Health: Using Yoga to Manage ADD

Using Yoga to Manage ADD

Written by ADD Management Coach Jennifer Koretsky

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It is important to remember that yoga is not meant to be stressful or taxing on repparttar body. People should be ncouraged to concentrate only on themselves and not repparttar 114575 others in repparttar 114576 class, and to do only what feels comfortable. A practitioner should never feel pressured to perform. If an ADDer finds him/herself at a yoga class that moves too quickly, or focuses heavily on strength training, they will not reap repparttar 114577 intended benefits, and may find themselves overwhelmed. The best place to find yoga instruction is at a yoga center, where repparttar 114578 instructors practice yoga as a way of life, and teach both repparttar 114579 physical and psychological components.

Yoga can help ADDers feel calm, centered, in control, and in touch with their bodies. Practiced regularly, ADDers will find that yoga is a powerful mental and physical refresher that they can retreat to when feeling out of control or overwhelmed.

Jennifer Koretsky is a Professional ADD Management Coach who helps adults manage their ADD and move forward in life. She offers a 90-day intensive skill-building program, workshops, and private coaching. Her work has been featured in numerous media, including The New York Times Magazine and The Times (UK). To subscribe to Jennifer’s free email newsletter, The ADD Management Guide, please visit http://www.addmanagement.com/e-newsletter.htm

6 Practices for Achieving Excellent Self-Care

Written by ADD Management Coach Jennifer Koretsky

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4. Indulge in Your Passions Life should be about more than to-do lists! What do you love to do? Paint, sing, visit repparttar theatre, rock climb? Schedule in regular time to indulge in repparttar 114574 activities that you are passionate about. It will help keep you happy, positive, and motivated! And you deserve it!

5. Surround Yourself with Happy & Helpful People One of repparttar 114575 best ways to stay happy and positive is to surround yourself with others who are happy and positive. Energy is infectious, and we absorb others' positive energy just as easily as we absorb others' negative energy. Surround yourself with people who will see repparttar 114576 good in you, instead of those who are overly critical or quick to point out your challenges.

6. Don't Tolerate Things or Situations that You Don't Have To When adults with ADD feel weighed down with day-to-day life, they often feel like they lack repparttar 114577 necessary motivation to make big changes. Things like bad relationships, undesirable living spaces, or unfulfilling jobs seam easier to tolerate than to change. But making these types of changes doesn't have to be all-consuming. When large goals are broken into small steps, progress becomes more realistic and less draining. It's difficult to be happy and healthy when life is full of things you tolerate, instead of things you love.

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