Lifestyle Educator, Spiritualist, Title Holder, Certified Grief Recovery Counselor, Activist and Famous Leatherman,
Master Skip Chasey

Skip Chasey, a/k/a Master Skip, heads a family of spiritually grounded leatherfolk in the City of Angels, where he is a practicing spiritual director and certified Grief Recovery ™ counselor and also earns a living as a missionary among the savages of Hollywood. He is a co-producer of the Southwest Leather Conference and a co-founder of People of Leather Among You ("PLAY"), a social and educational group for Southern California men and women interested in the integration of spirituality and leather/fetish sexuality. In 2000 Master Skip addressed a crowd of almost one million people at the Millennium March on Washington, and since then he has given the keynote address and nearly 150 programs on the spiritual dynamics of SM and D/s relationships at noteworthy leather events throughout the US and Canada.

From 2001-2007 Master Skip was a core instructor for the Butchmanns Experience, a periodic weekend retreat that offers opportunities for profound personal growth to leathermen and women of all sexual orientations and identities. He presently serves on the Theologies Team for Metropolitan Community Churches and on the board of directors for Butchmanns, Inc., a non-profit educational organization dedicated to self-actualization through the mindful use of physical practices and the conscious exchange of personal power for spiritual awareness.

Master Skip his slave Rick are two of the subjects of "Ask the Man Who Owns him," an upcoming book on gay male Master/slave relationships written by slave david stein, and he and his pup Tim are the subjects of the award-winning documentary film "Pup" as well as featured articles in "Nerve.com" magazine and "Power Exchange" magazine.. Master Skip is a past recipient of the Lee Montague Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Service from Avatar Club Los Angeles, where he is an active member, was named "Best Trainer" at the 2002 International Puppy Contest, received the 2005 Pantheon of Leather Community Choice Award, and last year was honored with the Master Heart Award at the 2008 Master/slave Conference.

In his own words, "Blood may be thicker than water, but leather is thicker than blood."

Personal authenticity can only result from the integration of all aspects of our selves-including our sexuality and our spirituality-into one seamless and genuine whole. If we are to live authentically, including our fetishes and BDSM practices in this integration is as necessary and legitimate as including any other part of our lives.

In this interactive workshop you will be a presenter as Master Skip facilitates a group discussion of how we as leatherfolk merge sex and spirit, why we do so, and the impact such integration makes on our individual and collective lives. Come and contribute your wisdom to the tribe!

The archetype of the Servant Master is found in every major spiritual tradition, from the shamanic Native American medicine man who acts as the conduit between the tribe and the spirits of its ancestors, to Buddhist bodhisattvas who postpone their entrance into Nirvana in order to facilitate the enlightenment of others, to Jesus' Last Supper revelation that, "Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave to all." This profound and paradoxical teaching provokes a challenging question to those who claim the dominant role in a D/s relationship: "How am I called to be of service to those who serve me?" Join Master Skip as he shares his insights into what it means to be a Servant Master and the alchemy that transforms dominance and submission into devotion and surrender.

(This presentation, which is appropriate for both Dominants and submissives, will conclude with the audience participating in a moving, sacred ritual. A short break will be taken prior to the ritual to allow those who do not wish to participate to take their leave. Once the door to the meeting room has been closed, no one will be permitted to enter until the ritual has concluded.)

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