Serina Payan Hazelwood {she/ella}

The Elsewheres is an educational platform I founded, rooted in the cyclical wisdom of the Nahui Ollin. It’s a space for reanimating ancestral and collective knowledges, guided by decolonial and anticolonial methodologies. Our offerings include self-paced courses, workshops, and community gatherings—both virtual and in-person—that honor culturally responsible education practices.

At The Elsewheres, we are committed to:

• Culturally Responsible Education: Centering Indigenous and decolonial knowledge systems.
• Community and Healing: Facilitating spaces for collective healing and resilience.
• Accessibility and Equity: Offering sliding scale options and transparent profit-sharing for facilitators.

Popular Offerings:

• Self-Guided Courses on Land and Bodies, Ancestral Healing, and Emancipatory Practices.
• Workshops like Dreaming with the Monsters and Full Moon Vision Scaping.
• Community Gatherings, including the Chingona Retreats.

Where Land, Ancestral Wisdom, and Community Intersect

Set in the coastal beauty of Rosarito, Mexico, our Chingona Retreats are immersive experiences where participants reconnect with their heritage, engage in ritual and healing practices, and build community. These retreats blend workshops, storytelling, somatic movement, and plant medicine teachings. Surrounded by the Pacific, participants are guided through processes of rest, reflection, and reimagining futures rooted in cultural resilience.

What to Expect:

• Rituals honoring the land and our ancestors.
• Workshops on reclamation, ritual, and renewal.
• Community-building activities, including shared meals and storytelling circles.

These retreats are designed to be exclusive, sacred spaces for Chicana/x, Latina/x, Indigenous women, trans women, and non-binary individuals with vulvas—those who have been denied access to such spaces due to assimilation or erasure of their Indigeneity. Visit Chingona Retreats

Land and dted in the Cosmologies of the Land

As an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator, CE Provider, and Supervisor-in-Training (SIT), I offer Continuing Education (CE) hours for educators, counselors, therapists, and anyone interested in expanding their understanding of sexuality. My approach to sexuality education is deeply rooted in the cosmologies of the land, emphasizing the sacredness of our bodies, pleasure, and relational accountability. My offerings create spaces for learners of all backgrounds to reflect, reimagine, and grow in culturally responsible ways.

Popular topics include:

• Sacredness and Pleasure
• Land and Bodies
• Culture and the Gender Spectrum
• Aging and Intimacy (40+, Menopause)
• Becoming a Sexuality Educator

For a detailed list of my sexuality education offerings, please visit my dedicated sexuality education page.

Chingona Yoga is a space to reclaim your power and reconnect with your body through a practice that honors both the roots of yoga in India and the ancestral knowledges of the Nahui Ollin. Founded by Serina Payan Hazelwood {she/her/ella}, Chingona Yoga integrates somatic movement, breathwork, meditation, and decolonial principles to create an inclusive and accessible practice. With over 3,000 hours of teaching experience and multiple certifications, Serina’s approach rejects the commodification of yoga, focusing instead on its spiritual essence as a path toward liberation. Committed to calling out systems of oppression and making yoga accessible for all, Chingona Yoga offers sliding scale payments, bartering, and heart-centered donations. Here, every body is honored, and the journey is about remembering who you truly are and what your ancestors hoped for you.