Personal & Professional Profile
Andrés Cordero, Jr, PhD
Sex Educator, Sexuality Researcher, and Embodiment Coach
Pronouns: (he, they, él)
Overview
Welcome!I appreciate your interest in who I am and what I offer to the world!I am a sex educator, sexuality researcher, and embodied life coach. My passion is to help envision, create, deliver, and assess programs dedicated to enhancing the lives of others, particularly as it relates to their sexuality.I view sexuality from an all-encompassing lens. This means that from my perspective sexuality means many things. It includes who we are, how we "walk in the world," how we choose to interact with ourselves and with others, and how we express ourselves.For me, knowledge is the key to creating a better world for everyone. A lack of knowledge creates fear. Fear is the barrier. When we learn about what the world means to others, we can become more tolerant, accepting, and often even celebrate how they differ from us in our lives.In my work, I focus on embodiment. Embodiment means "of or from the body." To work with our body, we must begin by accepting that there is a kind of knowledge that exists within us. However, this knowledge is within the body, not the mind.Our culture often discourages us from exploring our bodies. By not exploring our bodies, we lack this "body knowledge." Often, however, this body knowledge may emerge instinctually when we are in an extreme emotional state. This may be in ecstatic joy, in profound peace, in challenging situations, or even in trauma.My life experiences led me to the kind of work I do today. I study, learn, and share forward what I discover in my life. By offering others this knowledge, I aim to encourage greater levels of compassion and understanding, which can lead to a better life.I hope you find the information on this site useful. Please let me know if you have any questions.Thank you again for visiting!
My Vision & Mission
Vision
“My vision is to help create a world where everyone:
Supports the full re-integration of mind, body, and spirit;
Fosters greater levels of intimacy, eroticism, and sexuality in their lives;
Authentically respects every person's body autonomy;
Recognizes each person's fundamental human right to their gender identity;
Appreciates each person's attractions to others; and
Respects everyone's sexual expressions.
Mission
I help empower organizations and individuals to achieve higher levels of healing and self-actualization by conducting sexuality research, creating dissemination strategies, preparing accurate information, offering supportive guidance, taking action, delivering supportive learning opportunities, and creating safe, affirming spaces for everyone's sexual expressions.
Objectives
To envision, create, and deliver info and programs that are accurate, fact-based, and easy-to-understand for different populations.
To humanize (put in context) research data so that those who use the info can make the most use of the knowledge delivered.
To support those who encounter structural barriers to use sexuality info; barriers such as language, gender, orientation and expression.
To fiercely advocate for body autonomy, including the basic human right to be, and to express themselves as, what they know about themselves.
To advocate for the human right to self-determination, so long as the resulting determination does not violate the rights and safety of others.
To help synthesize evidence-based and emerging embodied knowledge for healing as well as for self-actualization.
Multimedia Projects
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Education & Expertise
Overview
I am a lifelong learner. I believe that learning never stops, and is essential given the nature of the world we live in today.As a result of the diversity of experience in my career, I have fostered and refined my skills, knowledge, and abilities to bring the highest of quality and commitment to projects, programs, and employment.
Affiliations
Principal Investigator, Dissertation
2022-2023 Postdoctoral Fellow and Project Co-Lead
Coordinator, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Men's Programs
Program Support Team, United States
Urban Tantra Professional Training Program
Embodiment Coach / Assistant Surrogate Partner (Focusing on Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, or Questioning Men)
Memberships
Member, Board of Directors
Certified Facilitator
Experiential Learning, Training, and Development
Certified Sexologist
Member
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Student Member
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
Regular Member
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Associate Member
Formal Education
2014 - 2024
California Institute of Integral Studies
Ph.D., Human Sexuality, Sexuality Policy Leadership
2001 - 2004
Master’s, Business Administration (MBA), Marketing
1989 - 1993
Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Minors in Spanish and Business Information Management
Experiential & Somatic Education
Sacred Intimacy Training
Tantra Training
Urban Tantra Professional Training Program
Surrogate Partner Training (Sex Surrogate Training) in the Expanded Triadic Model
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Services & Media
Availability
I am available for the following. Please submit an Inquiry Form (right column) and indicate your interest:
Articles
Presentations
Trainings
Video Projects
Speeches
Subject Matter Expert Panelist
Workshops
Co-Authored Articles
Media Events
Publicity Files
The files below are made available when an organization or agency needs them for publicity purposes.
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Calendar
This calendar provides information on cities, programs, and activities where I will be presenting, assisting, attending, or promoting.
How to Reach Me
First-Time Appointments
If this is our first talk, or this is the first time we will discuss a project or opportunity, please book a session using the buttons below.
Speaking & Consulting
If you need more info on consulting related to education projects, trainings, speaking engagements, and research opportunities:
Research
If you are inquiring about past or current academic research activities, including my dissertation project:
Personal Coaching
I offer personal embodiment coaching services or sexuality coaching services for male-identified persons through my practice Ecstatic Life Path:
Social Media Feeds
Review my social media feed below. You can find me on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram,
Sexploration Project
This 5-year project conducts embodied mind research, initially funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
Event Support
Passion Playscapes offers equipment rentals and services to create safe, supportive, and inspiring spaces and expertise to explore eroticism, intimacy, and sexuality:
Social Media