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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Stress Management 101
Entry Category	Standard
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	10/30/2024
Session Number	1
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	Practice 3-Part Breath / Voo Breath for 5 minutes, minimum 3x per week Reflect upon your relationship with stress and what you hope to gain from our time together
Activities	- Stress - defined \| Stress vs. Anxiety - Quick Chat re Trauma - what it is, what it isn't - What Stress Management / Energy Management is…. - Physiological Overview - Nervous System - Breathing Practices - 3-Part Breath \| Voo Breath - Movement - basic asanas - Yoga Teaching ++ Purusha / The Witness - stepping out of the story ++ Ahimsa - Yoga Nidra - Closing
Client/Group progress summary	Lovely group of women. All were supportive, attentive and appreciative of all we covered.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Email I forwarded to my friend/therapist the day after this session: I must share with you my experience, which caught me off-guard and was most troubling. As soon as we sat down together and I opened my mouth to speak, I believe I had a panic attack or trauma reaction. Not sure exactly what happened, but it was most uncomfortable and disturbing for me. Sitting there I became aware that I felt disembodied / dissociated, my heart was racing, felt like my head was about to explode and my mind went blank. I think my face was flushed as well. I got home last night and my mind was reeling. None of my self-soothing techniques worked. I spent the night tossing and turning, etc. I had a similar experience last fall when I gave my final presentation for my YT Integrations module - wasn’t as severe perhaps because it was on Zoom. Surely this is old stuff showing up. As I’ve learned, when painful circumstances show up, they’re ready for healing. Not sure what that means right now.
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	Session 2 - Review / Questions - Viktor Frankl Quote: "Between stimulus and response...." - Breathing Practices - Movement - Vagal Toning - what it is. Simply on-the-spot practices - Meditation - really? What it is. What it isn’t. Finding a practice that works for you. - Yoga Teaching- Upeksha / Equanimity - Yoga Nidra - Closing / Questions
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)