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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	HG
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	04/29/2024
Session Number	4
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	Pausing Practice - 1 to 2 x per day - stop, take a deep breath and do a body scan. Notice her current state - Rajasic, Tamasic or Sattvic? Breathing practices - 3-Part Breath / Nadi Suddhi - 2 - 3x per week Continue with daily asana sequence. Abhyanga - 1 or 2x per week - ideally before bedtime
Activities	Centering Check-In / Feedback Warm-ups Asanas focused on lower back releasing and relaxing Mindfulness Practice - Pausing Abhyanga - self-care for feet Guided Meditation - Grounding / Earth Connection Visualization
Client/Group progress summary	Client is always present and positive during our sessions. She does find benefit with the asanas and most importantly Pranayama in the evening. We haven't directly addressed her anxiety yet, I'm trusting that in time she'll find the breath-work and mindfulness practices (e.g., 5-4-3-2-1) to be useful in her daily life.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I'm very aware of my Gotta-Fix-It MO. As we moved through our session and afterward, I could see how this Fix-It approach keeps me from receiving and opening a client where they're at. Listen, listen, listen... Must also ground myself in the present moment before each session and set a Sankalpa each and every time!
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	Continue with targeted Asana Sequence - explore 2 more. Review Pranayama Stress Management - Awareness - The Gunas
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