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by | Feb 16, 2024

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Entry TypeAssessment
Client/Group1.JD
Entry CategoryIntended Case Study
Select your mentorBrahmi Romero
Intake
Assessment
Proposed number of sessions5
Location of sessionsonline
Planned time per session60 minutes
Presenting Problembusy mother of three and entrepreneur 46 y/o "plus size" experiencing shoulder/hip pain due to sleeping patterns, low back pain, fatigue and diminished mobility.
Physical

Experiences pain when arms are abducted at 45 degree or lower.
Pain in shoulder area acromion and hip – she believes pain is from sleeping posture. She will be seeing a doctor. Does not sleep in her own bed most of the time.
30 min on elliptical daily for the past two weeks.
No mat practice, difficulty getting up from mat.
Sits mostly.

Client/Group goalsseeking mobility, mind-body connection, energy and a return to meditation
Energetic

pushing through the day
experiencing fatigue

Emotional

Excited to practice yoga and return to meditation.
Family obligations/responsibilities three children, two with asthma 7 & 9 yrs old.
Wishes to return to her prior mobility and energy.

Spiritual orientation and needs

Self-taught spiritual; her business is a way to help selfless women take care of themselves. She feels connected with her family, friends and business and feels she is here to help. No current practice. Is open to yoga.

Intellectual / Sense of self

Runs self-care business.
Loves to learn and try new things.

Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s)

Sutra I-15 Non-attachment – client is attached to what the physical body was once able to do.

Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3

Tew, G.A., Howsam, J., Hardy, M. et al. Adapted yoga to improve physical function and health-related quality of life in physically inactive older adults: a randomized controlled pilot trial. BMC Geriatr 17, 131 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0520-6

I choose this research article because it was similar to client’s sedentary lifestyle, mobility and accessibility concerns even though the study is for a much elderly population. The poses on Fig. 1 will be used as a starting point.

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Approval Notice
Your care plan should be approved by your mentor, with any amendments they suggested, prior to your remaining Yoga Therapy sessions.
Care PlanOutline 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)
Final Client/Group ReportAfter 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 belowProgress 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.
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