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
09/24/2024
Session Number
10
Total Session Minutes
120
Homework assignment to client/group
1. Read the following article about Tapas, relate these teachings to your life, and journal about it. https://integralyogamagazine.org/learning-to-work-through-challenges-tapas-self-discipline/
2. Practice Sun salutation on the floor and 15 minutes of Yoga Nidra- “I am meditation” for health and healing (Yoga Nidra meditations, Julie Lusk, chapter 5)
3. Read your Guru’s lessons before sleep.
4. Practice 3 part breath. Use this video:
5. Practice the bioenergetic exercise for grounding. (PDF attached)
6. Walk every day for 30 minutes (if that is ok for you) in beautiful surroundings.
7. And have fun!
Activities
Check-in with the client: Did you practice SS? Affirmations? Journaling about 2.15 sutra? Yoga Nidra? Guruji’s lessons? Belly breath? Journal about Kleshas? Walk? Did you practice the standing Locust pose?
Yoga philosophy: Tapas
“Too much focus on our sensory experience instead of our internal one causes a draining of energy, leaving our energy body weaker. (...) Tapas is about creating the heat of transformation – a commitment to self-control, dedication, and discipline.”
“Adversity has the potential to be our greatest tool for awakening.”
Asanas:
Sun salutation on the floor
Tadasana and Tree pose with support (check balance)
Grounding exercise
back bend: standing locust
forward bend: Apanasana, supta padangustasana with strap
Inversion - viparita with block
supine twist
Savasana.
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidra
PRANAYAMA: 3-part breath and alternate nostril breathing
MEDITATION (The secret power of yoga, page 174)
CLOSING
Client/Group progress summary
She still has spasms on her back, but they are not as intense. We are trying to strengthen those muscles.
She revealed that she had severe scoliosis when she was 12 and her spine was fused. They removed (maybe) 7 discs to make it straight.
She has some kyphosis.
She is not gaining but also not losing weight (105).
She journaled every day and made a chart of her activities to keep track of them. She also wrote about the Kleshas in her life.
She let go of watching TV and the news because it was very stressful for her.
Her pain is #2 on the scale that we’re using. https://health.mil/Reference-Center/Publications/2021/05/10/PHCoE-PCBH-Defense-and-Veterans-Pain-Rating-Scale-508
She is very tough on herself. She told me that her father never beat her with a belt (normal practice in those days when the kids "misbehave") because she was already shaking before he touched her. That is why one of the homework assignments now is "have fun"!
Reflection and self-evaluation
After a week away, we had so much to talk about that this session took 2 hours: one hour talking about the Kleshas and her week, and 1 hour or so of yoga. I told her I needed to control our conversation time better in order to be more respectful of our schedule. Although we both enjoyed our conversation, we agreed to set an alarm next time.
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
Kriya Yoga tapas, swadhyaya, ishvara pranidana
Meditation
(gayatri mantra) EXPERIENCING KRIYA YOGA THROUGH
CHANTING OF THE GAYATRI MANTRA
Om Bhur Bhuvah Swaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prachodayat.
Embracing Earth, Heaven, and Beyond
The sacred source is revealed [reflecting Swadhaya]
Evoking the resplendent flame [reflecting Tapas]
The all-pervading light venerates us all [reflecting Iswara Pranidhana].
(Devi, Nischala Joy. The Secret Power of Yoga (p. 115).)
Asanas:
Sun salutation on the floor
Tadasana and Tree pose with support (check balance)
Grounding exercise
back bend: standing locust
forward bend: Apanasana, supta padangustasana with strap
lateral plank - to help her scoliosis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4268609/pdf/gahmj.2013.064.pdf
Inversion - viparita with block
supine twist
Savasana.
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidra
PRANAYAMA: 3-part breath and alternate nostril breathing
MEDITATION
CLOSING
Homework:
Journaling:
EXPERIENCING KRIYA YOGA IN EVERYDAY LIFE
“Observe the different aspects of Kriya Yoga and how you’ve practiced them throughout the day. Create a practice for each of the three aspects of Kriya Yoga that is meaningful to you. Change or alter the practices as you choose. What would your practice of Karma Yoga (Selfless Service) and Tapas (igniting the purifying flame) be like? What would your practice of Jnana Yoga (intuitive wisdom) and Swadhaya (sacred study of the Divine) be like?
What would your practice of Bhakti Yoga (devotion) and Iswara Pranidhana (wholehearted dedication to the Divine Light in all) be like? Allow all three to dance together in your life, bringing you to wholeness.”
Devi, Nischala Joy. The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras (p. 116).
2. Practice Sun salutation on the floor and 15 minutes of Yoga Nidra- “I am meditation” for health and healing (Yoga Nidra meditations, Julie Lusk, chapter 5)
3. Read your Guru’s lessons before sleep.
4. Practice 3 part breath. Use this video:
5. Practice the bioenergetic exercise for grounding and lateral plank.
6. Walk every day for 30 minutes (if that is ok for you) in beautiful surroundings.
7. And have fun!
Report briefly on each Kosha below
Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas
