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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	PD-Group
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	07/26/2024
Session Number	3
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	Practice full belly breathing, possibly with one hand to heart center, the other at the belly. Review our practices to date and incorporate one into your daily life. Complete short personalized guided relaxation questionnaire.
Activities	Similar to Session Two on 07/19/24, with these exceptions- • Offered an inspirational quote from Mark A. Turnipseed’s Beautiful Stream Called Life, p 109. “Each day you choose to show up for yourself you make this world a better place. Be unapologetically you, we need you.” • Did not cover the kosh or biophsychosocial-spiritual models. • Incoporated some movements to counter retropulsion by mindful step-backs, focusing on dorsiflexion on step-back and landing on the toes for more effective push off when stepping forward. Taniuchi R, Harada T, Nagatani H, Makino T, Watanabe C, Kanai S. The power of instruction on retropulsion: A pilot randomized controlled trial of therapeutic exercise focused on ankle joint movement in Parkinson's disease. Clin Park Relat Disord. 2022;7:100151. Published 2022 Jul 1. doi:10.1016/j.prdoa.2022.100151 • Added balance challenge of lessening the hold of the chair back as appropriate during toe and heel taps. • Pranayama. Included a breath count to inhales and exhales, starting with count of three and four.
Client/Group progress summary	In general the group is gaining stability and ease of movement with the dynamic balance sequence. Their concentration is sustained throughout the class. They seem comfortable sharing and discussing their experiences with the practices. They all connect to the rhythms of the natural breath with ease, finding greater ease and calm when doing so. Their power of observation and somatic awareness is growing.
Reflection and self-evaluation	One member of the group was able to calm down from the agitating side effects of a medication he takes by placing his hand on the sternum with fingertips touching kurma nadi at base of throat and bringing his awareness to the breath. The participants are beginning to build their own yoga toolboxes. I need to allow more time at the end of class for guided relaxation and reflection.
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	Similar to this week. The Session Four focus will be on brain health with incorporation of movements and breathwork related to the topic. Introduce alternate nostril breathing. Include technique(s) for countering forward head posture which is pronounced in one participant.
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