YCB Level 3 case studies

YCB Level 3 · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Yoga Certification Board (YCB), the certification body operating under India's Ministry of AYUSH, runs a graded scheme of yoga certifications. This profile treats YCB Level 3 as the Yoga Wellness Instructor credential - the stage at which a practitioner is assessed not only on personal practice but on the ability to teach yoga safely for health and wellness outcomes. The YCB Level 3 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,159 words.

The Newly Enrolled Hypertensive Who Wants Sirsasana

Ravi is 58, an office manager with hypertension diagnosed two years ago, on amlodipine 5 mg. His intake reading was 152/94 mmHg; BMI is 31 and he has been sedentary for a decade.

768 words, about 4 min 2

The Hypermobile Dancer Who Wants to Be Pushed

Meera is 29, a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, with generalised joint hypermobility (Beighton 7/9). She attends your group class four times a week and has begun asking for deeper hands-on pressure in forward folds.

855 words, about 4 min 3

Bhastrika and a Panic Response in an Asthmatic Student

Anil is 34, a software engineer with childhood-onset asthma, controlled on a preventer inhaler with a reliever for flare-ups, and generalised anxiety. In his fourth session you introduce Bhastrika and then eight-count antar kumbhaka in a 60-minute evening class of ten.

823 words, about 4 min 4

Covering a Mixed-Level Class with Three Sets of Needs

You are covering a 75-minute open-level class for 16 students on a carpeted floor with four blocks and two straps; there are no wall ropes and no assistant. Attendance this evening includes two complete beginners, six regulars, a student who is 14 weeks pregnant (her first pregnancy), a student six months past a healed Colles' fracture with limited wrist extension, and a 68-year-old with knee osteoarthritis who cannot kneel comfortably.

836 words, about 4 min 5

A Disclosure of Depression and a Request to Stop Medication

Priya is 41 and came to you five sessions ago for chronic low-back pain. Today she discloses that she has moderate depression, has been on escitalopram 10 mg for a year, and sees a psychiatrist monthly.

877 words, about 4 min