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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	06/25/2024
Session Number	11
Total Session Minutes	90
Homework assignment to client/group	I encouraged the guys to do some stretches in addition to their basketball games and workouts. We’ve been talking about things they can do that don’t look/feel weird or call undue attention.
Activities	WARM UP / MOBILIZE / CENTER Empty coat sleeves Over head reach / lat bend Shoulder rolls / circle sequence Hip swing / circle Torso circles / lateral bend Raise one knee / opp arm (add twist) ¼ sun sals - PAUSE - CHECK IN ½ sun sals / outside 90 — DRILLS Sun sals (prone backbends) Plank drills (side plank, superman, iron man Lunge drills Challenge / RTA - lizard — STANDING POSES / FLOWS W1 flow / pyramid / W3 W2 flows Challenge / RTA - core work to pigeon, thread needle, prone shoulder opener BALANCE Tree Dancer Chair Tiptoe (to arm balance) — SEATED Boat / row; staff / row Diamond stir Janu + twist LYING Pigeon Legs up — Relaxation - breath awareness Pranayama - open hands practice, 3/5 extended exhale, deep breathing Stillness Check in - mental, emotional, physical We talked a bit about chakras, why I don’t teach kundalini… And this: Sutra 1.36 - Or by concentrating on the supreme, ever-blissful light within. You can imagine a brilliant divine light which is beyond all anxieties, fear and worry –SSS I honor the light in you that is the same light in me.
Client/Group progress summary	Very focused group today, concerns about how the list is being handled and why a few of them hadn’t been to class in awhile. This particular combination worked very well together. One of the feedback comments was that there was a “positive energy exchange” in the group today. Some other feedback: The facilitator’s fluidity, tone and knowledge contributed to a phenomenal class, enjoyed every minute. Wonderfully relaxing. Learning to release toxic thoughts and feelings. Enjoyed coming to peace.
Reflection and self-evaluation	I considered calling out today. I just wanted to sit on the porch. I prayed for willingness and got my butt to the detention center and had 2 great classes. That’s how I keep getting confirmation that I’m on the right track, or at least in the right place for today. It’s a cycle I go through sometimes, maybe everyone does. I am tired of these reports (just being honest) and happy to be done with at least this little part. Some days sharing about these 2 classes has felt like an intrusion.
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 plan to keep doing what I’m doing, maybe start a process of keeping some sort of notes that feel appropriate. If I keep the current group, I’ll find a way to teach them about the chakras 🙂 but not kundalini.
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