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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	Anxiety Group
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	06/20/2024
Session Number	4
Total Session Minutes	120
Homework assignment to client/group	This was the group's last session. I reminded them of all the tools they now have in their "toolbox" to draw from as needed. I reminded them to practice regularly so the skills are available to them when they are most needed (in times of stress/anxiety).
Activities	Reviewed all handouts and answered questions. Clients stated they most enjoyed (and used at home) pratipaksha bhavana, the 4 four locks/keys, gunas, and slow deep breathing. Clients retook the gunas mental constitution questionnaire to compare with what they found on the first week. Asana: chair practice Pranayama: brahmari, 3-part breath, extended exhales, alternate nostril breathing Complete yoga nidra "peace is in me" meditation (another favorite of the group)
Client/Group progress summary	Clients were sad to see the group ending. One said it had been "life changing" for him. They all agreed they received a lot of useful information and techniques from the 8 weeks. They all appeared calm and peaceful at the end of the session today. I reminded them I am available for individual yoga therapy sessions if interested.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I realized that, overall, facilitating this group on anxiety made ME feel anxious every week - and I am glad it's over. I think the anxiety stemmed from the fact that this group had more discussion than what I usually offer. Typically, I lecture from a power point which I didn't do with this group. I taught via handouts, explanations, and discussions for roughly the first 30 minutes, then moved into actual practices (which I feel comfortable with). I feel much safer when I can "hide" behind the power point presentation and just answer a few brief questions.
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	The group is finished.
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?	Do not notify Mentor (choose if you wish to continue working on this entry later)