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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Andy
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)
Session Date	11/22/2024
Session Number	6
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	Continue deerga swasam and japa after waking up in bed. Continue chair exercises. Practice kapalabati anytime he feels sluggish/depression/tired (except evenings near bedtime). Continue deerga swasam and inversion prior to bed.
Activities	Check-in Centering Pranayama - deerga swasam Chair and chair assisted sun salutes (1 set each) Block Warmups Chair Assisted: Back Bend Chair: Standing Poses Hip Openers Core Chair Weight Flow Arm/Leg Stretches Pranayama - taught kapalabati - tolerated well Teaching - reading on pranayama and prana Closing Reflection
Client/Group progress summary	Client's sleep, nausea, shoulder pain (7/10) and L hip pain (6-7/10) is relatively stable. Client's depression med had been adjusted down by PCM a week ago hoping to resolve nausea, but client went back up in dose today as depression had been worse over the past few days, but better today. Also stated shifting our appointment from 1 pm to 3 pm was better with the nausea (usually wears off around 1 pm). Client has placed some art pieces at the local VFW and Mission BBQ, and is planning for a full showing of a collection at a local brewery.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Client forgot to have hand weights ready again. Client still hasn't found a yoga block, and his wife is a yoga teacher. Adapted well to the regular changes with this client. Discussion about wrapping up the yoga therapy went well, with potential final session in 2 weeks after the holiday unless there's anything new the client would like to work on, with the usual instruction to reach out in between if anything comes up or anything new he'd like to work on.
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	Check-in Centering Pranayama - kapalabati Chair and chair assisted sun salutes (1 set each) Block Warmups Chair Assisted: Back Bend Chair: Standing Poses Hip Openers Core Chair Weight Flow Arm/Leg Stretches Pranayama - deerga swasam Closing Graduation/Reflection
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)