• 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.

Please see individual homework assignments for the clients below.

starting out with tea ceremony and checking in about last week, to see if there needed to be any adjustments made to the class.
Today we talked about the concept of aster, no stealing, talked about not stealing time from ourselves and others this resonated with the group, one member commented that she is constantly over scheduling herself, then she gets stressed sometimes needs to cancel and disappoint others.
We started out in mountain pose with centering because one of the group members was in a rajasic state and had trouble sitting down.For a description of the class see the documentation for S.K below.

S.K.
S: She came to class stating that she was stressed because she just got the result of her last MRI and the imaging was not good enough so she needs to repeat it and there was something on her liver, most likely a benign angioma, but she is still worried.

O: She presented nervously but after talking about her concerns she is more able to settle in , she states that she feels comfortable in the group and is looking forward to doing yoga together today.

A: She was settling into class, her energy still seemed on the rajasic side, she is restless at times and needs to get out of the chair.

P:I had planned to start with chair yoga but I decided to change my plan and started standing with a body scan in mountain pose.then heel toe pose, arm raises with side bends.Chest openers.Twist with cactus arms.on the floor table top , sun bird with dynamic movement,puppy pose then child pose, crocodile pose with focus on breathing.half locust pose, sphinx pose.on the back half plow pose with block, chest to chin pose , figure 4, lying twist
Deep relaxation with elevated head, she was not anxious and liked this position a lot better

Homework breathing practice and figure 4 for hamstring stretch.
T:asteya=non stealing

M.S
S.came to yoga therapy happy and open minded, she denies any physical or mental concerns, she is happy that she got good results on her last MRI.

O; she seems positive , in a satvic state, she does not exhibit any physical limitations.

A: her breath is even, no major physical limitations,except tightness in her shoulder from lymph node dissection and mastectomy.

P: will continue to work on breathing practices and chest openers

T:asteya=non stealing

H: alternate nostril breathing, child pose, puppy pose, lying twist

L.C. was not able to come to class today due to traveling for her work.

I feel positive about changing my plan for the class from sitting to standing this help the group member to settle down and have a positive experience during yoga class. The adjustment made from lying down during guided meditation to a reclined position with her head raised was positive for her she did not have the anxiety she noticed in the last class lying down.
I did get positive feedback about the breath assessment we made last session, one member said that during her MRI she counted her number of breath and it helped her to stay calm during the MRI are she had to lay very still.
Overall my experience is positive , I am enjoying to teach and to learn from my group members.The group has bounded very well together .

Yogic teaching of brahmacharya = non excess
The group wants more repetition so I will not make much changes to my care plan, I will adjust as necessary.
Home work was keep the same