Entry TypeIndividual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/GroupDHH
Entry CategoryIntended Case Study
Select your mentorBrahmi 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 PlanOutline 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 Date11/07/2024
Session Number2
Total Session Minutes90
Homework assignment to client/group

Client is to continue to practice his movement snacks continuously throughout the day, in addition to his pranayama practice at least once a day, morning or night. He is also to continue with the reading of the secular but inspirational "motivation manfesto" book he's been reading in lieu of playing his old video game at night.

Activities

Guna explanation and check in (limited to 10 minutes), Bhakti Yoga philosophy wisdom teaching, lying leg lifts, side lying king dancer flow to twist with emphasis on back bending, slow dynamic cobra, half bow posture, dynamic wide legged forward fold with side lunges, high lunge to pyramid, vrkshasana, paschimottanasana flow to seated boat, seated wide legged forward fold, half pigeon, supine twist, savasana, introduction to nadi shodhana, kapalabhati, extended exhale breathing, yoga nidra, sports visualization meditation.

Client/Group progress summary

Client seems to be making progress already and is very motivated to continue yoga therapy. he says he already is feeling less pain, less "heaviness" and anxiety, and is playing squash better.

Reflection and self-evaluation

This session was ok, I felt like I couldn't articulate myself as clearly when talking about Bhakti Yoga. It would have served me to do a review right before and have more robust notes handy.

Final Client/Group ReportAfter 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

Next session will be more of the same, while introducing more back bending options for him, and touching on Bhakti yoga again as I feel I didn't get across the point I was hoping to get across in terms of devotion and how it relates to emotional control and his goals. I need to do more research into reframing Bhakti Yoga for a secular population.

Report briefly on each Kosha belowProgress 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.
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