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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Arthritis and Chronic Pain
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)
Session Date	10/30/2024
Session Number	4
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	1. Joint Freeing Practice 2. Balancing and heel-drop exercise 3. Breathing Practice (alternate nostril breathing, Brahmani breathing) 4. Guided Meditation
Activities	I began the session by asking Julie, Liliana and Jocelyne if there were any changes since we last met. Julie shared her observation that weather changes affect her arthritis pain, Lliana reported that she was still experiencing heel pain she attributed to not listening to her body and walking too much in the city, Jocelyne lost internet connection for days due to engineering’s errors, she attended using her iPhone and expressed her frustration. I led guide breathing practice for a few minutes and moved to quick body scan to observe each part of the body. Then I led joint freeing on the chair, balancing practice and heel-drop exercise. For breathing practice, we practiced alternate nostril breathing for 3 minutes together. For the final relaxation, I guided a 15-minute body scan with visualization to relax both physically and mentally.
Client/Group progress summary	Julie, Liliana, and Jocelyne are making progress, both physically and energetically. Especially Liliana is new to yoga, but she is trying to learn more. I use joint freeing to most clients and everyone likes this and they are benefiting from this practice.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I always tell the students to “listen to the body” but Liliana admitted that she did not listen to her body and is experiencing heel pain. I explain the concept of “ahimsa” to listen to the body and take care of themselves. Especially, Liliana strongly agreed.
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	I will continue to follow this care plan for the next several sessions. I may modify or add other practices based on the feedback from them.
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