| Entry Type | Individual Yoga Therapy Session |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | Virginia N |
| Entry Category | Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Brahmi Romero |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Approval Notice | |
| Care Plan | Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
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:
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall) |
| Session Date | 08/19/2024 |
| Session Number | 3 |
| Total Session Minutes | 90 |
| Homework assignment to client/group | Continue: practice of the 12 recommended asana, with special attention to Vriksasana on the left side Continue: Dirga Swasam with finger compressions Continue: attending Wednesday Chair Yoga at the gym with me |
| Activities | Check In and homework review Awareness Practice Raja: Practice and Non-Attachment (sutra 1.12) Netra Vyayamam Asana Review: 12 Poses for Osteoporosis/Osteopenia Pranayama: finger compressions with Dirga Swasam Shavasana and Yoga Nidra |
| Client/Group progress summary | Client presentated slightly rajasic, as evidenced in the cadence of her speech and shallowness of her breathing. She reported a good but exhausting trip to Florida to support brother-in-law's LVAD surgery. She was able to continue asana practice on the trip as well as upon her return home. She stated that Vriksasana is more challenging on the left side, which is the side which had bunion surgery. As we reviewed the poses I encouraged her to adjust her support as needed as she practiced each side of a pose, with an encouragement to include vairagya in letting go of the expectation that each pose would look or feel the same side to side. Vriksasana became the perfect example, with her utilizing more support from the wall and chair on the left side than the right, and encouraging her to celebrate modifying each side of the body as needed as advancing her yoga practice. She was familiar with Dirga Swasam with finger compressions, as I have introduced this practice in the chair yoga class she attends weekly. Shavasana and Yoga Nidra provided her with the opportunity to find stillness and quiet, and she enjoyed the practice on the mat/ground (as during chair yoga class she remains in the chair). She was appreciative of our sessions and is committed to continuing the asana and pranayama practices. While she did not seem as enthusiastic about the wisdom teachings, I know she has been engaging with them as well during chair yoga, and I believe will continue to apply the teachings on and off the mat. |
| Reflection and self-evaluation | As the client is very focused on her physical body, it was challenging to encourage her to invest as much attention and energy into pranayama and raja. If I were to adapt the plan I would have added at least one restorative posture to each session, beyond shavasana, just to encourage her to find physical stillness and turn attention and awareness more inward. |
| 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 | This was the last session of the case study. We can meet in the future as needed, but most likely she will continue on with me as a weekly chair yoga 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 |
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