The D/s Academy charges a $100L fee to join their invite only group this patronage is to pay towards their land fees. All events are free they do not intend to make a profit. This group in Secondlife promote assistance to understanding the lifestyle of Dominance and submission in Secondlife and Real Life. They host discussion groups and classes centered on the BDSM related topics to enhance a BDSM community among the members interested. Covering a variety of topics such as literature group chats, parties and concerts. They focus on Dominants, submissives and switches with human avatars who try to act in SL same or similar to how they are in RL. They consider our place not a roleplay place, but a chat platform of RL people to meet each other. They have a special submissives' support group that is called "subs haven". D/s Academy is a Lifestyle facility, but we enjoy giving roleplayers and idea what it means to engage in SSC BDSM.Of course nekos, furries, demons, vampires etc. are welcome as well as long as their mindset fits with their chater and information posted below:
Teleport to: The D/s Academy
Contact Person: Mirjam Munro, Director
Their tennants are as followed:
Same as in RL, we think a BDSM lifestyle in SL should be characterized by
- authenticity (uprightness,honesty, make clear if RL persona speaks or a roleplayed SL persona)
- mutual trust which cannot develop without a lot of communication and awareness of oneself and the other
- mutual respect and
- physical and emotional safety on the subs' and the Doms' side.
- to prevent people with a serious interest in the D/s lifestyle from getting emotionally and/or physically hurt or hurt others and to provide them with RL-prooved reliable information about various aspects of BDSM. The D/s academy's work focuses on D/s & own personality, D/s relationship aspects, BDSM techniques and physical and emotional safety.
D/s Academy is a place for people to meet people, to learn, to share experiences, to reflect and develop themselves, to expand their knowledge and skills for engaging in a a safe sane consentual way of D/s lifestyle. They are a platform that provides help to people who need it and have a mutually supportive BDSM community built around the Academy. They are proactive in networking with other groups of similar interest.
1. What is the D/s academy?
The D/s academy is an institution and group in Second Life that wants to help people that have questions on the D/s lifestyle (SL and RL) and are looking for contact to other BDSM loving people in SL (and RL). The D/s academy offers discussion groups and classes about certain BDSM related topics, most of them referring to SL and RL. To enhance a BDSM community among members interested in it, we also offer some fun events such as parties and concerts.
2. The mission of the D/s academy
The main goal of the D/s academy is to prevent people with a serious interest in the D/s lifestyle from getting emotionally and/or physically hurt or hurt others and to provide them with RL-prooved reliable information about various aspects of BDSM.
The D/s academy's work focuses on D/s & own personality, D/s relationship aspects, BDSM techniques and physical and emotional safety.
3. Our primary beliefs with respect to D/s lifestyle
Same as in RL, we think a BDSM lifestyle in SL should be characterized by
- authenticity (uprightness,honesty, make clear if RL persona speaks or a roleplayed SL persona)
- mutual trust which cannot develop without a lot of communication and awareness of oneself and the other
- mutual respect and
- physical and emotional safety on the subs' and the Doms' side.
The only protocol for D/s that we teach is this:
A D/s relationship has to be based on mutual trust, mutual respect, SSC (safety, sanity, consentuality), interest in the individuality of each partner and communication. All further protocol/arrangement of rules and procedures is the task of the individual sub and Dom because it is up to them to arrange what fits best for them.
4. What You won't find at the D/s academy
The D/s academy's events are no roleplay in themselves, such as some other BDSM educational
institutions in SL offer - so no "naughty student"-thing, neither are the teachers to be called "Masters"/"Mistresses", nor are the students slaves and property of the D/s academy, nor do submissives have to kneel during classes. Noone has to attend events regularly, but shall pick what interests him/her most and feel free to come and go whenever he/she likes. The D/s academy events are a service for the members and all that is expected of students is a serious interest in the D/s lifestyle and polite behavior towards staff and other members.
5. Our members
Currently around 300 English speaking people from all over the world, mainly from Europe and the USA, a majority of them engaging into BDSM in RL as well. Some of them have found kind of a BDSM community via the D/s academy, and social bonding goes beyond what You would usually expect at a BDSM school.
If you want to learn and share how to act out and further develop Your submissive or dominant RL nature in a safe sane consentual way, in SL and/or RL, You might find what You are looking for at the D/s academy. We are also open to people interested into BDSM who have not yet found out if they are Dom or sub or simply are interested in D/s lifestyle. If you want to learn how to roleplay being a Dominant or submissive best, this group is not the right one for You.
When You are interested in joining the group, You are very welcome. Mirjam Munro can send You a group invitation - please request it via IM.
Please note:
Members who have not logged into SL for at least 3 months will be ejected from group to avoid too many "dead members" in the group. Each is gladly taken back in the group should he/she come back into SL after a longer RL break, no worries here.
You can be sure the biggest part of the group members is quite active in SL which shall add to the social experience You will have by group membership.
6. Schedule of events and event notification
The staff of the D/s academy is happy to be able to offer 8 educational events every week:
- 2 BDSM discussion group in text chat (every other Tues 11.30 am SLT, Thurs noon SLT)
- 2 BDSM discussion groups in voice chat (Sat 1 pm SLT, Sun 1 pm SLT)
- 1 open BDSM question & answer forum during EU evening time in text chat (every other Tues 11.30 am SLT)
- BDSM classes/lectures in text chat (currently Wed 1 pm SLT and Thurs 11 am SLT, US evening time class in planning)
Dates, times and topics for the D/s academy events are announced by a "weekly events
preview" group notice at the beginning of each week (usually on Sunday). Besides there are reminder group notices at the day of each event.
Here you can find the D/s academy google calendar.
7. Finances
Now You may ask Yourself if there are any costs:
Joining the group costs 100 lindens. They are used to cover a part of the land tier of the D/s academy's parcel.
As the main aim of the D/s academy and its teachers is to help and inform people about their passion BDSM, no definite fee has to be paid for the classes. But tips for discussion group leaders and teachers of classes are highly appreciated.
We suggest a tip of at least 200 L$ for a class. The staff is getting no salary but the tips. You give to them. 20 percent of each tip is used to support the land tier. Please appreciate the effort of the teacher staff with preparing and running the events.
We are always thankful for donations that we will use for the land tier. The land owners Mirjam,
Sidius and PatrickR are paying more for the land tier than the D/s academy brings in by the membership fees and the 20 percent shares from the tip jars.
8. Cooperations
The D/s academy is a participating group of the ACES network in SL (group: "Adult Community Education Society" - ask Jovial Denimore or JeZeBeLe Dagger for info about this group). We highly recommend membership in this group if You want to get to know about a variety of educational events offered to adults in Second Life.
We have the group "subs haven" as a side venture of the D/s academy . It is a group for subs only, providing subs only meetings and one one on mentoring from sub to sub if needed. It is our sub to sub support group. Ask Mirjam Munro for info about this group please.
We cooperate in events with the SIM Salvus Tao (a submissives' retreat), the SIM Fallen BDSM, the SIM Leashed & Collared, the SIM BDSM Retreat and the Twisted Orchid BDSM Club on the SIM Pattaya.
If You have questions we are always happy to help.
Maybe see You soon and all the best,
Mirjam Munro & staff of the D/s academy.
