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Entry Type	Final Client Report
Client/Group	JD
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)
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.
Date you started seeing client/group	08/05/2024
Total hours of all Yoga Therapy sessions with this client/group to date	4 75 minute session and assessment which I believe was 60 minutes (about 6 hours total)
Adjustments and adaptations you made to your care plan,	I had to make sure I adapted our sessions to include some time away from mother, so I made sure I saw him separately each time; the time he could spend with me away from mom increased over time; doing this helped me to gauge his progress. Also, I was sure to include his mom when teaching practices; in this way, she would be able to use the skills for herself and also to help him when he got anxious using the skills. Bonding between them in a space in which they were both safe was key. It was useful to utilize his natural talent of building to help him make a safe and healing space.
Client/Group Goals	client with improvement of school attendance, separating from mother, and stomach pains.
Report briefly on each Kosha below	Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas
Physical level	Belly aches improved and so did insomnia.
Energetic level	Anxious energy improved, so that energy was more from his true self.
Emotional	Less fear was seen in both his interactions with me and his mother. Less clinging and more feelings of trust.
Intellectual / Sense of self	The client is still developing a sense of self, as he is 7 yrs old. The attachment between his mother and himself is becoming more secure and his helping his thoughts so that they can feel more stable. The practice of keeping an object of hers with him helped him to feel she was still around when she left.
Spiritual orientation and support plan	The client and his mother do not have an established spiritual practice; it is my hope that they will continue the practices we worked on together and that over time these can grow.
Additional Information
Feedback received from client/group, anecdotal or written	Mom expressed gratitude; she was aware we would be meeting again and was very clear that she wanted us to continue our sessions. The client was also grateful.
Sample of homework given between sessions (after initial homework)	Alternate nostril breathing to be added to 3 part breathing every morning and night. Client to use his fort at home and to have a safe space at school if possible.
Personal reflection from doing client/group.
Rough estimate of time spent in preparation and follow up documentation per session	120
What you would change with benefit of hindsight	I would have liked to have spoken about diet and exercise a bit more; we didn't touch on this during the four session together, but I will continue to work with them and plan to discuss diet.
Questions, problems, areas in which you’d like more support	it would have been helpful to have the therapist in the room for more of the sessions; in this way we could be on the same page about practices.
Did you enjoy your service?	Absolutely. Nothing is more rewarding than working with kids and I loved our time to play.
Notify Mentor?	Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion