Che Che Luna (they/them) is a movement storyteller, (eco)erotic artist, certified sexuality educator and sensual embodiment facilitator dedicated to collaborative liberatory praxis. Their lens as a queer, trans, Autistic, kinky, polyamorous, Indigenous-chicanx informs their multidisciplinary work, which includes ecoeroticism + ecosystem-based philosophies, inherited ancestral knowledges, social justice frameworks and multi-cultural dance studies. It is their honor and life’s work to support underserved communities in reclaiming the body as a source of pleasure, elemental wisdom, expansion, transformation, erotic aliveness, autonomy, interconnectedness, and love. Luna evokes permission for others to live into their truth, heal from systemic oppression, embody their desires, and find their own access points into the sensual body and the collective interdependent body of the more-than-human world.
Che Che was born and raised on the sacred lands of the Chumash people (Santa Barbara, California). Their papa’s ancestors are indigenous to the desert of Sonora, México and South Central Arizona. Their mama’s ancestors are settlers from England and The Balkans. Che moves through the world with a deep and humbling awe for the ways that their chosen family, friends, beloveds, teachers, mentors, collaborators, plant + animal allies, landscapes and histories, in all of their constellations of existence, come together to shape who they are today and inspire them to be the ancestor our future needs. To build a sense of belonging, reconnection and repair to their origins, Che Che has a long standing practice of dancing with the earth and listening to the beingness of relationship that is our connection to each other, the land, and the multiplicity of beings within and around us. This practice has become foundational in their space holding over the last decade of co-creating body based experiential workshops, 1:1 sessions, gatherings, ceremonies, celebrations and performances that center QTPOC. A forever student, they are devoted to a lifetime of (un)learning, decolonizing, and providing deep community care.
Some of Che Che Luna’s groundlaying trainings and certifications include…
Nationally Qualified Level 10 Gymnast, B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Dance Minor from the University of California, Santa Cruz, Certified Holistic Sex Educator from the Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment (ISEE), and they are currently moving through the justice-rooted ANTEUP! Sexuality Educator Certification program as well as the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education program.
Full Resume:
EDUCATION
Certified Holistic Sex Educator, Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment (ISEE), 2023
B.S. in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, 2008
Dance Minor, University of California Santa Cruz, 2008
WORK EXPERIENCE
Founder & Lead Educator, Che Che Luna LLC, 2017 – Present, Create and implement one-on-one and group educational sessions with clients focused on enhancing and expanding their access to pleasure. Offer online virtual courses and content using accessible features to provide inclusive and experiential learning.
Digital Content Creator, Independent Consultant, 2020 – Present, Communicate with sponsors and brands to receive items to review. Offer honest, educational and gender inclusive reviews of items. This entails writing, choreographing and recording playful and engaging content for various social media applications.
Movement Choreographer, Independent Contractor, 2018 – Present, Choreograph music videos and live performances for musicians including (but not limited to) Frankie Simone, Moorea Masa, Y La Bamba.
Dance Performer, Independent Contractor, 2012 – Present, Execute storytelling through movement for live concerts, commercials, music videos, short films and various campaigns. Clients include (but are not limited to) Billboard, Portland Trail Blazers, SXSW, Treefort, Adidas, Teva, Revry and The W Hotel.
Sensual Embodiment Facilitator, Che Che Luna LLC, 2010 – Present, Facilitate group and 1:1 containers centering the disciplines of eco-er0ticism, authentic movement and my inherited ancestral knowledge, inviting underserved communities into the process of deepening erotic embodiment through the liberatory power of sensual movement. Hallmark workshops include Dance as Gender Expansion and Pleasure Permission Circles.
Behavior Technician, Play Connections, 2015-2016, Executed treatment plan of therapists working with Autistic children. Supported clients in home, public school system, and play movement space. Created lesson plans for building body coordination and awareness. Established relationships with client’s families to discuss consent, boundaries and body autonomy.
Gymnastics Coaching, Oregon Gymnastics Academy, June Bugs Gym, Spirals Gymnastics, 2004-2015, Trained and worked with youth ages 6 months to 8 years old in developing all-around artistic gymnastics skills. Created lesson plans on topics such as body autonomy, safety, consent and boundaries. Choreographed routines for youth and collaborated with parents / caregivers in establishing informed consent and group agreements. Offered evaluation to both youth and parents.
PUBLICATIONS
Refinery29: These 4 Latines Are Destigmatizing Sex Work by Jacqueline Delgadillo (2023). Available at: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/latines-destigmatizing-sex-work
Gossamer Magazine: Touch (2021). Available at: https://www.gossamer.co/articles/che-che-luna
Elite Daily: 5 Women & Femmes Working To Destigmatize Sex Work On Instagram (2021). Available at: https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/5-women-femmes-working-to-destigmatize-sex-work-on-instagram-71036163
Shape: The Best G-Spot Vibrators, According to Sex Educators (2021). Available at: https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/sex-and-love/best-g-spot-vibrators
Kinkly: 7 Masturbation Tips For People With Very Sensitive Clits (2019). Available at: https://www.kinkly.com/7-masturbation-tips-for-people-with-very-sensitive-clits/2/18341
Well + Good: The 9 Best Inclusive Sex Education Instagram Accounts to Follow Right Now (2019). Available at: https://www.wellandgood.com/sex-educators-instagram/
PERFORMANCES
PODCASTS
P.S. Blossom, Pleasure: A Wellspring of Wisdom (February 2nd, 2023). Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wajhe0sMa4j5HgNgLKP3O?si=5023f8fbf376490e
Real Talk Radio: Pleasure, Dancing and Masturbation (2021). Available at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pleasure-dancing-masturbation-with-che-che-luna/id1034376872?i=1000511146454
Sex Magic Podcast: Pleasure, Embodied (2021). Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/35g2sh4vB6e2zTywy6S2Da?si=wClN2hWRTMalGdNE1ko3-g
Sensual Self with Ev’Yan Whitney: Che Che is Sexually Liberated (2018). Available at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sexually-liberated-woman/id1124567779?i=1000424282098&mt=2
MEDIA
Teva: Pride Campaign (2020).
DotGay: The Library (Season 1) (2020). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXwaGBvDP8NZJbI5dPtVbiMdS9dDTY7Bn
Netflix Original Series, Trinkets (Season 1, Episode 2 – Paper Tiger) (2019).
Adidas: Pride Campaign (2018). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfQD0mBA_fY
AWARDS
Self-Worship: a short experimental dance film, Official Selection, Outfest 2020
Self-Worship: a short experimental dance film, Audience Award, Portland Dance Film Fest, 2020
SPEAKING INVITATIONS
Permission Loves Company, October 2nd, 2022
Queer Dance Con Panelist, October 9th, 2021
Host for Sensual Selfie Challenge with Ev’Yan Whitney, October 18th, 2021
Pussy Witch Academy Speaker, 2019
TEACHING
Practitioner, Institute for Radical Permission with adrienne maree brown & Sonya Renee Taylor (2023), https://radicalpermission.org
Creator + Facilitator, Pleasure Permission Circle (2023), https://che-che-luna.teachable.com/courses/pleasure-permission-circle1
Facilitator, Sensual Dance Workshop with DAME (2022)
Creator + Facilitator, inpleasure: an all levels Sensual Dance Workshop, Willamette University, April 30th 2022
Guest Facilitator, Pleasure as a Liberatory Embodied Experience, Pleasure Herbalism//Hood Herbalism Course, April 9th 2022
Creator + Facilitator, Dance as Gender Expansion: a live online experiential movement class for finding your embodied euphoria, Che Che Luna, Jan 8th 2022
Founder + Lead Educator, Sensual Self-Care Academy: 22 days of pleasure practice, October 2021
Founder + Instructor, Inpleasure: a virtual prerecorded dance workshop for deepening self-intimacy + sensual embodiment, April 2021
Founder + 1:1 Coach, Actualize Your Pleasure Potential, January-March 2021
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Advanced SAR: Youth Sexuality, ANTEUP!, April 2024
Advanced SAR: Sex and Drugs, ANTEUP!, March 2024
TikTok for Sexuality Professionals, Mariah November 16th 2022
Disability & Intersectional Identities, Dylan Kapit and Robin Wilson-Beattie, SIECUS, 2021
Boss Witch Academy with Luna Dietrich, 2021
Talking to Adolescents About Pornography, Jessica Alder MPA, Nicole Daley MPH, Emily F. Rothman ScD, MS, May 10th & 17th, 2021
Advanced SAR: Less Than Unusual Behaviors, ISEE, January 23rd, 2021
Galen Hooks group dance training sessions on performance, embodiment, technique and choreography, (2018-2019)
Behavioral Tech training through Play Connections, 2015
Oregon Gymnastics Academy Coaching Trainings: USAG Safety Certification, Consent, Sexual Harassment, CPR, Correct Spotting Techniques, 2015
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) (2019-present)
SAG-AFTRA Member (2019-Present)
