Entry TypeIndividual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/GroupEugene
Entry CategoryIntended Case Study
Select your mentorBrahmi Romero
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 PlanOutline 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 Date09/30/2025
Session Number3
Total Session Minutes75
Homework assignment to client/group

Emotional Regulation Exploration practice

Activities

Guided Centering - tension release and breath awareness
Opening Chant
Netra Vyayamam
Joint Freeing - jaw, neck, shoulder
Emotional Regulation and Exploration Practice (i) warm up (rope pulling); backbending (chair cobra); Forward bending (chair forward fold); Twisting Inversion Rt & Lt sides - each pose held for 1 minute
Guided Deep Relation on mat
Pranayama -(i) inhale positive energy (arms crosing at chest) and exhale creating nice boundaries and space (arms forward and to the side); (ii) Nadi Suddhi -exhale sadness/inhale cheerfulness, exhale fear/inhale/relaxation
3 hums meditation
closing chant
Wisdom Teaching -
Sutra 1:33 Four Locks and Keys.

Client/Group progress summary

Eugene has practiced all assigned home practices and finds the awareness practice the most useful. Has not practiced the affirmations.

Stress level was 10 for three days past week. Is having problems with peer at work and spent three days arguing with peer. Conflict is about technology, it is not Eugene's strong suit. He feels his peer is trying to leave him behind. He is tired and upset with himself. He knows he needs to learn this new program.

He feels conflict in taking paternity leave with the current work situation and his wife pressuring him to take it - he knows the right thing to do is take the leave.

Eugene found this session helpful because of the chair poses and he can practice them in the office.

Reflection and self-evaluation

I thought this session would be too slow and unchallenging for Eugene but he found it very useful especially the chair poses because he could do them at work.

We discussed the four locks and keys to maintain peace in all relationships. We discussed how the awareness practice prepares us when encountering non-virtuose situation (work peer), with equanimity and witnessing the situation without engaging.

We spoke about service, Karma yoga, how it applies in all we do, we give 100% and receive peace knowing we did our best.

I learn most when I listen and adapt.

Final Client/Group ReportAfter 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

Stress busters and chair yoga sequence with longer holds on poses to a few breaths. Less is more.

Any follow up questions to the four locks and keys.

Report briefly on each Kosha belowProgress 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