| 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 | 05/20/2024 |
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| Session Number | 4 |
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| Total Session Minutes | 90 |
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| Homework assignment to client/group | Home fun:
1. Observe ahimsa in your practice. Ask yourself: What do I do to take care of my body?
2. Practice the 5 last asanas of Dr Fishman's series, or less asanas, or more.
3. Respect your body and remember to observe your breath and alignment.
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| Activities | 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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| Client/Group progress summary | Just two clients came today. RGC felt her inner tight and right hip when doing standing marichiasana. And she was feeling tired. I told them to respect their bodies and never go beyond the pain. Try to notice when they feel just discomfort and when there is pain. C was feeling stiff.
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| Reflection and self-evaluation | Two clients didn't come to class, so I could bestow a more personal approach to the session. At the end of the session, We talked about neuroplasticity and how the brain takes time to create a new habit.
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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: Satya
Satya or truthfulness to ourselves and others.
II. 36 dedicated to truth and integrity (Satya), our thoughts, words, and actions gain the power to manifest. (Devi, Nischala Joy. The Secret Power of Yoga, p. 184)
“Most people will not remember what you said or what you did. But they will remember how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou
Truth has a vibration and it is what people feel.
“If in doubt whether to observe Ahimsa or Satya, always go with Ahimsa.” —Swami Vivekananda
Truth must be accompanied by love.
How can I apply these teachings to my daily practice?
Today we will be aware of our throat chakra or Vishudha.
Element: Ether or sound
Purpose: Communication Creativity
Issues: communication, creativity, listening, resonance, finding your voice.
Location: throat
Demon: lies
Try to observe your breath.
CENTERING
In a sitting posture, observe sensations in your body, and observe your breath.
ASANAS(respect your body)
Warm-up - neck and shoulders
Dr Loren Fishman’s sequence- last 5 asanas
Progressive Relaxation and deep relaxation with guided yoga nidra - Architecture of the Soul workbook. Anodea Judith
MEDITATION (on the chakra with bija mantra HAM)
CLOSING
Dr Loren Fishman’s sequence for Osteoporosis (5 asanas)
SALABHASANA
SETU BANDHASANA
SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA 1 and 2
MARICHYASANA
ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA
VIPARITA
SAVASANA
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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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