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Whether you’re here to deepen your professional practice, expand your personal awareness, or explore the powerful intersections of healing, kink, and authenticity, there’s something here for you.

Keep an eye on this page. I move when Spirit moves, and when it does, you’ll find the openings here.

Current Offerings

Info Session: KPSA overview & Programing

Curious about Therapeutic BDSM, KPSA Summit, or how to get involved?
Join this live info session to learn more about the movement, upcoming cohorts, professional paths, and how everything connects.

Come with your questions and your curiosity.

Next one TBA, 2026

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Power & Praxis

This program supports you in building ethical, kink-affirming, and culturally grounded practices that are anchored in real-world application, not performance. Whether you’re a therapist, educator, coach, bodyworker, or facilitator, Power in Praxis provides the structure, content, and space to refine how you lead, support, and serve. 40 CEUs available.

Feb 1st, 2026

$2997

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Certified Professional Kink Practitioner (CPKP) Program

Join our 12-month hybrid training for pro practitioners committed to ethical, embodied kink practice. Early Bird Enrollment Now Open for January 2026 cohort.

April 2026

$4,497

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Self-Reconciliation Therapy & Therapeutic BDSM Training

This three month training is tailored for clinicians, pro practitioners, and educators interested in trauma-informed, somatic, and power dynamics–based care. New cohort Begins August 29th, 2026.

August 29th, 2026

$1,497

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Black History Month. Power. People. Positioning

by Yulinda Renee | February 1, 2026 | Personal Reflections | 0 Comments

Today is the first day of Black History Month. For me, this moment is about naming what my work has always been oriented toward and what I am actively choosing to embody now. The work I am doing through Power and Praxis and beyond is rooted in a commitment to center...

Liberation, Power, and the Body: Why Kink Still Matters in a Culture of Control

by admin | November 3, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, KPSA, Therapeutic BDSM | 0 Comments

Every few months, the word liberation trends again. It shows up in campaigns, captions, and conference titles. But in a climate where rights are being rolled back and control is being repackaged as safety, it feels necessary to pause and ask—what does liberation...

The Edge of Excellence: Why Professionalizing Kink Isn’t Selling Out; It’s Leveling Up

by Yulinda Renee | August 23, 2025 | Edge of Excellence, KPSA | 0 Comments

Let’s talk about it. A lot of what we know and love in the kink world came up underground, on purpose. That’s where it felt safest. Away from people who didn’t get it. Away from judgment, stigmatization, and pathologizing. In the dark, something powerful was built....

When Innovation Makes People Uncomfortable

Jun 5, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, KPSA, Therapeutic BDSM

A real-life comment, a grounded response, and the work of building legitimacy beyond legacy systems. Recently, I received a strong critique in response to a post I made in a kink science group about Therapeutic BDSM™. The commenter came in swinging with a polished and...

Kink as an Identity: More Than Just a Preference

Apr 28, 2025 | Article, Edge of Excellence, Kink Conscious, KPSA

For many people, kink is often seen as something they do rather than something they are. It is framed as an activity, a hobby, or an alternative way to experience intimacy. But for others, kink is much more than that. It is an identity that shapes how they move...

Power, Positioning, and Palatability: Who Gets to Lead in Kink Spaces

Apr 27, 2025 | Edge of Excellence, Kink Conscious, KPSA

I’ve been paying attention. Not just to who’s in the room, but who isn’t. Not just to who gets invited to the table, but who keeps getting left out of the conversation altogether. And there’s a pattern that’s hard to unsee once you notice it. In conversations about...

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