• 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.

Centering and Breathing (Bhramari)

Practice in a chair

a. Very subtle semi-circle Neck/Head; to upward Arc Neck/Head
b. Chin Thrusts/Retractions
c. Cat/Cow
d. Mountain with arms extended forward to overhead then floating down
e. Toe Lifts

Then, "Your Thoughts are Bubbles": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Nsa45d0XE

Journal prompt: Do you give yourself space to grieve loss? Why/why not?

Anamaya - Chair – centering, Head Tilt, Dancing Cat, Sun Salutation Arms, Side Leans with Arm Pulls, Cat/Cow, Roll Downs, Forward Lean, Windshield Wipers, Toes/Heal Lifts, Squeeze/Spread Toes; Wall – Tree

Pranamaya - Bhramari & complete yogic breath

Manomaya - "I AM Yoga Nidra for Health and Healing Compassion" awareness of opposites; heavy & light

Vijnjanamaya - Continue discussion into the benefit of Sutra.1.14, its intention, integration & affirmations of it into one’s life.

Anandamaya - Apply the act of witnessing the higher Self within, feeling the presence of one’s own spiritual guides (support people) in client’s life. See the love and light within.

Y & N: Niyama 4: Swadhyaya — study yourself; Awareness is everything – who we are and what motivates us. To make changes in one’s life, one needs to know what can be changed.

Client talked about how she is very involved in something the first three months then loses her enthusiasm. She wants to work on this. She practiced her Om work three times this week and also had PT. She took time to contemplate what she could do to stay consistent with her practice.

It can be difficult to see the goodness in certain people so she prefers to try to block them, compartmentalize them. She wants to focus on what's good in her life. We talked about listing those things, some she spoke of in the session. We agreed that gratitude is something we all need to consider, and to state aloud to ourselves and to let others know.

It was a pleasure prompting then listening to the client's ponderings over the last week. She liked the term spiritual guide and spoke about nature. I need to think how I can incorporate nature into the practice. Find a way to help her distract herself from the goings-on in the world that create imbalance in her.

I need to set up my Zoom space at least 15 minutes before we begin so that I may be centered and ready for the client. When I wait until 10 minutes to the hour to start, I have less than 5 minutes to myself before we begin. It feels too rushed; I need to manage my time better.

practice Bhramari again, another YN for relaxation, introduce Sutra 2.16. Client is in physical pain and I sense some suffering from the world's travesties. Talk about the koshas, and how in each session we touch on them.