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Entry Type	Individual Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	L. S. Client 1
Entry Category	Capstone
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	06/24/2024
Session Number	10
Total Session Minutes	75
Homework assignment to client/group	Reading three chapters from Deborah Adele's book on yamas and niyamas (tapas, swadhyaya, ishwara pranidhana).
Activities	Client feeling down today. Discussed her recent medication adjustments for bipolar and for pre-diabetes. Reviewed and discussed the usefulness of pratipaksha bhavana. Asana: restorative backbend and twists; strap stretches for hips, hamstrings and inner thighs. Pranayama: breath awareness, extended exhales. alternate nostril breathing. Complete yoga nidra, followed by IY closing chants
Client/Group progress summary	Client stated she is very grateful for our work together. She often needs mental/emotional support with everything she manages in life including her work, her sons, her mental/physical illness, etc.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I had a hard time staying present today since I'm feeling tired. Since the client was feeling down, I felt that I was working hard to be present to her, allow her to explore, and at the same time provide some balance to her negative thoughts without disregarding them completely. Overall, the client does very well - but doesn't give herself enough credit.
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	Review reading assignment, including how it fits with the raja yoga handout we have already discussed. Complete pranayama practice (3-part breath, kapalabhati, and alternate nostril breathing). Complete yoga nidra.
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