about

photo by Oliver Vy Nguyen

Growing along the shores of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, under Mt. Tahoma, near the Duwamish River, and in valleys between Chumash and Tongva mountains, Rafael/a Luna-Pizano (he/him/siya) is a descendant of Ilocano, Visaya, Xicana, and Chiricahua-Apache peoples. Rafael/a creates and gathers healing practices that center TBIPOC (trans, black, indigenous, people of color) liberation. He has offered bodywork and reproductive care to his communities for over 15 years, while cultivating a creative research practice that is grounded in his experience of Indigenous Knowledge and community research. With a focus on embodied liberation, he also teaches and creates resources to protect and uplift lineages of transformational beings everywhere.