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Entry Type	Final Client Report
Client/Group	Mark
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	4
Date you started seeing client/group	09/05/2024
Total hours of all Yoga Therapy sessions with this client/group to date	4.83
Adjustments and adaptations you made to your care plan,	I needed to adapt the Sun Salutation for him without using his wrists or chair. He related chair yoga to old people or as a sign that he is in bad shape. So I avoided using it with him.
Client/Group Goals	Any progress toward goals He had very little progress toward his goals, which were a relief from physical, mental, and emotional stress. He didn’t do much of his homework. 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	He is doing sometimes joint freeing exercises, which are helping his movements. He and his rock band friends noticed the difference. (He is a drummer)
Energetic level	High level of energy, rajasic. He forces his breath when I ask him to pay attention to it. This got a little better.
Emotional	He still has some depression, and his sleep hasn’t improved much due to anxiety.
Intellectual / Sense of self	Intellectual stimulation: work, talking to his wife, his music. This didn’t change.
Spiritual orientation and support plan	Slightly. He wrote in the intake: “All we have in life is love and the present moment.” His spiritual practice is gratitude. This didn’t change. Support Plan Walking in nature can be her way to connect spiritually. Journaling mentally (difficult to right) Better sleep: 3 part breath Imagery and Sankalpa
Additional Information
Feedback received from client/group, anecdotal or written	I Absolutely recommend Anna to others. I felt very spoiled to have one-on-one sessions tailored to just my needs. Anna was very sensitive and open to my unique situation. It was awesome !!!
Sample of homework given between sessions (after initial homework)	. Journal about Pratipaksa Bhavana after reading the article: https://layoga.com/practice/meditation/the-healing-art-of-pratipaksha-bhavana/ 2. Practice: -Warming up the joints when waking up or in bed https://www.annswansonwellness.com/blog/joint-freeing-series -Web-claw-beak-paw exercise -Sun salutation, -and 15 minutes of Yoga Nidra 1, 2, 3 (chapter 6, Yoga Nidra meditations, Julie Lusk on Audible) before sleep. 3. Affirmation- suggestion: “I am a spark from the infinite. I am light.” Practice this or any other positive affirmation in the morning.
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	I should have spent more time with him. If I had trauma-informed skills, I could have helped him better.
Questions, problems, areas in which you’d like more support	More support in informed trauma material.
Did you enjoy your service?	Yes, I enjoyed the service most of the time, but I didn't enjoy it when he didn't do the exercises.
Notify Mentor?	Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion