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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	VCU - 3 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 Breath Awareness, Cleansing Breaths Seated 6 MOS, upper body joint freeing Chair supported standing: down dog with lateral shift, chair pose - 2 variations. Seated joint freeing lower body Seated baby cobra, pigeon with lean, rotationFinger tracing/"Roller coaster breath" Brahmari breath Shavasana 3 Breath of Joy
Client/Group progress summary	Abram - "struggling", did bring his mat, but did not put it down. Made comment about most participants wanting chair practice - encouraged him to use his mat as much as he would like, and that he could explore poses standing if he chose to. Martha - advised energy good at check in, prefered chair practice. (Has prostetic right lower leg) At the end stated she felt relaxed but not tired. Will - very upbeat, rajasic mental energy. Asked questions about movement. Did engage with the practice, but struggled to find stillness during shavasana. Shared he felt tight and achy at the beginning of practice, stated that all the movements felt really good at the end of practice.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Especially with Abram wanting a more active practice, offered different options - to stay in the chair the entire class if one chose, to explore poses standing with support of the chair or at the wall - encouraging each participant to pay attention to sensations in their body. Encouraged each that they were the expert of their body, which Will seemed particularly surprised to hear.
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