Hello + welcome. My name is Che Che Luna (they/them). I am currently living on the ancestral lands of the Kumeyaay people.
My positioning for transparency:
*I understand that not all my identities are listed here. I understand that some of my identities will change over time. I am actively seeking to become more aware of my proximity to power and how that impacts my education and the ways I navigate through the world. I dedicate myself and my work to unlearning settler colonialism and white supremacy.
My 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
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.
Sex Toy Reviewer & Digital Content Creator, Independent Consultant, 2020 – Present, Communicate with sponsors and brands to receive items to review. Offer honest, educational, gender inclusive and pleasure-centered 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.
Dance Educator, Che Che Luna LLC, 2010 – Present, Facilitate dance workshops and trainings that are pleasure and embodiment-focused and utilize extensive training as a professional dancer and past competitive gymnast. Hallmark workshops include Dance as Gender Expansion and inpleasure.
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
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)
SKILLS
Curriculum Development, Group Facilitation, Team Building, Social Media Influencer (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter), Creative Movement Storytelling, Liberation Writing, Dancing, Performing, Experience in Apple Computer Tech, Empathy, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Collaboration, Active Listening, Leadership, Organization, Time Management
My journey has led me to become a holistic trauma-informed sex + pleasure educator, dancer, activist and sensual embodiment facilitator. Through my offerings, I aim to bridge the gaps in pleasure accessibility so that underrepresented and marginalized beings can (re)build consensual, sovereign and affirming relationships with themselves + others. I am an embodiment of my queer Aztec transcestors and my incredible mentors, teachers + guides — Audre Lorde, adrienne maree brown, Ev’Yan Whitney, Sonya Renee Taylor, Emily Nagoski, Alok Vaid-Menon, Bianca Laureano, Rosalyn Dischiavo, Luna Dietrich, Frankie Simone, and many many more.