| Entry Type | Individual Yoga Therapy Session |
|---|---|
| Client/Group | Tom K |
| Entry Category | Case Study |
| Select your mentor | Brahmi Romero |
| Intake | |
| Assessment | |
| Approval Notice | |
| Care Plan | Outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
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:
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall) |
| Session Date | 06/28/2024 |
| Session Number | 4 |
| Total Session Minutes | 90 |
| Homework assignment to client/group | Continue the practices, paying attention to the sensations present and level of challenge: - If there is a point where the locust movement with just one leg does not offer enough challenge, then explore lengthening and elevating both. - If there is a point where the bridge does not offer enough challenge, try floating one leg and making it a single leg bridge. - When exploring gentle movement with the MFR ball, can also add a second ball - one under each contralateral shoulder and hip Continue exploring the balance of sthiram and sukham on and off the mat: He and his wife are going to his daughter and son-in-law's for a week with plans to assist in some home projects. I encouraged that he pay attention to the sensations in his body as he assists with putting down hardwood flooring, tending to the garden - where does he need sthiram, where can he add sukham? When does he need to pause, rest, or perhaps add in a breathing practice or gentle movement? |
| Activities | Check In Awareness Practice Review of Sutra 2.46 Review of asana and movements - offered ways to both reduce and increase the level of challenge depending on what he was feeling in his body and breath as he moved. Extended shavasana |
| Client/Group progress summary | Used the check in and extended it a bit to offer more conversation time to the client (as he tends to carry on a conversation as he's going through his practices otherwise). Client was feeling good - LBP was a 1 or 2 out of 10, mind was closer to a sattvic state. During practice of asana and movement client was more aware and focused on breathing with the movement, moving more slowly and noticing what he was feeling - as well as differences between the left and right sides of his body. He is very committed to continuing with his practices. He had told me he was unable to stay for class (which met shortly after our session) so I offered an extended shavasana time for him. He allowed himself to just be for about 20 minutes - in some ways this might be the most successful moment of all of our sessions together. |
| Reflection and self-evaluation | I would have loved to have offered him more of the teachings, but I'm excited he seems to have embraced even just this one sutra. I know I will continue to see him in the class setting, and perhaps he will be interested in doing more work in the future. I will say I took great joy in how he allowed himself to rest in shavasana practice this session. |
| 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 | This was our final session. |
| 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 |
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