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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	JM
Entry Category	Intended Case Study
Select your mentor	Sarala Evans
Intake
Assessment
Approval Notice	*Your care plan should be approved by your mentor, with any amendments they suggested, prior to your remaining Yoga Therapy sessions.*
Care Plan	Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including: Check in, centering, balanced hatha yoga set considering contraindications, relaxation (with imagery as appropriate), balanced pranayama considering contraindications, meditation/centering. Please include at least one suggestion from Karma, Bhakti, Raja, or Jnana Yoga tailored for this client/group. Over time, we want to see something from each branch, selected, adapted and re-framed appropriately. Tools from each module should be used (not on each client/group – but overall) The outline should show the sequence of practices as you plan to offer them. Your care plan proposal should be approved by the mentor before session 2 if possible, or 3 if approval is delayed by mentor.
Session
Session Instructions (Not Mentoring)	Your session outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client, including: Check in, centering, balanced hatha yoga set considering contraindications, relaxation (with imagery as appropriate), Balanced pranayama considering contraindications, meditation/centering. Include at least one suggestion from Karma, Bhakti, Raja, or Jnana Yoga tailored for this client. Over time, we want to see something from each branch, selected, adapted and re-framed appropriately. Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall)
Session Date	07/05/2024
Session Number	5
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	In the shower, Visualize what he wants his next job to look like. Visualize Sitting down, full of focus and doing his resume.Visualize everything flowing in with ease. Deep breathing and standing against the wall with arm raises. Go outside on the grass in bare feet and walk around.
Activities	Grounding, centering, breath work-3 part breath. Placing hands on belly & chest and moving to side ribs and chest. Warm up Strengthening and lengthening movements to help with back: WIth yoga strap: pull apart, should presses, shoulder flossing bird dog to bird dog crunches. Plank pose to forearm plank Sun A - W1, W2, W3 and each counter pose. Each pose, holding for 7 breaths with muscle engagement. Building stamina, strength and concentration. Counter poses: feeling the peace within Salabhasana, sphinx, cobra breathing.
Client/Group progress summary	Haven't seen client in a few weeks. Client is not as flexible as before with hips and movements. Can see the difference when the client is not consistent. I ended up doing a 90 min session because we chatted for longer than normal because we hadn't seen each other in a few weeks.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I ended up not doing most of my plan because he shared with me that he lost his job a few weeks ago. We moved more to get his energy moving. The client felt tamasic. I did all the warrior poses so the client can feel the strength and stability and the counter poses so he can feel the peace. My hope was for him to get his energy flowing and find the strength and peace within. To feel centered after he was knocked off balance with the loss of his job.
Final Client/Group Report	After seeing your client/group (for at least 4 sessions including interactive intake) Please remember practicum is a learning experience. You’ll learn more from sharing what’s accurate than from what might “look good”. Things you did well, not so well, problems and questions are all valid and useful tools to teach you. We can’t serve you to become the best clinician you can be if you don’t share your challenges and mistakes. Success is anything from which you learn. You can continue to add Session entries after submitting this Final Client/Group Report.
Plan for next session	Tree pose in segments. Starting with leg lift forward at 90 degrees. Then left and rotate to the side. Then lift and put toe on ground and finally, do all the motions and put the foot on the calf. Asking If he can center, feel the stability and focus in his movements. Question: Can he feel the steadiness in his mind, body and breath?
Report briefly on each Kosha below	Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas
Additional Information
Personal reflection from doing client/group.
Notify Mentor?	Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion