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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	L. S. Client 1
Entry Category	Capstone
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	04/18/2024
Session Number	3
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	Gunas questionnaire daily or weekly Seated, standing, reclining asana (short) as needed daily Reclining slow, deep breathing for stress management Loaned her a Presbyterian prayer book she was interested in trying during the week
Activities	Discussed prana, shakti energy, and the usefulness of moderating sexual activity to channel that energy into healthy actions for body/mind/spirit. Completed gunas questionnaire: She is much more sattvic than in the past. She was able to see this even though this is the first time we have ever done the questionnaire. She asked me to email her the document because wants to work with it daily or weekly to look for pattern and relationships between her choices/activities and how she feels. Checked and refined her seated meditation posture in a chair and on the floor. She needs a thick bolster or other padding the floor to be able to sit tall and comfortably for her back and her knees. Reclining slow, deep breathing for stress management. Discussed making a personal retreat at a center in Richmond we've both attended in the past.
Client/Group progress summary	The client is very introspective and self-aware. She genuinely wants to be healthy, to improve herself for the sake of being able to do good in the world. She teaches creative writing, and has been working to bring creative writing workshops to various populations including a local cancer center.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I feel proud of myself for continuing to meet the client where she is, and challenging her appropriately.
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	Teaching Yoga Sutras 1.2-1.4 Breath awareness, 3-part breath, extended exhalations
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)