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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Group - Pelvic floor
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	3
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	Home practice: Notice posture, natural curvatures of the spine and notice posture of the pelvis. Practice cat/cow and notice the movements of the pelvis and the muscles. 10 minutes/day Continue with studio yoga class - with 1 or more classes per week Extended exhales-circumferential breathing.
Activities	Check in: everyone said their energy level was medium and feeling good. Checked in via koshas. Noticed everyone was able to move with ease and getting up and down from the mat with no issues. Everyone was able to practice 10min/day at home in addition to studio yoga classes. MR-3 classes, AM-2, JG-2, ER-1 Philosophy: Yoga sutra 1.14 We continued with 1.14 to ensure that practice if firmly grounded, without break, in all earnestness. Breath: deep breaths/extended exhales, feeling the circumferential breathes (chest, belly, back and ribs). When we exhale, the transverse abdominal muscles (TVA) contract. A healthy pelvic floor lifts in response the the TVA contracting, and the respiratory and pelvic systems are intimately connected (p50) Posture: Continued with Wall: Standing mountain pose, noticing the spine, the 3 natural curves of the spine (lumbar, thoracic, cervical) Stand against the wall and notice the spine. Notice the natural position of the pelvis. Continued with Mat: Cat/Cow - Place hands directly under the shoulder, knees below hips. Cow: inhale - lift head and tailbone to the ceiling & arch the back down. - Notice: the lengthening of abdominal muscles & pelvic floor is lengthening Cat: exhale - round spine up towards the ceiling, drawn navel towards spine. Head and tail toward ground. Notice: tucking of the pelvis & pelvic floor is shortening. Play around with cat/cow - Notice the pelvic floor muscles - notice the sensations and the engagement of the muscles. Added: Child's pose-glute stretch, helps pelvis relax, gentle stretch the pelvic floor muscles. Inviting the breath to the sacrum and bak of the pelvic floor. Bridge pose - pelvic tilts Relaxation: tense and release, yoga nidra
Client/Group progress summary	Clients are beginning to develop a greater awareness of their pelvic floor and overall movement. Through focused breath work and targeted exercises, they are learning to engage and release the pelvic floor with greater control, improving both strength and flexibility. They all were focused, conscience and curios during the session.
Reflection and self-evaluation	It's so rewarding to see the moment when clients truly connect with their pelvic floor, realizing how to engage and release those muscles with awareness. Watching their faces light up as they feel the activation for the first time is a powerful reminder of how deepening body awareness can lead to a greater understanding of their own bodies.
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	bridge pose, pelvic tilts Deep breathing connecting it to the diaphram yoga squat
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