Returning to Ourselves: Moving Rasa with Southeast Asian Student Leaders at Century College

On May 22, Andrew had the honor of facilitating a Moving Rasa session with Hmong, Lao, and Karen student leaders at Century College—a space alive with presence, cultural resonance, and deep curiosity.

Together, we explored how disconnection—from purpose, inner resourcing, or the larger context we’re part of—can build stress and shape how we move through the world. Using the OPEN framework (Orient, Prepare, Engage, Nurture), we practiced returning to ourselves with more clarity and ease.

Andrew introduced the solo version of the upcoming Open to Rasa Core Deck, a movement-based card game designed for personal inquiry. It became a kind of embodied lab—where reactive patterns surfaced, and new, more intentional responses could emerge.

What began in movement became dialogue. Improvisation turned into reflection. And with time, we moved into witnessing and contact practices—trust-building rituals that invited students to be seen and supported.

By the end, they were holding one another’s weight—physically and emotionally.

What they offered was not performance. It was presence.

And for Andrew, it felt like home.