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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Eugene
Entry Category	Standard
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	12/09/2025
Session Number	7
Total Session Minutes	60
Homework assignment to client/group	Kirtan Kriya: 3-5 minutes daily
Activities	Focus: Grounding through the body, building strength with accessible poses, and calming the mind with Kirtan Kriya. Seated Centering: sit comfortable, notice contact points with the floor and the seat Body scan: Invite awareness from feet to crown, affirming safety Breath Awareness: Slow diaphragmatic breathing (inhale 4, exhale 6) chant OM Netra Vyayamam joint freeing: neck, shoulder (tense and release) and cat/cow Breath of Joy to energize Seated warm ups: (i) side flexion - connect breath with spinal movement; (ii) elbow to knee; (iii) pigeon (iv) extended side flexion (v) Inversion/twist: twist and reach opposite hand to foot, (vi) Utkatasana/chair pose: inhale arms up, exhale sit back - repeat gently x5 and hold on the 6th for a couple of breaths, Standing tadasana - root through feet, cultivate presence Balancing - tree pose (10 sec. each side) Yoga Nidra - tense and relax (5 minutes) Pranayama - extended exhale Kirtan Kriya Meditation: silent repetition; Focus - visualize sound moving through the crown of the head and out into infinity (5 minutes)
Client/Group progress summary	Eugene was really tired, they had a false alarm last night. He has been practicing chair yoga at work but at home he has been supporting his wife. His stress level has been low except for last night.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I felt this was a good session. I added the breath of joy when I saw Eugene's energy level declining towards the beginning of our session. Eugene was unable to do the quad stretch in the plan, I could not come up with a modified quad stretch.
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	We both agreed with the upcoming birth and holidays we would check in during the beginning of January 2026.
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