Muffing is a sex act that involves penetrating (“palpating”) the inguinal canals of folks with external gonads.

A number of articles and zines describing the practice and providing useful diagrams to facilitate at-home experimentation have been published since the term was coined by Mira Bellwether in her foundational zine Fucking Trans Women (2010), however, very little training and hands-on workshops on muffing have been offered. As such, few touch professionals and sex educators outside of those who are trans feminine—and even fewer non-trans clients!—are even aware of this practice.

For folks with external gonads and for those who have sex with folks with external gonads, muffing can be a way of queering up sex, circumventing tremendously limiting culturally proscribed/prescribed understandings of the erotic, and opening a potential universe of pleasure steeped in the notion that our bodies are “polymorphously perverse playgrounds of wonder.”

Over the course of this intimate and immersive 4-hour workshop and intensive designed specifically for touch professionals (e.g., sexological bodyworkers and somatic sex educators, surrogate partner therapists, professional Dominants, erotic touch practitioners, and pelvic floor physical therapists who offer sex counseling or education) participants will experience:

detailed instruction in the practice of muffing,
how to support pleasure and warm up for muffing;
a live demo; and
hands-on experience muffing (thanks to the participation of a couple of lovely “demo bottoms”)

The intention for this workshop is to offer a fun, intimate space for exploring muffing not solely from a “how-to” lens but an exploration rooted in pleasure-centered, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practice, within a container that celebrates the splendid complexities of genitals and the nuances of embodied consent.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE LIMITED TO TOUCH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER ALLIED SEXUALITY PROFESSIONALS**

Workshop Overview

Introductions and embodiment practice
Exploring gender-pleasure
Anatomy dive- precision and affirming
Considerations for touch professionals working with trans embodiment - fragility, ethical curiosity
Experiential learning & practice through touch
Harvesting and resourcing

Workshop Fees:

Ticket fees cover compensation for the facilitator, compensation for demo bottoms during hands-on session practice, compensation for the demo top, venue costs, and light food and refreshment provided. Please locate yourself on this rate scale:

Pay it Forward Rate: $250 (For those who can afford this rate, this tier allows us to subsidize and provide scholarships to providers/practitioners and community members to make this pathbreaking training accessible.)
Base Rate: $150 (The base rate tier for for certified sexological bodyworkers and somatic sex educators, licensed practitioners and/or non-student or mentee providers/practitioners)
BILPOC / Student Rate: $75 (This tier is for members of the community who are Black, Indigenous/First Peoples, Latine/Latinx, and persons of color and/or touch providers who are presently students in-training/under supervision/being mentored/early career SWers.)

A Deep Dive into Muffing