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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	JB
Entry Category	Intended Case Study
Select your mentor	Steffany 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 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	08/31/2024
Session Number	2
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	• Three-part breathing and meditation daily 15 minutes. • Non-attachment – pick one habit that is not difficult to let go and practice non-attachment for a week ( she did not do this assignment last week).
Activities	The client has stress and anxiety related to taking care of a 94-year-old friend who is the mother-in-law of her late husband. • Check in • Yogic wisdoms (four locks and four keys, ahimsa, non-attachment and mindfulness) and discuss Fixing, Helping and Serving article o Four locks and four keys: compassion to her friend o Ahimsa: non-harming to self o Non-attachment: not attach to the outcome of her actions o Mindfulness: being at a present moment (not in the past or future) • Restorative yoga: resting butterfly, resting half-moon, forward resting butterfly, supine twist, and savasana • Alternate nostril breathing • Loving kindness meditation
Client/Group progress summary	The client felt that she is a better place mentally than last week. She makes an intention to breathe and meditate before bed; that helps her to sleep better. She thinks that the Fixing, Helping and Serving article useful, but at the same time, finding it is hard to put into practice. She is trying to keep the balance between doing what, she thinks, is best and her friend’s autonomy. We discussed the concept of sangha, i.e., having a team who supports my client to empower her friend to make her own decision.
Reflection and self-evaluation	During the restorative yoga, I guided the client through koshas. I used a metaphor of pealing an onion which was effective. The client said that she liked it and was able to visualize pealing each layer and connect with the true self at the center.
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	I will continue to bring yogic wisdom to the session; the choice of teaching will depend on where the client is mentally and the topic of our discussion. The asanas will focus on the root (grounding), heart (compassion) and throat (communication) chakras. Grounding pranayama such as Brahmari will be included.
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