Tremble & Trust: The Body, Play, and Healing by Master Ray

To tremble is not to break… it’s the embodied experience of remembering, responding, and opening. In this class, we explore the profound overlap between trauma, play, and healing. Learn how to hold space for yourself and your partners when play stirs old wounds, and discover ways to grow trust - even in edgy scenes. We’ll talk about how trauma lives in the body and how kink can either awaken or soothe it, depending on how it’s approached. You’ll learn what traumatic arousal can look and feel like, and how to respond with care when it happens. We’ll explore ways to stay grounded and connected with your partner, how to negotiate play that's exciting, safer, and how to use aftercare to support embodied integration of the experience.