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Entry Type	Group Yoga Therapy Session
Client/Group	VCU - 4 North
Entry Category	Standard
Select your mentor	Brahmi Romero
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	07/04/2024
Total Session Minutes	45
Activities	Bryan - very rajasic to start, had much to share with me, lots of mental and physical energy. Started standing with cleansing breaths, down dog supported by chair, chair high lunge with emphasis on long, slow exhale. He wanted to explore balance - we worked with tree and eagle, in honor of the 4th. Moved to seated work: 6MOS, pigeon, joint mobility of ankles and feet, hands, neck and shoulders, eye movements. Did some tensing and releasing as we started Shavasana - he was able to be still with his eyes closed. At the end he reported be calm and “ready for a nap.”
Reflection and self-evaluation	Because the client was very delusional - at first I was not sure if I would be able to encourage him to begin practice - I demonstrated every movement, one step at a time. Kept encouraging him to tune into his breathing, asked him about what he was feeling in his body with each posture we explored. In many ways he was the most challenging client I have worked with so far at VCU, but it was a rewarding experience. I may see him again next Tuesday.
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.
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