• 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.

Last session home practice: Lying down spinal twist - Dynamic movement few times and then static hold for few seconds - The client will do as part of her morning routine - YouTube Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13toIGtLbSw

Added Home practice from Session3: Bee breathing - Before going to bed. YouTube video - (https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=humming%20breath%20video&mid=3DE0450C430C638BF3C23DE0450C430C638BF3C2&ajaxhist=0)

Wun - S2 - Routine outline - 5/2/2025

Checking-in:
Centering: Quick 15 minute yoga stress buster
Body awareness
Slowly extend your exhalation and allow inhalation to happen by itself
Inhaling for “Om”
Chanting “Om” X 3
Setting sankalpa
Smiling at palms
Asana:
Warmup full body - Swinging arms side to side and moving body side to side
Do on Right leg and then repeat on left side in sequence
Back bend - Warrior 1
Forward bend - Pyramid
twist - Pyramid twist
Inversion - Wide legged forward fold into inversion
Relaxation:
Seated relaxation imagining standing under water and removing all the not-serving energies out and healing body, mind, and spirit
Breathing Practices:
Humming bee breath - 3
Meditation
Kriya Yoga meditation or Repeating affirmations - “Peace begins with me”
Closing:
Chanting “OM”
Lokha …
Dedicating practice
Smiling at palms
Yogic Wisdoms:
Review stress, Stress response, Relaxation response, stressors - Internal, external
Discuss How to relieve from stress, How to cope with stress, How to build stress resilience - Discuss "Practice and non-attachment"
Kosha discussion
Sutras 1.12 to 1.15

Having her brother’s photo puts her in context and reminds herself that her brother is not her whole world. She is now not looking at the loss of her brother as such a sadness.

she stopped talking to men after her brother’s death at age 4. It is not that she goes out of her way to talk to men. With this new understanding and consciousness, how to be herself and all the guys she sees are not her brother and not looking for her brother in all the men she sees now.

She said that she now has good boundaries when she is talking to men.

Having an altar for her brother makes her think like he has been protected by God and somehow her love for her brother is seen by him.

She shared that after her meditation, she doesn’t want to do anything. She feels calm and doesn’t want to be bothered by anything.
So, I discussed about dedicating the practice to someone she loves, or someone who is in need of extra care and love, or to an organization of her liking or to the world cause.

She also talked about her anger issues and guided her to notice where she feels the anger in her body, and gently focus only on stretching that part of the body and breathing into that body part without pushing the anger or numbing herself or entangling with the anger. And suggested to remind herself that it is ok to feel anger and allow or give permission to the anger to leave when it is ready to leave. And incorporated the same in the quick stress buster routine we practiced.

I am grounding myself before seeing the clients by lighting a lamp and chanting "Thryambakam.." 3 times before and after the session.

For this particular client, she is all over the place, her thoughts jump from one to another, like I had before. So, I am paying more attention to grounding myself throughout the session by scrubbing my feet, gently palming my hands, pausing, breathing etc. Constantly bringing my awareness to listening to her and pausing her when she begins to go overboard. She is a challenging client for me so far. But I am glad I am able to assist her to find her ways.

Wun - S4 - Routine outline - 5/30/2025

Checking-in:

Centering:
3-3-3 Rescue Technique
Name 3 things you hear around
Try listening sounds far away (such as street noise)
Try listening sounds up close (such as your own voice and breath)
Name 3 things you can see around
To yourself or out loud, say the objects
Such as “door”, “flowers”, “my shoes”, “ceiling” etc.
Move 3 body parts and notice your sense of touch
It can be as simple as wiggling your toes to feel the feet on the ground
Touching your hands together
Or getting your legs by moving your legs by walking
Now simply notice your breath
It has likely become slower and softer
Slowly extend your exhalation and allow inhalation to happen by itself
Inhaling for “Om”
Chanting “Om” X 3
Setting sankalpa - What is the one thing that comes to your mind right now
Smiling at palms

Asana:
Warmup full body - Seated JAPA
Warm-up - Sun salutation X2
Balance - Eagle pose
Back bend - standing Locust pose
Forward bend - Standing forward bend
twist - Revolved triangle twist w/chair
Inversion - Wide legged forward fold into inversion
Yoga mudra
Relaxation:
Lying down relaxation w/neutral imagery

Breathing Practices:
Humming bee breath - 3
Ha breath
Alternate nostril breathing

Meditation
Repeating affirmation by touching the thumb and each fingers - “Peace begins with me”

Closing:
Chanting “OM”
Lokha …
Dedicating practice
Smiling at palms

Yogic Wisdoms:
Review stress, Stress response, Relaxation response
Review How to relieve from stress, How to cope with stress, How to build stress resilience -
Discuss "Practice and non-attachment"
Sutras 1.12 to 1.15
Ignorance - Avidya

Checking-out:
What would you like to pick for home practice?
When will you do it?
How often would you do it?