| Entry Type | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | JP |
| Entry Category | Intended Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Sarala Evans |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Proposed number of sessions | 4 |
| Location of sessions | client's home |
| Planned time per session | 1 hour MAX |
| Presenting Problem | back pain, lack of flexibility, neuropathy? Lack of social support |
| Physical | generally strong with back pain and experiencing numbness (no known cause) in legs and feet occasionally, many conditions under control with meds (HBP, cholesterol, reflux, depressive sleep) |
| Client/Group goals | deepen knowledge, regain flexibility, peace of mind |
| Energetic | good breath awareness and breath control, knows of a few pranayama practices but not sure when to apply them so doesn’t, found his own way into extended exhale during stress through prayer; often tired, not feeling rested |
| Emotional | depressed for as long as he can remember, lots of feelings about his job (anger, resentment, old trauma); grieving loss of mother a few years ago, but has never really cried about it, family issues developed after loss |
| Spiritual orientation and needs | agnostic, feels connection in nature, prays |
| Intellectual / Sense of self | planning for retirement |
| Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s) | 1- Swami Vivekananda. (2015). Jnana Yoga. editionNEXT.com. (Ct expressed interest, and has this book, so I’d like to encourage reading it or using it in some way.) 2- SMTT manual to introduce basic pranayama practices, then BTT manual to expand on those, especially alternate nostril for balancing the brain. Ct has identified that his brain may not be getting balanced signals due to near blindness in one eye (he can only perceive light) 3- sutra 1.12 on practice and nonattachment, to relate it to recovery, which I did on a talk for Raja TT, and to use with regard to work situation ie. not identifying with the thoughts, do your practice, and not be attached to the outcome or trying to change another’s behavior |
| Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3 | 1- Fishman, L., & Ardman, C. (2012). Yoga for back pain. W.W. Norton & Co. 1,2- for safe practices / contraindications for all of the back issues this client has |
| Approval Notice | |
| Questions for Mentor | How to find/choose best references for “safe” asana for clients with spinal issues and who are not under a doctor’s care for those ie. no PT guidelines or restrictions? |
| Care Plan | Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
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:
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall) |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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