsom Units, the ErosTek E-312B,Violet Wand, flyswatter, Dog Collars and cattle prods, genitorture and genital play, monopole vs.dipole, and other types of e-play will also be covered.
• Under medical play,we plan to talk about medical role playing, temporary play piercing, permanent piercing (body modification),cutting and scarification, suturing, catheterization, sounds, inspections, inflations, inspections, shaving, casting, and more.

Because of the greater use of space, time, and instructors, Sampler Night costs $8 for members/reciprocal, or $20 for non-members. Doors open at 7:30, sampler runs to 10:30. Since it is not a lecture format, you may arrive and depart at any time.

• The Janus Sampler Night is a simple concept yielding powerful results. Janus assembles a selection of people with expertise in various aspects of BDSM play and brings them together. There will be "Demo Stations" around the dungeon where these players will demonstrate their skills and, more importantly, give you the chance to experience these different kinds of play in a safe, non-threatening way..
• There is no substitute for actual first hand knowledge, and this way you can try a wide variety of BDSM sensations with the knowledge that it's being done by experienced people who have no goals other than to help enlighten.
• This can be especially helpful to Tops who are new to BDSM. Most people agree that in order to be a good top it is helpful if you have had some first hand experience in getting the sensations that you are giving. Sampler night offers the top the chance to feel what a flogging is like, to experience needles or electrostim, etc., in a purely educational forum.
• While most Janus classes delve deep into one specific area of expertise, the Sampler night is great to gain not only experience, but to survey the wide realm of BDSM practices. For beginners it's an ideal learning experience, and for the seasoned players, it's a chance to be inspired and reinvigorate your play by remembering the variety we have at our disposal.