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Embodied Elements for Wellness and Pleasure
  • Home
  • About
    • Lucia Vasquez
    • Tibetan Tantra®
    • Somatic Sex Ed/Bodywork
    • Somatic Art Embodiement
    • Code Of Ethics
  • Offerings
    • Community Events
    • Tantra (Vulva/Yoni)
    • Tantra (Penis/Lingam)
    • Tantra (Couples/Partners)
    • Somatic Sex Ed/Bodywork
    • Somatic Art Embodiment
  • FAQ
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    • Podcasts
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Welcome To Learning More About Me

Hi! I'M LUCIA VASQUEZ

I'm a Chicana born and raised on the land of the Chochenyo speaking Lisjan, Muwekma Ohlone peoples also known as Oakland, CA. My culture is from Mexico, land of the Purepecha Indigenous peoples also known as Uruapan, Michoacán . I'm a loving mother of 6 beautiful children, an artist of various mediums and I feel proud of my accomplishments in life. I love myself and I love what I do.


For me, becoming certified in the field of tantra and sexology was not something I had planned. As a sexual abuse survivor and coming from a lineage of generational trauma unraveled my life's path into a profound search of healing transformation. It was then that I was gifted and  welcomed into my Tantric medicine pathway to ignite self love and heal myself for balanced wellness.


It wasn't until I learned how to fully embody these Tibetan 5 Element Tantric® practices that I truly came to inhabit every part of myself and who I am. I slowly started to find my way back to "me". As layers of trauma, shame, fear, and pain began to shed away. I could begin to feel all of my life's pleasures slowly return with such bliss, gratitude and power. 


I bring my own experiences as well as working with others who have experienced trauma to share, grow, awaken and heal others. Many of us have obscurations that can block and get in the way from being able to embrace our happiness, our self love and our power to experience all pleasures. I'm grateful and honored to be able to share all about how Tibetan 5 Element Tantra® has worked for me and how it can work for you as well. My intention is to help you shed away the blocks that are in the way of your true self. I’m here to provide guidance and coaching to become balanced and awakened in the body, mind, spirit and sex. 


This knowledge was truly gifted to me and I intend to share it with the world. I have faced the darkest aspects of myself and I have faced the most blissful enlightenment. I accept and love it all. It is from a place of self love that we can expand. The release of fears and embracement of beauty within us all is such an accomplishment. Freedom from all suffering!


This tantric spiritual path gave me the support I needed to grow as a person and in my community. My continued education and studies in the field of Somatic Sexology, Tibetan Medicine, Curanderismo and more all inform my approach, as well as my personal experiences, within my work.


I specialize in working with those who have experienced any form of trauma, disabilities, mental health, and those looking to explore sexuality. I welcome and invite all individuals of any background, race, gender, identity, etc.  


My educational accomplishments include Board Certified Trauma Informed Authentic Tantric® Practitioner (lineage based Tibetan 5 Element Tantra®), American Board Certified Sexologist, Certified Therapeutic Art Life Coach, majored in Business Administration Management, as well as studies in dance, art, alternative medicine somatic healing body work, BDSM/Kink and additional studies in Transformative Justice, Decolonizing work,  Tibetan Medicine, Curanderismo and Certified  Somatic Sex Educator®/Sexological Bodyworker®. All of my background and lived experience informs my practice and work.


 Embodied Elements, Lucia Vasquez recognizes and acknowledges that it is located on the territory of the Muwekma, Lisjan, Huichin, the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo Ohlone speaking people, in what is colonially known today as Oakland, CA. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Tribes and other familial descendants. 


Transform your body and mind

Detailed Work, educational background, Training, Mentorship & Continued studies

Embodied Elements for Wellness & Pleasure, Oakland — Owner, December 2019 - Present 

Embodied Pleasures Shop, Oakland — Owner,  July 2022 - Present 

The Institute of Authentic Tantra® Education, Canada — Tantra Mastery & Certification Instructor & AASECT Program Director (Independent Contract) January 2022 - Present 


Training Background


Curanderismo (Mexican Folk Healing) Mentorship — 2 Year Program for Levels 1 & 2 April 2023 - Present with Ericka Buenaflor, Realize Your Bliss, Tejunia, CA


Somatic Sex Educator® /Sexological Bodyworker®  

November 2024  

The Institute for Somatic Sex Education, Victoria, Canada


ACSB Transformative Justice Circles Training

October 2024

Association of Certified Sexological Bodyworkers Ethics Committee


Tibetan Medicine Therapist — 300 Hours 

December 2023 

The Kunde Institute, San Francisco, CA 


A.B.S. Certified Sexologist — No. 23156

March 2023 

The American Board of Sexology 


Foundations of Chicana/O/X Psychology — History and Current Relevance, Ethnic Identity, and Family Roles & Functioning 

January 2023 

The Institute of Chicana/O Psychology, Austin, TX 


Relay Friendly Business — Certified for Embodied Elements 

August 2020 

California Relay Service, California Public Utilities Commission 


A.C.S. Certified Sexologist 

February 2020 

The American College of Sexologists International 


Certified Authentic Tantra® Practitioner

November 2019 

The Institute of Authentic Tantra® Education 


Certified Therapeutic Art Life Coach 

March 2019 

The Transformation Academy™ 


Massage Bodyworker - Various Modalities

November 2013 

The McKinnon Body Therapy Center, Oakland, CA 


Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts — Degree 

May 2003 

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA 


Continuing Education


Continuing Education courses in Tibetan Medicine with The Kunde Institute of San Francisco - Present 


Didactic Training on Healing Internalized Oppression, Jacks McNamara with The LQBTQ Oakland Center, Pacific Center for Hum Growth - March 2024 


Restorative Loving Justice with The Institute for Somatic Sex Education, Kai Cheng Thom - December 2023 & March 2024 


Racialized Trauma with The Cultural Somatics Training and Institute - November 2023


Get Started with Nonviolent Communication - November 2023 


Cultivating Bodhicitta Course with The Institute for Authentic Tantra® Education - November 2023 


Didactic Training: Group Facilitation with The Pacific Center for Human Growth - October 2023


Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism with The Education for Racial Equity, Resmaa Menakem - April 2022 


 Undoing Racism ® with The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond - May 2022 


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