Clients are offered not opportunities for physical exercise during their admission beyond the 45 min yoga classes. Most hold excessive tension throughout their body and report stiffness, achiness and limited mobility.

Might only see a specific client one time, or at best 3-4 weeks.

Clients are often on their first - or early days of new medications, leaving them more tamasic in their energy - reporting low energy, fatigue, heaviness, dullness. Breath assessment usually is shallow with little to limited movement in the abdomen. Probably the most useful practices that can be offered are pranayama.

Taking into account the possible effects of the medicine, clients present more tamasic than rajasic - although on occasion some clients can present more rajasic - rapid speech, shallow quick breaths, overly animated fascial expressions

Clients are open to the wisdom teachings of yoga, and introduction to the sutras

Clients struggle with connecting to self

Introduction of the pancha kosha model - the idea that we are more than the body.

Sutra 1.2 - the restraint of the modifications of the mind stuff is yoga.

Chairs are provided, no mats. The floors are clearly dirty, so practice is often in the chair or standing with chair support.

Not a question, but I appreciate your sharing the idea "You are their frontal lobe". I find not only do I need to demonstrate and move with them, but I must overexaggerate the movements to a degree, as well as slow them down even more so that the clients can follow along.

• 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.