ABOUT
ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Zhenya, a trauma-informed, kink-affirming sex and relationship coach, somatic intimacy educator, and embodiment guide based in my beloved Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the ancestral lands of the Pueblo peoples.
I am queer, witchy, kinky, shapeshifter, pleasure activist, mother, lover and devotee of the Dark Goddess.
As a triple Scorpio, I have devoted my life to the study, practice, and revival of holistic healing traditions rooted in the body, the earth, ritual, creativity, and spirit. My work is grounded in the belief that bringing the sacred into the mundane can help us return to wholeness and reconnect with something deeper in an increasingly fragmented world.
I am endlessly inspired by what becomes possible when people make space for pleasure, creativity, play, intimacy, and authentic self-expression. I am passionate about supporting clients in understanding their needs, healing shame and disconnection, and cultivating relationships, sexuality, and ways of living that feel deeply nourishing, embodied, and life-affirming.
“Every cell in our body is wired for pleasure. I believe Pleasure is our birthright and what brings us our liveliness, connection, and intimacy with this world and All life.” - Jaiya
My story
From a young age, I was deeply aware of the ways people long for love, belonging, healing, and connection, yet so often struggle to experience these things fully. Growing up within environments marked by disconnection and instability led me to begin searching early for deeper ways of understanding the body, relationships, spirituality, and what it means to truly feel alive.
That search became a lifelong devotion.
Since my teenage years, I have immersed myself in the study of healing arts, embodiment practices, ritual traditions, and holistic approaches to wellness. I became a holistic health counselor in 2005, and after moving to New Mexico, I deepened my path through yoga, massage therapy, somatic healing work, ceremony, and earth-based spiritual practices. Over time, I came to understand that healing was not about “fixing” myself, but about reclaiming relationship with the parts of me that had been buried beneath shame, survival strategies, cultural conditioning, and disconnection.
Through years of deep inner work, embodiment practices, creativity, ritual, mentorship, & community support, I began recovering my authentic self and cultivating a more loving relationship with all of my parts. Learning to nurture my inner world with tenderness, curiosity, and radical acceptance brought me back into relationship with joy, desire, creativity, and aliveness.
My life has transformed through this process of integration, of dancing with grief and joy. I no longer abandon myself in order to be loved. In my relationships, my sexuality, and my work, I have learned how to honor my boundaries, trust my desires, and fully embody my yes and my no.
Through modalities such as the Erotic Blueprints®, Accelerated Evolution®, somatic embodiment practices, recovery work, and parts work, I have come to understand that our most protective or exiled aspects carry tremendous wisdom. When met with compassion instead of shame, these parts often reveal profound gifts, resilience, creativity, and power.
I also know that transformation does not happen in isolation. Learning to receive support changed my life. Mentors, teachers, friendships, community, and loving witnesses helped me remember that I did not need to carry everything alone.
To be deeply seen, welcomed, and loved as you truly are can be profoundly transformative. This is the kind of space I offer others.
Let me be your witness.
Education & training
Certification in Somatic Attachment, the Embody Lab
Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression Training
Certified in Erotic Blueprint® Coach
Certification in Trauma-Integration & Peak Performance - Accelerated Evolution Academy®
Certification in Coaching Essentials- Leadership that Works
Trans 101 Training - Transgender Resource Center
Certification in Restorative Yoga with Andrea Pelosi - assistant to Judith Laseter
Certification in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy®
Certification in Prenatal Yoga with Seattle Holistic Center with Collette Crawford
Certification in Street Trauma-Informed Yoga with Mary Lilly
Certification in Massage Therapy - NM School of Natural Therapeutics
Certification 500+ Hour Yoga Teacher - High Desert Yoga
Certification in Holistic Health Counseling - Institute of Integrative Nutrition
