| Entry Type | Group Yoga Therapy Session |
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| Client/Group | Bones and Chakras - Yoga for bone health |
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| Entry Category | Case Study |
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| Select your mentor | Sarala Evans |
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| Intake | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Approval Notice | Your care plan should be approved by your mentor, with any amendments they suggested, prior to your remaining Yoga Therapy sessions. |
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| 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.
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| Session | |
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| 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) |
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| Session Date | 05/13/2024 |
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| Session Number | 3 |
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| Total Session Minutes | 90 |
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| Homework assignment to client/group | 1. Ask yourself: What is my dharma in this world? How can I serve others?
2. Practice every day the 5 first asanas (or 4, or 3, or 2, or 1) of Dr Loren Fishman's series.
3. Concentrate on your sun chakra, irradiating light to your body and mind during the asana practice.
4. Between asanas, stop and observe the flow of energy in your body.
More important of all, life is an adventure, so enjoy and HAVE FUN!
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| Activities | Yoga Philosophy: Spiritual Battle of everyday life depicted in the Bhagavad Gita.
The Kurukshetra battle is a representation of our inner battle. We think our old habits are part of us, but we are much more than our habits, thoughts, or sensations.
On the third chakra, we can experience the sense of self, our personality, our purpose in life, and the power to fulfill his purpose or dharma. When practicing your asanas for bone health, mainly Warrior II, consider the victorious warrior aspect and visualize victory in each cell in your body. Each cell works for your own good, like soldiers on the battlefield of life.
Affirmation: “I am actively calm. I am a Prince of peace sitting on the throne of poise, directing the kingdom of activity.” Paramahansa Yogananda
Today we will be aware of our lumbar/fire chakra or Manipura.
Element: fire
Purpose: Transformation
Issues: energy, activity autonomy, individuation, willpower, self-esteem.
Location: solar plexus
Demon: shame
CENTERING
In a sitting posture, observe sensations in your body, and observe your breath.
ASANAS(respect your body)
Dr Loren Fishman’s sequence- 5 asanas
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidra (observe the flow of breath, flow of prana in and out)
Dirgha Swasam
MEDITATION (on the chakra with bija mantra VAM)
CLOSING
Dr Loren Fishman’s sequence for Osteoporosis (5 asanas)
VRIKSHASANA – foot on the chair
TRIKONASANA – hand on the chair
VIRABHADRASANA 2 – chair
PARSVAKONASANA
PARIVRITA TRIKONASANA – chair
Supine twist
Viparita
SAVASANA
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| Client/Group progress summary | They enjoyed the class but their practice isn’t regular yet.
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| Reflection and self-evaluation | I am trying to give to them tools to awaken their regularity to practice but it’s very difficult to create a habit.
I enjoyed the tips Sue gave me today.
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| 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. |
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| Plan for next session | Check-in with the clients
Yoga Philosophy: Ahimsa
By encasing the principles of Ahimsa in his heart, he dearly respected even those who caused him harm. Gandhi remains a great inspiration, exemplifying compassion in the face of adversity.
Devi, Nischala Joy. The Secret Power of Yoga (pp. 179-180).
“Service is not possible unless it is rooted in love and compassion. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” —Mahatma Gandhi
How can I apply these teachings to my daily practice?
Today we will be aware of our heart chakra or Anahata.
Element: air
Purpose: Love, Balance
Issues: Love, Balance, Self-love, Relationship, Intimacy, devotion
Location: Chest, heart, cardiac plexus
Demon: grief
Try to observe your breath.
CENTERING
In a sitting posture, observe sensations in your body, and observe your breath.
ASANAS(respect your body)
Dr Loren Fishman’s sequence- last 5 asanas
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidra (observe the flow of breath, flow of prana in and out, heart coherence exercise.*
bhastrika with arm movement
MEDITATION (on the chakra with bija mantra YAM)
CLOSING
Dr Loren Fishman’s sequence for Osteoporosis (5 asanas)
SALABHASANA
SETU BANDHASANA
SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA 1 and 2
MARICHYASANA
ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA
Viparita
SAVASANA
*The Quick Coherence technique is particularly suitable for “coming back to yourself” quickly and easily after an impactful meeting, a heated discussion, or simply a Snickers moment “when you are not yourself”. The technique consists of two simple steps:
Heart-focused breathing: Focus your attention on the region around your heart. Visualize your breath flowing in and out of your chest. Breathe a little deeper and slower than usual.
Invoke a positive emotion: Make a sincere effort to experience a positive emotion, such as gratitude or love for something or someone in your life. This can be a pet or a dear person.
You can apply this exercise whenever you think you need it. The exercise only needs to take 1 to 2 minutes.
https://www.lawofheartcoherence.com/heartmath-exercises-heart-coherence-hrv-training/
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| Report briefly on each Kosha below | Progress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas |
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| Additional Information | |
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| Personal reflection from doing client/group. | |
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| Notify Mentor? | Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion
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