Yoga for ADD

Hey y’all heres the story

I have never discussed the possibility of myself being ADD with a doctor. All I know is coffee makes me tired and my family on my mother’s side has a history of hyperthyroidism.

My question is if anyone has a sequence that would target the causes of ADD.

A few days ago I started doing shoulderstands more frequently but haven’t exactly been diligent.

I practice 3-4 times per week with a hot yoga sequence and on occasion a vinyasa flow deemed, “the red series.”

Thank you in advance for your support :slight_smile:

What other ideas are present that make you consider that you have ADD? Do you have trouble focusing or paying attention to things? How old are you?

I would say that I have problems focusing but since I’ve been me my whole life I don’t have anything to compare it to. I didn’t really focus in school but I chalked that up to my detest for the school system. I prefer learning through doing rather then busy work. I am 22, I also don’t have health insurance so I can’t consult a doctor.

I am not too concerned about this I just want to see if I have any results

You sound pretty normal. A lot of people think they have ADD when they really just haven’t been motivated to focus by what is being offered to them. I do horribly in all classes that don’t directly relate to something I want to learn about, and I most definitely prefer learning through doing. Anyway, I can’t say there is a sequence for sure that targets the cause, but I know of some ideas that are implemented where I study to help kids with ADD a lot.

If you study at a studio already, I’d suggest asking one of the teachers to write you up a sequence that included balance work that you are capable of doing, and work on that practice at home. It would help if they gave you some beginning breathing practices too, such as nadi-shodhana. And whenever you are sitting on the floor or laying down, keep your eyes closed so you can’t see what is going on around you.

A really fun tip is to draw a big black ex or something on the front and back of your hands. Then, go to your regular yoga classes (if it’s the hot room class, use permanent marker), and go through the entire class focusing on your hands. No matter what posture you are in, pay attention to the X’s on the hands. Ask yourself always, 'Where are my hands? Are my hands behind me? Are they above me? Are they on the floor? Are they flat? Does this hurt them? Are my hands stretching?"

This is generally used to help heavy thinkers stay focused on what they are doing, but it is also really good for learning to feel where you are in the posture and learn about your own personal space, strength and capacity when practicing. :slight_smile:

Hope that helps in some way. :slight_smile:

You’re probably right and I intend to ask my favorite instructor Bonnie for further information when I see her tomorrow. I am an introverted personality type (INTJ) and I spend a large amount of my time in thought, so I think the X trick might be very beneficial for me, thank you.

I think I will draw circles though so people don’t think I am a straight edge kid ^_^. Too many people already think I’m gay we don’t need to add on to that.

Some days my breathing is better then others and I have not yet learned nadi-shodhana. I will be excited to try it and was intrigued by this

“Ancient yogis discovered that we don’t breathe through both nostrils at the same time and that each of our nostrils share characteristics of brain hemisphere dominance: for instance, when we breathe through the left nostril, the right side of the brain (creativity) is dominant and when we breathe through the right nostril our left brain (logic) is dominant”

I will take that info with a grain of salt because it is the description from a youtube video :slight_smile:

Thank you again and anyone reading this feel free to continue contributing to this post. I am eager to learn.