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),
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
08/30/2024
Session Number
7
Total Session Minutes
90
Homework assignment to client/group
1. Journal about 4 locks and 4 keys article
https://integralyogamagazine.org/four-locks-four-keys-a-simple-approach-to-relationships/
2. Practice Sun salutation on the floor and 15 minutes of Yoga Nidra 1, 2, 3 (chapter 6, Yoga Nidra meditations, Julie Lusk on Audible).
3. Affirmations: Write an affirmation you like, stick it in your restroom mirror, and repeat it daily.
4. Read your Guru’s lessons before sleep.
5. Practice 3 part breath.
Activities
Check-in with the client: Did you practice SS? Affirmations on the mirror? Journaling about 2.15 sutra? Yoga Nidra? Guruji’s lessons? Belly breath?
Yoga philosophy: back to four locks and four keys
Sun salutation on the floor
back bend: stick pose with back bend
forward bend: Apanasana, supta padangustasana with strap
Inversion - viparita with block
supine twist
Savasana.
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidraYour body as a healing garden (Therapeutic Yoga kit, Cheri Clampet, and Mithoefer, page 159)
PRANAYAMA: 3-part breath and bee breath
MEDITATION: Metaphysical Meditations, P. Yogananda (Expansion in Eternity pages 39, 40)
CLOSING
Client/Group progress summary
She was feeling better today, she is improving every day. She said she felt some pain early today but rested a little and the pain was gone.
She went to her primary doctor and asked some questions. I told her to check her thyroid and she did and to her surprise, her TSH was very high. She asked for a referral to an endocrinologist. Maybe her symptoms (Afib, muscle spasms, not gaining weight, fatigue) could be related to a thyroid malfunction.
She did journaling inspired by the saying from the article about suffering:
“The moment you know how your suffering came to be, you are already on the path of release from it. —Thich Nhat Hanh
She said meditation and self-inquiry (swadhyaya) help her uproot some deep stuff.
We discussed the 1st lock and key and will continue going deeper into the subject in the next session.
She is more comfortable with her asanas and memorized the sun salutation on the floor.
She does all the asanas on the floor and only sits on the chair for twists. We tried a supine twist, then she didn’t have to move from the floor. Although her legs were supported with a block, because of her fused spine, her shoulder couldn’t reach the mat during the gentle twist, but she felt ok doing that.
Reflection and self-evaluation
I am very glad to see her improvement.
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
Check-in with the client: Did you practice SS? Affirmations? Journaling about 2.15 sutra? Yoga Nidra? Guruji’s lessons? Belly breath?
Yoga philosophy: Kleshas
Back to the article: https://integralyogamagazine.org/the-yoga-of-suffering-its-philosophy-and-practice/
Sun salutation on the floor
back bend: standing locust
forward bend: Apanasana, supta padangustasana with strap
Inversion - viparita with block
chair twist
Savasana.
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidra
PRANAYAMA: 3-part breath and alternate nostril breathing
MEDITATION - Affirmations for Healing. Where There is Light, P. Yogananda, page 38, 39.
CLOSING
Report briefly on each Kosha below
Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas
