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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	CCDC men
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	06/11/2024
Session Number	9
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	Stretches, movements for low back/pain
Activities	CONVERSATION: pain, anxiety - talked about practical solutions for the pain, and about how [his] anxiety is the story you’re telling yourself and ways to combat that (Is it real? Can you find out if it’s real? What can you do about it?) WARM UP / MOBILIZE / CENTER Empty coat sleeves Over head reach / lat bend Shoulder rolls / circle sequence Hip swing / circle Torso circles / lateral bend ¼ sun sals - PAUSE - CHECK IN ½ sun sals / outside 90 — DRILLS Sun sals (prone backbends) Plank drills (side plank, superman, iron man, up dog) Lunge drills Challenge / RTA - lizard, core work to pigeon, prone shoulder opener — STANDING POSES / FLOWS W1 flow / pyramid / W3 W2 flows BALANCE Tree Tiptoe (to arm balance) — SEATED Boat / row; staff / row Diamond stir Janu + twist LYING Supine pigeon with twist — Relaxation - breath awareness Pranayama - open hands practice, 3/5 extended exhale, deep breathing Stillness Check in - mental, emotional, physical
Client/Group progress summary	Small group today. Low back issues, one older man with a lot of health issues, a lot of adapting necessary but he persisted. He’s getting released soon, and wanted to talk about anxiety issues he’s having.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I appreciate opportunities to have a smaller group and to connect 1:1. Honestly, I needed the break from the larger group that has been very chatty lately.
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	I’ll keep doing what I’m doing. I can make plans, but they rarely hold up in jail 🙂
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