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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	VCU - 4 North
Entry Category	Standard
Select your mentor	Brahmi Romero
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	07/16/2024
Total Session Minutes	45
Activities	Check in Centering breaths, 6MOS in the chair Eye movements, upper body joint freeing Chair supported down dog, high lunge with rotation, crescent R & L, tree R & L Seated joint activation lower body, seated pigeon with lateral leans and rotation. Shavasana
Client/Group progress summary	Heather - energy “in the middle” at check in. Somewhat rajasic in her thoughts but tamasic in body. Very engaged in the practice. Austin - rajasic mental and physical energy. Shared he was frustrated and ready to go home. Missed middle of practice for conference with providers, came back for Shavasana and pranayama- could not settle in Shavasana. At end stated he was tired and didn’t sleep well. Jessica - came for back half, good energy. Engaged with the practice.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Shared with the group the idea of the gunas without calling them the gunas - I asked them to consider their mental energy, and if it was high and active, or low and slow/sluggish. Talked about how they can work with it as we moved by working with their breath as well as exploring where they turned their gaze. It's the first time I tried introducing the gunas this way, realizing it is a very incomplete understanding, but trying to challenge myself to share the principles of yoga in everyday language.
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.
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