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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	VCU - 4 North
Entry Category	Case Study
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	08/06/2024
Session Number	1
Total Session Minutes	45
Homework assignment to client/group	Practice the one thing you shared!
Activities	Started standing with support of the chair: Centering breaths Bouncing 6 MOS Chair supported surya namaskar High lunge with rotation- hands on chair Down dog Transitioned to seated: Seated twist with push/pull Seated locust with reach back on chair Goddess arms -> self-hug Cat/Cow with sound Brahmari breath with “helmet mudra” Finger compressions and tracing Shavasana
Client/Group progress summary	Austin - calm, slightly tamasic both physically and mentally, excited as he said he’s going home today. Very engaged entire practice. Stated fell asleep for a minute in deep relaxation. Asked what was 1 thing from practice they can use, his answer: kapalabati - like an “engine reset” on a customized car. Priscilla - quiet, slightly tamasic. Very engaged in practice - laughed during Cat/Cow with sound, enjoyed kapalabati and Brahmari. Priscilla’s answer: deep breathing and Cat/Cow with sound.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I've found a routine for myself to prepare before class. I've found that investing the time to ground and center has allowed me to be more present with the participants. Also finding the balance during check in of allowing them to share so that they know they are heard and seen, without them getting caught up in the "stories," so to speak. Redirecting them back into their bodies.
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	It is very hard to have a set plan as I never know if it will be the same participants or completely new ones. I try to assess the koshas at check in - if a lot of rajas, we'll ground and center, then do more chair supported and big movements to move the energy, transitioning to slower and seated postures, calming pranayama.
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