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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	DD
Entry Category	Case Study
Select your mentor	Sarala Evans
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	05/29/2024
Session Number	8
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	ASANAS: BASIC WARM-UPS / CAT&COW / THREAD THE NEEDLE / COBRA & WIDE-ARMED COBRA / SHOULDER ROLLS W/ FINGERTIPS / KNEELING CAMEL POSE NEW ASANA: Gomukhasana / Cow Pose - working with your strap - practice 3 - 5x slowly on both sides to open up the shoulder and upper chest. VISUALIZATION: When you’re feeling triggered or off, visualize The Sanctuary and all that you do there - how you feel and how it supports you. It’s your refuge - your BaseCamp, where you're grounded and supported. With a few deep breaths, let the visualization bring you back to you, the present moment and how you want to move forward. PRATIPAKSHA BHAVANA - cultivating the opposite when you’re experiencing negative thoughts, etc. PRANAYAMA - Practice 3-Part Breath to shift your experience and connect with your body and current experience.
Activities	CENTERING - w/ Sankalpa CHECK-IN ASANAS - Basic Warmups - Shoulder / Posture Sequence - Snow Angels / Mountain Pose against wall - BREATHING - 3-Part Breath, Brahmari w/ Pratyahara WISDOM TEACHING - Pratipaksha Bhavana VISUALIZATION - for Stress Management & Self-Regulation RESTORATIVE POSTURES - Supported Bridge & Supported Child's Pose
Client/Group progress summary	Client is doing well. She's becoming more confident with her posture sequence. Finding herself standing up straighter during her day. Really appreciated the Visualization to help bring her back to the present moment and breathe when she's triggered. She also mentioned that she's wondering if she even has Kyphosis. Said she had some imaging done several years ago. Now recalls she was depressed at the time and probably slumped over. I encouraged her to get some more imaging as soon as possible.
Reflection and self-evaluation	More good stuff and progress for both of us. So exciting to see her progressing and noticing changes in her stance and mood during the day. Regarding her Kyphosis, I'm wanting to shift focus down to her core. I also want to introduce more Chakra concepts to her - especially around her core area. Based upon her intake, we've focused on the Visshuda - with Kirtan Kriya and So Hum mantra. Time for an brief tutorial of the entire Chakra system as well.
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	Continue with Asanas - Continue to focus on letting the breath initiate each movement. Wisdom Teaching Review - Pratipaksha Bhavana / Sankalpa / Ahimsa Discuss Chakras
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