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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Tom K
Entry Category	Case Study
Select your mentor	Brahmi Romero
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	05/24/2024
Session Number	1
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	Continue regular yoga practice in weekly group classes Practice the given exercises at home (as well as enjoying time with grandkids next week)
Activities	Check In Awareness Practice Cat/Cow - with green resistance band around the waist, with the knot of the tied band at the lumbar spine. Seated QL Stretch Virabhadrasana 1, chair supported - allow the chair to support the front hip and thigh to enhance stretch in back hip flexors. Salabhasana - alternating leg lifts with folded blanket under ASIS, lifting both legs with blanket under pubic bone Dandayamana Bharmanasana - one step at a time: extend the back leg toes touching down, extend the opposite arm, engage the glutes to lift the extended leg, return to quadruped Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - option to hold yoga block between the thighs above the knee joints Utkatasana - option to hold yoga block between the thighs above the knee joints Supine position with MFR ball (4") under area of tension, focus on deep diaphragmatic breathing Shavasana - with lower legs supported on chair/couch
Client/Group progress summary	Client was in good spirits, very engaged in the session. Spent time exploring each of the physical practices, asked questions, shared where he felt the effort of each exercise as well as the stretch in his body.
Reflection and self-evaluation	Focus of the session was on breath awareness and physical practice. I still felt uncertain as to how to introduce and incorporate raja yoga with the client as his interest in very much in asana to reduce the experience of pain. I feel like it's totally an issue of my confidence in sharing the tools with him - and with his strong background in science/medicine, feeling like I should also share appropriate evidence and research that supports the practices - evidence I just need to take the time to organize and share with him.
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 the exercises - see how his practice has gone (next session is scheduled for 7 June). Still looking for ways to incorporate/share some Raja yoga without forcing/imposing.
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