Entry TypeIndividual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/GroupMR
Entry CategoryCase Study
Select your mentorSteffany Moonaz
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 PlanOutline 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 Date08/16/2024
Session Number8
Total Session Minutes120
Homework assignment to client/group

This is the last session for the case study. The client will continue with home practice (meditation, breathing and asana) and use tools that she learned to cope with pain and stress.

Activities

The client has arthritis of the right hip and osteoporosis of the femoral necks.
• Check in and assessment
• Body scan and breath awareness
• Eye movement
• Head and Neck, shoulder and spine movement
• Mountain
• Chair
• Sun salutation with chair
• Tree
• Warrior I
• Pyramid
• Warrior III
• Standing locust
• Cobra
• Dynamic Bridge
• Seated Leg lift
• Wide legged forward fold
• Legs up the chair
• Supine twist
• Deep relaxation – guided imagery (peaceful place)
• Box breathing & alternate nostril
• Meditation – stream of healing light

Client/Group progress summary

Assessment scores indicate that the client is doing better. Her PEG score decreases from 5 in session 1 to 1.6 in session 8. Interestingly, the pain score stays the same (3 out for 10), but the scores for the questions on how pain has interfered with her enjoyment of life and activity reduce from 5/7 to 1. The scores for Global Health and Arthritis self-efficacy scale have improved slightly (from 3.65 to 3.9 and 7 to 7.2). Her physical strength and mobility also have increased. The client feels confident that she has tools to manage the pain and stress.

Reflection and self-evaluation

I noticed significant improvement in the client’s mental and emotional health as well as arthritis pain (she reported no severe pain during the past few weeks). I feel that empowering the client to manage arthritis pain and now stress related to taking care of her aging mother-in-law is the most important aspect.

Final Client/Group ReportAfter 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 is the last session for the case study. The client will join the group class.

Report briefly on each Kosha belowProgress 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