| Entry Type | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | Yoga for Letting Go, Group 2 |
| Entry Category | Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Steffany Moonaz{} |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Proposed number of sessions | 8 |
| Location of sessions | In-person |
| Planned time per session | 75 |
| Presenting Problem | All clients indicate that they have anxiety or anxiety and trauma history and all indicate that they are never able to relax, even during a guided awareness practice. All clients indicated grief from loss of loved ones and strained familial relationships that get in the way of their peace of mind. Two clients indicate that low back pain is chronic. |
| Physical | All clients had visible physical tightness in the body, with one client with hyper mobility. All had normal range of motion in joints, with the exception of the hyper mobile client. Two of three clients had overpronation in the feet. |
| Client/Group goals | All clients indicate that they would like to relieve anxiety and stress and to relieve pain in the body. All clients in this group are also interested in spiritual support. Generalized Care Plan: A majority of clients would like to eliminate or reduce their dependency on coping tools of tobacco or prescription medication for anxiety. |
| Energetic | All clients seemed high energy, despite it being an early morning session. They struggled to relax even with guided awareness or other practices. |
| Emotional | Grief was palatable with the group and at times they got a bit teary. Anxiety was very clear as well. |
| Spiritual orientation and needs | All clients indicated that they would like spiritual support, but are not necessarily interested in connection to Christian teachings are discussion of God. |
| Intellectual / Sense of self | All clients indicated they really want to control things and they all seemed to be self-judging. |
| Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s) | I researched the Kleshas and the Bhagavad Gita because of the clients all mentioning that they felt the need to control their lives and the impact that feeling lack of control causes for them. I found this quote that Is relevant for these clients, “Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye.” I will not use phrases like the "Divine" but will find a neutral term to use instead. |
| Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3 | I read this article as part of my research for pranayama practices and their impact on anxiety and used this to choose the Ha Breath/Breath of Life. Gerritsen RJS, Band GPH. Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity. Front Hum Neurosci. 2018 Oct 9;12:397. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00397. PMID: 30356789; PMCID: PMC6189422. I researched interpersonal violence and yoga and found this study, which does not include a large sample size but does point to the possibility that yoga practices can assist with healing. I used this to provide some background that was helpful for plan development. Kappas Mazzio A, Mendoza N, Lindsay Brown M, Sinha D, Messing J, Wilson S, Walton L. Yoga as a complementary approach to healing for adult victims and survivors of interpersonal violence. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 Aug;44:101427. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101427. Epub 2021 Jun 19. PMID: 34246128. This article provided great insights about the impact that mantra meditation can have on individuals and communities being impacted by war and constant violence, something that’s impacting several members of this group. I utilized this to decide that mantra repetition during group meditation could help prevent collective future stress. Schneider RH, Dillbeck MC, Yeola G, Nader T. Peace through health: traditional medicine meditation in the prevention of collective stress, violence, and war. Front Public Health. 2024 Apr 3;12:1380626. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1380626. PMID: 38633233; PMCID: PMC11021781. |
| Approval Notice | |
| Questions for Mentor | None at this time. |
| 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? | Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion |
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