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Entry Type	Final Client Report
Client/Group	Yoga Therapy for Joint Health in a Population of Seniors Seeking to Improve and Maintain Mobility
Entry Category	Case Study
Select your mentor	Brahmi Romero
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	4
Date you started seeing client/group	10/01/2024
Total hours of all Yoga Therapy sessions with this client/group to date	8
Adjustments and adaptations you made to your care plan,	I did not make any noticeable adjustments.
Client/Group Goals	A Population of Seniors Seeking to Improve and Maintain Mobility/Flexibility. Some of the senior participants reported the following progress: By the end of the fourth session, one of the senior participants, Fatima, reported that her shoulder is much better. Olga reported that she will continue to use these joint freeing movements for her hands because she had carpal tunnel surgery 9 years ago and these movements are similar to what she was given when she first had surgery.
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	As reported above, one of the senior participants reported that her shoulder condition got better. There was no report of worsening from any of the seniors. All the participants enjoyed the joint freeing movements and the Yoga Nidra the most.
Energetic level	Most of the seniors breath normally. Maria O. has the right nasal passage partially blocked by a growth. This makes it hard for her to breathe deeply. She is in the process of finding a doctor to help her with this problem.
Emotional	I found that all the members of the group seemed to be emotionally stable and friendly.
Intellectual / Sense of self	All of the members of the group seem to feel well with their sense of self.
Spiritual orientation and support plan	All of the seniors cared for each other. They advised each other often, smiled and helped each other. For example, they brought water for each other and reminded each other of when the class was starting. All of the seniors in the group have a spiritual orientation – it can be related to family, music, feeling connection to love and peace, God and service.
Additional Information
Feedback received from client/group, anecdotal or written	Maria C. (Teresa) said that the deep relaxation and meditation was good us. Gaby was so pleased with the deep relaxation and meditation. She expressed that it was “so peaceful”. Several other members agreed. Helaine said at the end of the class that “this is exactly what she needed and that it was healing for her.” All of the seniors were grateful and said thank you.
Sample of homework given between sessions (after initial homework)	• Do these joint freeing practices in the morning when you get up and if you can do them before going to sleep. Do a little meditation and deep breathing. • Remember to practice truthfulness with yourselves and how we really feel.
Personal reflection from doing client/group.
Rough estimate of time spent in preparation and follow up documentation per session	One to two hours.
What you would change with benefit of hindsight	I'm not sure.
Questions, problems, areas in which you’d like more support	I'm not sure.
Did you enjoy your service?	YES
Notify Mentor?	Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion