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Entry Type	Final Client Report
Client/Group	Healthy Aging
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.
Number of sessions completed	6
Date you started seeing client/group	06/24/2024
Total hours of all Yoga Therapy sessions with this client/group to date	9.67
Adjustments and adaptations you made to your care plan,	I had to adapt the asanas for some clients (B and JD). In general, I used PowerPoint at the beginning of the session, but in the session about joint integrity, I showed the pictures (PowerPoint) and performed the asanas as we spoke about that specific joint to let them feel in their bodies what we are working with and what we should avoid. They loved this format of session. I also enjoyed it.
Client/Group Goals	Any progress toward goals The group goals were to learn more about their aging bodies and how they can improve their being holistically and attain a state of Joy through the yoga practice. We reached our goals. Review and revision of goals. The goals didn’t change.
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	Different bodies with different issues. B. had knee problems, J. had a fused spine and Afib, R. had neck and shoulder pain, M. is a beginner with no serious physical issues, and L. is a yoga teacher but has osteoporosis. They had felt in their bodies.
Energetic level	In general good level of energy.
Emotional	In general low level of stress. R has a higher level of stress, she is passing through emotional problems with her husband who has Parkinson's and her beloved dog is dying of cancer.
Intellectual / Sense of self	M gets intellectually stimulated by her business, R by mystical studies, J by her Guru P. Yogananda, B by social and reading, and L by nothing particular. Self-awareness improved with pranayamas, meditation, and yoga Philosophy.
Spiritual orientation and support plan	Spiritual Orientation J., B., and L. are devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda and Self Realization Fellowship members, M has faith but doesn't belong to any religion, R. is Christian and spiritual, and believes in spiritual evolution. Support plan Observe breath and sensations in the body. (SMTT) Observe negative thoughts related to yourself and others (SMTT) Journaling. (SMTT) Practice Kirtan Kriya.
Additional Information
Feedback received from client/group, anecdotal or written	Anna is so respectful and sensitive to all our needs, always suggesting ways to adapt. She's amazing! Anna went beyond expectations on the items above and the results of these sessions are long lasting. Moved and touched by her sensitivity. The effortless ease she displayed with the explanations was outstanding. I highly recommend her. The self-improvement is superb. I'm filled with gratitude. Anna is an inspiration! I plan to take additional classes from Anna. She is an inspiring teacher.
Sample of homework given between sessions (after initial homework)	Practice the 2nd sequence of Dr Loren Fishman - second half. Practice witness awareness. Stop for a minute during the day and observe your breath and your thoughts. Write your perceptions in your journal. Practice SA TA NA MA before sleeping or when it’s convenient.
Personal reflection from doing client/group.
Rough estimate of time spent in preparation and follow up documentation per session	5
What you would change with benefit of hindsight	Sometimes I used two cameras so they could see me well when I was near the wall. A better option would be in person, but maybe some of them could not have come.
Questions, problems, areas in which you’d like more support	More support in informed trauma material. Online limitations to observe the clients, although there’s the advantage of presenting PowerPoint.
Did you enjoy your service?	I enjoyed it very much. Fun group!
Notify Mentor?	Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion