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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	JP-C004
Entry Category	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	05/06/2024
Session Number	4
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	Time in nature. Self inquiry: Does she experience the divine while in a natural setting? In what way? Does she experience the divine within herself? In what way? Downward dog at the wall, neck and shoulder stretches with nerve flossing. Ha breath kriya when she feels a like she needs to build her life force and give herself a sense of strength and vigor. Heart space breathing to release darkness in the heart.
Activities	Centering and grounding. Check-in, reflection over prior week's practices. Breath awareness practice: where am I holding?, where am I expanding? Awareness practice. Neck/shoulder stretches and nerve flossing, energy medicine wake-up, downward facing dog at the wall, HA breath kriya, happy dog, Warrior I ancient sequence, stir the pot, supine windshield wiper legs, supported bridge, guided relaxation through the chakras with bij sound repetition, heart space breathing. Closing. Reflection.
Client/Group progress summary	The client is starting to assemble a set of practices to make use of when looking to down regulate or energize herself and lift her mood. She is seeing an association between her low back pain and the emergency C section in her past. Seeking out and experiencing pleasure is a intention of the client’s. Becoming familiar with our session practices, she is visibly more at ease and enjoying a wide range of practices.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Don’t be afraid to dig a little deeper into emotions, inviting more client curiosity. Allow more time at the end of the session for client reflection of the session and how it impacted her. This client is very motivated to move beyond old patterns and process her traumas. Client and I share intellectual curiosity. During session wrap-up, client reported a profound effect during the third eye chakra portion of the guided relaxation. Follow-up in upcoming session(s.)
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 last four sessions, select a set of practices for the client to practice consistently. Add healing heart meditation with self reflection. Prepare for personalized guided imagery practice. Consider yoga nidra with sankalpa.
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