• 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.

Self-control
Control your thoughts
Control of your emotions and feelings
Control your speech
Use your frontal cortex and think before you act
Asana
Netra Viyaymam
Diaphragmatic Breathing - Dῑrgha Śvāsam with Hugs
Breathing practice with affirmation on inhaling confidence and exhaling judgement.
Meditation – 1 min Daily
Hari Om Chanting
WISDOM TEACHING – Sutra II.42 - Samtoshat - By contentment, supreme joy is gained.

In this session we discussed a lot about acceptance. The acceptance of the things that happen around you and that you cannot control. By acceptance of what happens and by maintaining equanimity - keeping the mind even ('Titiksha' - bearing things with patience, endurance and mental eveness) - we can control the outcome of things that we say and do. This is the practice we discussed that you say you want to do. In order to do this, we must practice everyday to establish it as a new behavior - a new pattern in our minds. I know it is hard to remember and that our habits are deeply ingrained but they can be supplanted. To supplant them is not easy, not even a habit wants to end, therefore, you must employ more mindfulness about this and be watchful of yourself and use your will to do this, especially when you are responding to other person's actions or words.

We discussed that the only way to make the 'space - that empty place' as you said (building the neural capacity in the mind that we discussed) requires entering into calmness and peace, the mind has to stop, and the only way is through meditation - it cannot be done by thinking it or wishing it.

When you are able to control yourself you will be able to think more clearly about how to present things to other persons in a good way so that they also see the wisdom in what you are saying. Otherwise, if you say things to them with anger you already know you will not get anywhere and that it only makes things worse. It is up to you because you are the one learning these wisdom teachings.

And in all of the things in life remembering to maintain contentment within us will help us a long way to take things with ease.

CENTERING
CHECK IN
o Review what YT has she been able to integrate (what worked)
since last session?
o Diaphragmatic Breathing?
o Assess client’s meditation practice.
o Heart rate - Has she felt her heart rate increased?
o Client sharing. Other questions were asked to client this session.
ASANA
o Tadasana with affirmation
o Half-moon
o Uttanaasana
o Star - 5 pointed star with hands free
o King Dancer
o Pelvic circles
o Waist circles
o Forward bend with spinal stretch
o Standing Strut
o Standing Twist
o Spinal Extension and Flexion

PROGRESSIVE DEEP RELAXATION - Yoga Nidra
o Full body tensing and releasing.
o Body Scan – from the head down to the feet and then up again.
o Observe the body
o Observe the breath
o Witness the thoughts
o 5 minutes of peace within

PRANAYAMA
o Dirga Swasam

WISDOM TEACHING -
o Sutra II.42 - Samtoshat - By contentment, supreme joy is gained.

CHANTING - "Hari Om”

MEDITATION – 1 min

CLOSE OUT
CO-CREATING CLIENT’S TOOL BOX
o Half Moon
o Full forward Bend
o Extended Star
o King Dancer
o Standing twist
o Eye movements
o Breathing
o Meditation
o Chanting
o Wisdom teachings

We have not met since October 9th because the client's client was not allowed to go back to the day care center that he was in and she had to find another daycare for him. She found another place and the child started at the new daycare on Monday October 21st.

During that time, client could not study at all because she spent all day with the child. But she immensely enjoyed being with her son.

Client was not able to do her asana and breathing practice during this time. But she did try meditation for 15, 15 and 5 minutes three times during this period. She said that the meditations that she was able to do did her good in that "she felt calm and confidence by remembering that she has this inside her, an energy inside her that she can connect and is always there and protects her". She was able to see white lights in her meditation and this helped her calm down as well, and she wanted to ask what that light was.

She did not feel any heart rate increase during meditation.

Client had her menstruation since yesterday and she has had a headache, after Yoga Nidra and Meditation client reported that the headache had gone.

Client is still 'learning and recognize' that she needs to respond and not react. She is learning that she actually has a huge habit that causes her a lot of pain and that she is still just beginning to recognize it. Sometimes she sees it more clearly than other times - its her process and journey.

I feel like client is just beginning to see the synergy in all of the elements of the practice that she has been learning. She wants to do the practice but she is still not organized enough with her life. But this is a life long road and she is fortunate to find the road now.

I'm seeing my role more clearly as service and supportive of the client's needs. Thus, the order of the homework that I have given her beginning this session include self-controls as line items that are more aligned with client's needs.

It was great to hear that someone's headache left after Yoga Nidra and meditation.

•CENTERING
•CHECK IN
o Review what YT has she been able to integrate (what worked)
o Assess client’s meditation practice.
o Heart rate - Has she felt her heart rate increased
o Client sharing.
•ASANA
o Tadasana
o Half-moon
o Uttanaasana
o Star - 5 pointed star with hands free
o King Dancer
o Pelvic circles
o Waist circles
o Forward bend with spinal stretch
o Standing Strut
o Standing Twist
o Spinal Extension and Flexion
•NETRA VIYAYMAM
•YOGA NIDRA - 30 min
o Full body tensing and releasing
o Body Scan
•PRANAYAMA
o Dirga Swasam
•CHANTING - "Hari Om"
•MEDITATION – 1 min - ask the following:
o Teach client to lightly touch the tip of each finger as in sa, ta, na, ma during meditation.

•WISDOM TEACHING
o Sutra II.43 - Taphas - By austerity, impurities of body and senses are destroyed an occult powers gained.

•CLOSE OUT - 5 min {reflection on how she is feeling, any questions she might have, the homework – the idea is to continuously focus her and our conversation back to YT and what will grow her true self, not about what has happened.