Rafael/a Luna-Pizano

Educator

Urban Yoga

The waters that connect the island of Cebu to the west coast of Turtle Island is my ocean.  I have grown under the protection of Mt. Tahoma and the mountains of Tongva and Chumash peoples.  I have been nourished at the banks of the Duwamish river.  My ancestors are Ilocana, Visayan, Xicana, Chiricahua-Apache, and more unnamed.  Therefore, I am bakla, I am trans*formational and the name given to me is Rafael/a Luna-Pizano.  I have practiced a combination of energetic and biodynamic bodywork for the last 13 years, culminating in somatic presence and craniosacral therapy.  My bodywork practice is informed by my experience as a capoerista, a danzante, and a lover of sound.  I am excited to offer place-practices to movement communities as a way to (re)connect with our honorable ancestors and their vision to restore our relationships with land and water.  Thank you for reading, moving and listening!