• 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.

Daily Mindfulness practice

Until we meet again, pause throughout your day to practice mindfulness for just a few minutes.

a. "Mindful Wakeup: Start with a Purpose"

1. On waking, lay in your bed or sit in a chair in a relaxed posture.
2. Take 3 long, deep nourishing breaths – in through the nose, and a cleansing exhalation out through the mouth.
3. Ask yourself, “What is my intention for today?”
4. Set your intention for the day.

5. Throughout the day, check in with yourself.
Notice if your days are better, more in line with how you’d like them to be.

6. Journaling prompt: How easy is it for you to integrate a new experience or lesson?

How easy is it for you to integrate a new experience or lesson?

Anamaya - Chair – centering, Chin Angle Ups /Downs, High Altar Arms, Ankle Pumps, Thigh Squeezes, Buttocks Squeezes, Heal Slides (knee flexion), Leg Slides, Wall Plank, Tree.

Pranamaya - Nadi Suddhi – infuse the body with oxygen. reduce stress and anxiousness, calm and rejuvenate the nervous system, regulate the nervous system.

Manomaya - "Yoga Nidra for Restoring and Enhancing Health and Well-Being", Guided imagery for healing and well-being.

Vijnjanamaya - Using guided imagery choosing an experience from the past, to support health and well-being. Witnessing one’s own sense of meaning, purpose. Continue discussion into the benefit of Sutra 2.16.

Anandamaya - Guide client into pure rest, allow a lengthy pause to experience unlimited awareness and oneness, unconditional health and well-being.

Y & N: Move the practice into everyday life by being mindful about the little things. Take care to notice subtle changes in one’s life (body, breath, mind).

Alternate nostril breathing, client had heard of this but never tried it. We practiced for a bit then talked about how to move forward with the practice, when to use it, and why. Checked in with the pain level. Client had moved to bedroom where it was quieter and where she laid on the bed for Yoga Nidra. The asanas appear to help the upper body but the client continues to experience pain in her hips. She plans to get a second opinion in the coming weeks since she still feels pain and can't walk. She states that in Yoga Nidra she is able to disconnect from her pain most of the time though she can get distracted/her mind wanders. That's why she moved to the bedroom where she can close the door and be in a more tranquil place.

I was happy that the client moved to quieter place in her home. She was able to close the door. The space was light and airy, quieter and more suited to a quiet practice of yoga. We were also able to speak in private. I felt better that PAM was able to let go of some of the stress around practicing since the other room was open. We'll continue to practice in the bedroom, she said, because she felt better there.

I need to revisit the asanas that focus on the lower back, legs and hips.

Research asanas that can strengthen the legs that are within the clients' ROM and won't cause pain. Read more about lumbar spinal stenosis and possible outcomes - rate of decline, possible symptoms as it worsens, what to avoid at the point where she is now. Talk about the journaling prompt.