There are so many variations to this Lifestyle, that I'm not surprised it's difficult to keep a mentoring group together. Interests in BDSM run from bondage to blood to blah blah blah, so a newbie would almost need the support of an entire group as opposed to a single Master. On the other hand, it's not easy to trust a single person much less a group.

Perhaps a way to mix and match a group and individual experience?