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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	SR
Entry Category	Standard
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	11/15/2024
Session Number	9
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	• Take a daily activity log • Pranayama and meditation 15 minutes daily • Gentle movement 15 minutes
Activities	The client has been diagnosed with reactive arthritis and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) from long covid with preexisting hypermobility syndrome. She felt better after 6 sessions when the case study ended. I have not seen the client until recently when her condition has worsened with severe pain in the joints. Asanas were done on a chair or the floor. Check in – • Centering – body scan • Head and neck movement • Lateral bend • Seated cat- cow • Shoulder roll • Bicycle leg (one leg at a time) • Seated sun salutation • Gate • Cobra • Seated half bow • Knee to chest • Leg extension • Seated pigeon • Supine knee to chest • Bridge • Clam shell • Supported shoulder stand • Supine twist • Deep relaxation – guided deep breathing meditation • Meditation – self compassion affirmation Yogic wisdom – • brahmacharya (to not overexert herself) • non-attachment – interact with experiences, thoughts and feeling without trying to control or fixate on them • Surrender – do the best she can and leave the rest to the higher being
Client/Group progress summary	After discussing with her doctor, she has stop taking hydroxychloroquine. She is on a low dose of a different drug (I did not get the name of the drug). Her pain this week is not bad, but it is also the time of her cycle when the pain is not as severe. The client did her home practice, but still has a tough time saying ‘No’ to others and often exerts herself. She is a kind person and never says no when asked to do something. When discussed, she had reasons to justify her decision to say ‘yes’ to everything.
Reflection and self-evaluation	The client was afraid that I would be upset with her when I heard that she put too much on her plate. I told the client that I was not upset (which was true); it is all up to her to decide what best for her. I told her why I suggested her to set priority and set her boundary. I also suggested the client takes something off her plate if she wants to bring something else onto her plate.
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 yoga and guided relaxation.
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?	Do not notify Mentor (choose if you wish to continue working on this entry later)