Contact the host Ash for discussions and questions: mengtianz@yahoo.com
Intro:
What can trauma teach us about life?
The Interview took place on a beautiful sunny afternoon in ‘the village’, a community center located in the Southeast side of San Francisco. Sasanna invited me over for a special yoga class called “Chair Yoga” where participants did the Yoga sitting on their chair, some were normal chairs, some were wheelchairs. It was a group of 7 elderlies, from different ethnic groups, mainly lower working class immigrants who lived in this part of the town. I sat there, witnessing, with full respect, as Sasanna patiently and professionally guided the group. When the class was over, I pulled out my microphone and recorder, we sat in that same room and grounded ourselves, slowly began the conversation, a conversation where there was burps, tears, long pauses and meditations. A conversation on pain, trauma, rebellion, and the journey of rebirth.
Timeline:
1:13 Episode Preview
1:58 Guest intro: Sasanna Yee
4:05 Sasanna explains “chair Yoga” for seniors and the disabled
4:49 Unity — what Yoga means to Sasanna
7:02 Sasanna’s community and the diverse ethnic background
12:21 Sasanna’s personal path and the environment she grew up in
19:34 the collective trauma that live within Sasanna and the Asian-Americans
23:08 Pain: trigger of Sasanna’s choice
24:57 Childhood trauma: the car accident
29:50 realization of the mentally weak self
31:47 an elegant burp
32:08 the cause of pains: the believe to act certain ways
34:10 reasons why Sasanna shaves off her hair
38:40 the turning point
40:40 Sasanna shed tears on her non-stopping pain
47:47 the traumatic association: happiness = danger
50:40 Sasanna recalls attempt to promote diversity as a teenager
57:00 Grandmother brutally attacked recently
01: 03: 50 I want to heal from within
01: 07: 20 the once mentally fragile and indecisive self
01: 19: 30 Treasure the group and cherish the self
01: 35: 30 shifting the negative energy to create positive impact
01: 38: 00 Sasanna’s gift to all of us: The equation
Music:
FKA Twigs - Sad Day
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Behind the scenes:
Interview / Copy / Editing：Ash
Assistant Copy：Lesley