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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	GM
Entry Category	Case Study
Select your mentor	Steffany Moonaz
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)
Session Date	11/01/2024
Session Number	9
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	1. Three-part breathing and meditation daily 15 minutes 2. Brahmacharya – gauging energy and not over- exerting the energy limit.
Activities	The client was diagnosed with lumber stenosis and had laminectomy in July. He has been clear for PT. He meets with his PT once per week and does home PT exercise twice a day. • Check in – body scan • Breath awareness and extended exhalation • Eye movement • Head & Neck movement • Seated lateral bend and twist • Cat-cow • Puppy • Child- Table – Downward dog • Standing forward bend – half lift • Mountain • Standing lateral bend • Dynamic bridge • Hand to big toe with a strap • Supine pigeon • Supine twist • Savasana – integral yoga • Box breathing • Alternate nostril • Meditation – follow the breath Yogic wisdom: Isvara pranidhana, practice and non-attachment
Client/Group progress summary	The client is doing well. He does home PT twice a day. He feels stronger and has been doing yard work without pain. There is muscle soreness from physical work, but nothing is to his lower back. He is doing better at not overexerting himself. He rests when needed. His PT has transitioned him from a typical PT to exercise (with weight and equipment to build strength). His hamstrings are not as tight as they were. Although he is feeling much better, he still worries about the future – wanting to gain his strength back and being active as he was. He does the home practice (breathing and meditation) daily.
Reflection and self-evaluation	The client was tired from leaf blowing. Therefore, instead of focusing on strength building movement, I guided the client through gentle movements with breath. He commits to PT exercise because he wants to gain his physical strength. We discussed practice (which he has been doing), non-attachment (not attach to the outcome) and surrender (to the higher source).
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.
Plan for next session	Gentle movement with breath and final assessment – PEG pain scale and Promise Global Health.
Report briefly on each Kosha below	Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas
Additional Information
Personal reflection from doing client/group.
Notify Mentor?	Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion