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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	08/13/2024
Session Number	2
Total Session Minutes	45
Homework assignment to client/group	No homework - participants were in and out, except for Mike. Encouraged him to return to the daily yoga sessions.
Activities	Grounding/Centering breaths Seated joint freeing neck, shoulders, 6MOS Standing down dog - chair supported - with lateral leans and rotation Chair supported high lunge - added rotation Soleus stretch Warrior 2 behind chair - option for support. Connected with Sun Warrior Standing tree Transition to seated: Seated Pigeon Waterfall Breath Seated Triangle Finger Compressions Joint freeing ankles and toes Seated forward fold Shavasana with Yoga Nidra
Client/Group progress summary	Jamar - tamasic physically but rajasic mentally - said stress level was 6 out of 10. Said he needed space and didn’t like feeling confined. Engaged with practice. Left halfway through. Mike - his first day. Tamasic in physical and mental energy, but stated he “enjoys yoga.” Engaged with the entire practice. Brandy - very anxious, stated waiting for lithium to kick in. Was in and out of doorway, only stayed about 5 min. Grace - came halfway through. Tamasic, quiet but engaged. Reported feeling “good” at the end.
Reflection and self-evaluation	It was quite a mix of personalities, and never had a participant quite as anxious and unable to be still as Brandy. She would ask me if it was ok for her to come with the fact that she "needed to keep moving" and "needed to talk" - advised her she could stay for as much or as little of the practice as she liked. With both Brandy and Jamar having rajas, and Mike and Grace advising that they wanted to "stretch", I started with standing practices to get energy moving. Checked in after standing series and invited participants to return to the chair. Asked feedback periodically to make sure that medication effects were not being "overdosed" (especially if they were given sedating medication, which seems to be especially noticeable during a participant's first day on the floor).
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