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by omayomay 532 days ago
As a Person with ADHD:

- first thing i do is drinking big glass of water

- doing Sun Salutation yoga sequence, either 1 time or N times -as long as i am willing to do that day-

- spend first 15 minutes of working hour with coffee and writing a short todo for that day into paper.

I cannot emphasise enough how doing mindful exercises -even 1 minute!- regularly in the morning helps with my ADHD.

But here is my ADHD trap: I do yoga every morning, feel better, since i feel better stop doing them at some point because i don't think i need it. Downward spiral starts and i lost track of my ADHD.

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I am on the spectrum and Yoga helps me a lot to get grounded.

I thought it is just a personal thing and was afraid I would be ridiculed if I said it helps, even in support groups.

I am not alone, nice to know.

Can you give some examples of mindful exercises that are short?
4-7-8 breathing or similar is a nice option (breath in 4 seconds, hold 7 seconds, out 8 seconds). I find 2 minutes helps you get into it more than 1.

Journaling for for 1-2 minutes is also pretty useful.

Replace the glass of water with cold milk. You'll thank me later.
From the toilet?
It’s what plants crave!