| Entry Type | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | SR |
| Entry Category | Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Steffany Moonaz{} |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Proposed number of sessions | 5 |
| Location of sessions | Virtual/in-person |
| Planned time per session | 60-90 min |
| Presenting Problem | The client has been diagnosed with reactive arthritis and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) from long covid with preexisting hypermobility syndrome. |
| Physical | Arthritis (pain), POTS (raising heart rate), hypermobility syndrome. |
| Client/Group goals | Her goal for yoga therapy is to strengthen her body, be healthiest as her body can be and accept and love herself regardless. |
| Energetic | Fatigue, difficult going to sleep, energy blockage (based on her doctor who was also trained in eastern medicine). |
| Emotional | Anxiety, worrying about the future. |
| Spiritual orientation and needs | The client’s spiritual orientation is Catholic. |
| Intellectual / Sense of self | React to stressors, feeling that she is not good enough, judging others. |
| Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s) | During each session, I will teach one yoga wisdom: what is yoga (book 1 sutra 2) and link it to the cause of stress and anxiety, Ahimsa, Four Locks and Four Keys, Ishwara pranidhana. |
| Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3 | The format of the plan is based on Freedenberg et al (2017) who used mindful-based stress reduction that include deep breathing practices, meditation, guided imagery, and yoga to decrease stress in adolescents with Cardiac diagnoses. Cultivating awareness of stress-related symptoms using the mindfulness technique to alleviate symptoms and reframing thoughts to look at stressors in a different are also the component of the program. Although the study was done in adolescents with cardiac disease, I think that the finding can be extrapolated to adults who suffer from chronic illness. Adaptation of yoga postures are based on Moonaz and Byron (2018) and Hinsley (2022). |
| Approval Notice | |
| Questions for Mentor | none - this is a retroactive entry (clinet #1). |
| Care Plan | Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
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:
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall) |
| 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. |
| 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? | Do not notify Mentor (choose if you wish to continue working on this entry later) |
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