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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	HG
Entry Category	Intended Case Study
Select your mentor	Sarala Evans
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	04/16/2024
Session Number	3
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	Focused Asana Series - practice 2 to 3 times per week Pranayama - practice 3-Part Breath 2 to 3 times per week
Activities	Centering Session Overview Check-in Feedback Warm-up Asana Series FOCUSED ASANA SERIES to strengthen and elongate lower back / increase flexibility to hamstrings 1. Modified Reclining Dandasana (Staff Pose) for Hamstrings 2. Modified Reclining Dandasana (Staff Pose) for Spinal Elongation 3. Happy Baby 4. Legs up the Wall PRANAYAMA - 3-Part Breath - review / Brahmari - introduce
Client/Group progress summary	Client enjoyed the Asanas - and spoke up when something didn't feel right. She especially enjoyed the Modified Reclining Dandasana for spinal elongation. We had discussed Mula Bandha at our first session. She felt she understood the practice - hadn't yet read the IY articles I sent her - clearly wasn't interested in pursuing it. We discussed anxiety briefly - she didn't want to go into specifics. She enjoyed 3-Part Breath. We discussed Pranayama and breathing techniques at length, including extending the exhales.
Reflection and self-evaluation	All in all, I think this was a good experience for client and me. Found myself being nervous at times. By the end of our session I was relaxed and feeling more confident. I appreciated her candor and positive feedback. As always, I remind myself to listen, listen, listen. That is, listen to what the client is saying and the meta-message too. Love the process of asking questions and exploring whatever is at hand with client.
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	Review / refine Asana sequence. Possibly introduce 1 or 2 more asanas. Pranayama - check-in re 3-Part Breath and explore 1 more breathing practice.
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)