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. I feel proud of my accomplishments in life. I love myself and I love what I do.
My educational accomplishments include Board Certified Trauma Informed Authentic Tantric® Practitioner (lineage based Tibetan 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®.
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 Authentic 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 Authentic 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.
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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