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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Joe
Entry Category	Intended Case Study
Select your mentor	Brahmi 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 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	11/13/2025
Session Number	5
Total Session Minutes	60
Homework assignment to client/group	Explore creating a daily practice that serves his goals.
Activities	"Opening Reflection & Breath • Seated Centering: Invite to reflect on his journey—what has shifted? • Breath Practice: Gentle Ujjayi breathing including mantra - Sohum Opening Chant Netra Vyayamam "Warm-Up Seated Flow: (i) Neck, (ii) Shoulders, (iii) Sun Breaths: Inhale arms up, exhale arms down, (iv) Cat/Cow and (v) Torso Circles; simple, energizing, release tension and awaken energy. " "Standing Flow: (i) crescent pose, (ii) Anjaneyasana crescent moon lunge; (iii) Virabhadrasana III, (iv) Prasarita Padottanasana " Inversion: wide legged downward dog pose (Adho Mukha Savasana) Backbend - Camel w/are variations (supporting sacrum, Anjali mudra and arms overhead) Forward bend: Paschimottanasana Yoga Mudra Yoga Nidra - through the Koshas Pranayama & Meditation - silent breath awareness - tune into inner vibration and stillness Wisdom Teaching: The light of the self never fades - it is only hidden ty the clouds of the mind; Peace and clarity are always within us, even when panic and fear obscure them. Just as the clouds pass to reveal the sky, anxious thoughts can dissolve to uncover the steady light of awareness.
Client/Group progress summary	Joe expressed how Netra Vyvaman has been very useful to him, he enjoys the practice. This week he has not been able to practice as much as he's wanted to but has experienced low stress this week (3). He mentioned how he has become more of a witness to his thoughts.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I very much enjoyed this session. During the Anjaneyasana we placed the chair at the front of the mat to easefully enter into the pose focusing on grounding and lengthning while peacefully enjoying the pose's usefulness - repeating again on each side and transitioning to Virabhadrasana using the chair as support. Joe expressed how he would be using the chair going forward as a tool as he has noticed changes in his mobility as he ages. I will be taking a two-week break, agreed to continue with future sessions - next Dec. 4.
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	something similar to this session.
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