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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Yoga for Anxiety
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	03/11/2024
Session Number	2
Total Session Minutes	60
Homework assignment to client/group	Observe breath, sensations. Hear the mantra Om Asatoma when feeling anxious. Have longer exhalations during the day to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Practice the 12-minute progressive relaxation before sleep, recorded on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEofVkiyr58&t=38s
Activities	1. CENTERING SITTING POSITION, OBSERVE BREATH AND SENSATIONS WHAT IS STRESS? How does it work? 2. ASANAS(respect your body)) - Warm-up (neck, shoulders) SUN SALUTATION - CHAIR - BACK BEND: STANDING HALF-LOCUST - FORWARD BEND: WARRIOR 3 STANDING (CHAIR SUPPORT) - INVERSION: LEGS UP THE WALL - TWIST: SUPINE 3) PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION 4) PRANAYAMA a) EXTENDED EXHALATION (SMTT manual page 124) 5) Guided MEDITATION 6) CLOSING
Client/Group progress summary	One client said that the session was life-changing for her. The others liked it too. CM said privately to me that she feels good but her Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) diagnosis is more difficult to deal with than common anxiety. I noticed that she is restless during calming activities.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I cannot expect that everyone will be totally relaxed during relaxation. Each one has their own time to be receptive and to heal.
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	Check-in CENTERING SITTING POSITION, OBSERVE BREATH AND SENSATIONS 4 ANTI-STRESS PILLS ASANAS (respect your body)) Warm-up (neck, shoulders) SUN SALUTATION - CHAIR BACK BEND: DANCER FORWARD BEND: PASHIMOTANASANA INVERSION: LEGS UP THE WALL TWIST: SUPINE PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION PRANAYAMA GUIDED CONSCIOUS BREATH (SMTT MANUAL) MEDITATION CLOSING
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