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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Stress Relief for the Holidays
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	11/19/2024
Session Number	1
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	Practice 3-Part Breath a minimum of 3x / week Think about or journal common holiday triggers for you. How you want to do it differently this year.
Activities	- Stress - defined \| Stress vs. Anxiety - Common Holiday Triggers e.g., stress vs. anxiety - Quick Chat re Trauma - What Stress Management / Energy Management is…. - Physiological Overview - Nervous System - Breathing - 3-part breath / Alternate Nostril Breathing - Movement - Basic Chair Warmups - Yoga Teaching - Purusha / The Witness - stepping out of the story - EM Tool - 5-4-3-2-1 - Review Q&A
Client/Group progress summary	Good Zoom gathering. So grateful for everyone's willingness to show up. Everyone wants to get through the holidays as easily as possible. Participants all have plenty of stressors facing them in the coming weeks. Group sharing brought some connection and lightness to our gathering.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Zoom is easier. I'm still nervous. Trusting this will get better over time. I must say that I'm so savvy and resourceful and creative with finding and organizing content. If only I could learn to enjoy the presentation of all I have to offer.
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	- Centering / Check in - Review - Viktor Frankl quote: "Between stimulus and response..." - Breathing Practices - Movement - Vagal Toning - Meditation - really? What it is. What it isn’t. Finding a practice that works for you. - Yoga Teaching- Upeksha / Equanimity - EM Tools - R.A.I.N.
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