| Entry Type | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | RA |
| Entry Category | Intended Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Sarala Evans |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Proposed number of sessions | 10 |
| Location of sessions | Zoom |
| Planned time per session | 75 |
| Presenting Problem | Client is dealing with ongoing depression and anxiety due to a imminent breakup with partner. She's also challenged with chronic pain in hands, TMJ and right Lumbar spine due to "arthritis" and past injuries. |
| Physical | Client's posture and facial expressions convey her depression. Body seems to be tense / contracted most likely due to her Tamasic state and chronic pain. She presents a sense of apathy and withholding. |
| Client/Group goals | To overcome her depression and anxiety and manage her chronic pain better. |
| Energetic | Client's energy is clearly Tamasic - somber and flat. She sighs a lot - appears to be worn down, frustrated and lost. |
| Emotional | Client is emotionally flat and defeated. She describes her feelings at length in a detached manner. She's very aware of her pain due to the uncertainty of her current primary relationship, yet no tears. |
| Spiritual orientation and needs | Client has spiritual practices that she'd like to deepen, including meditation and breathing. Qi Gong is her primary practice and she's a certified teacher. |
| Intellectual / Sense of self | Client has low self-esteem and low self-confidence. Blames herself for the state of her primary relationship. While she mentioned her partner's personal challenges, she seems to be taking it all on. |
| Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s) | Sutra 1.2 - Yoga is the resolution of the agitations of the mind. I will offer the client for her consideration these teachings to help her see that she is not her depression. She is not her pain, nor her failed relationship. Through the practices of yoga, she can remove the veils of pain, loss and disappointment to experience her true identity, the Witness or True Nature, which is peace. |
| Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3 | INDIVIDUALIZED YOGA FOR REDUCING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, AND IMPROVING WELL-BEING: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - Sept 2016 HOW MIGHT YOGA HELP DEPRESSION? A NEUROBIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| Approval Notice | |
| Questions for Mentor | Any further resources for Raja teachings relative to the client's current circumstances? |
| Care Plan | Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
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:
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall) |
| 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. |
| 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 |


