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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	04/29/2024
Session Number	5
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	She will do some writing and artwork on the subject of her True Self, the Divinity within, as exploration of how this shows up for her. Will review the gunas sheet again. Will attend chair yoga class again. I emailed her a handout on Raja Yoga, the IY multifaith chant sheet, and a link to the chants on YouTube.
Activities	Reviewed her weekend at Yogaville. She ended up taking a different program on Living our Dharma because the yoga for cancer weekend was canceled. We talked about how the living dharma program ended up being exactly what she needed since this is precisely what she's discerning at this point. Discussed the teachings of ahimsa and satya and interfaith teachings that resonate with her. Discussed stream of consciousness and our individual lives as whirlpools in the stream (Sw. Vivekananada). Discussed koshas again. She has trouble sensing the divinity of her True Self. I explained how this deepest part of ourself might feel empty (peaceful) or full (of love or something similar). Reviewed chair asana, Breath of Joy, and 3-part breath. Practiced together the IY multifaith chants (she loved this!)
Client/Group progress summary	Client is very motivated and continues to make good progress. She always shows up happy to be in the yoga therapy sessions, and prepared to work together.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I'm continually amazed by this client's motivation and happy to see her making good progress. I believe I'm doing a good job of meeting her 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	Follow up with artwork or writing on True Self. Follow up on Raja Yoga handout or other topics she may bring up. Restorative asana and guided meditation. Will ask about her favorite colors, animals, places, and other subjects to use for creating a personalized guided meditation for our following session.
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)