Hyper/ADHD Meditation

This is a meditation for anyone who has a lot of thoughts running through their head. You could even consider this to be a 'pre-meditation' of sorts, as it is designed to take your mind from a hyperactive state into one of clarity and focus, wherein we can effectively meditate. This meditation utilizes concepts derived from EFT (emotional freedom techniques) as a means of physically, emotionally, and spiritually detaching the mind from the thoughts of the frontal cortex.

Transcript

Hello,

I'm Sam.

Listening to this,

No doubt you've heard that meditation is good for you and helps your mind in a million different ways.

And that's true.

Sometimes,

However,

You might be experiencing a hyperactive mind,

Which can take you away from the solace of meditation.

Maybe you have ADHD,

Maybe you're ramped up on caffeine,

Maybe it's just been a stressful day.

Either way,

Your mind is moving a million miles a minute and it's hard to slow down.

Whatever the case,

Just listen to my voice,

Breathe deeply,

Try to keep the best rhythm that you can.

We're going to take continued big breaths.

I will be in and out with a count,

Along with various instructions.

Do your best to focus on all aspects of your breathing and your body.

Ideally,

This will take you out of your frontal lobe and more into the present.

Alright,

Let's take our first big breath.

In one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Keep going.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four.

Still breathing in time,

I want you to interlock your fingers together,

Palms facing down towards your chest.

Then I want you to place your hands above your heart,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

Feel your heartbeat.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

Now I want you to pulse your fingers in time with the four count.

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

Now I want you to add your feet,

Make sure you're softly kicking your kick drum.

Alternate your feet if you can.

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

You can add your feet in any rhythm you want.

Place your hands with finger tapping if you want,

Or whatever works for you.

Just keep the rhythm of the four count.

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And in.

Two,

Three,

Four,

And out.

Two,

Three,

Four.

Now keep going.

You're doing great.

To the air coming into your nose.

Feel the inside of your nose.

Feel the way your eyebrows slightly relax as you breathe out.

Feel the cartilage in your ribs expand and contract.

Keep going for a little while longer.

Alright,

Now hold off on all movement and breathe as you normally would.

Feel the emptiness of your mind.

You are ready to relax.

Enjoy your meditation or just the rest of your day.

Reviews

This is a great meditation. As someone who is autistic and has ADHD this has become a daily part of my life. I use it to ease my anxiety when it comes to transitioning from one task to a next, or when I go from one place to another. Thank you very much, Sam 🌻

I was having trouble studying because of daydreaming and it really helped me. Thanks!

A lovely, simple & short meditation that I’m recommending to a friend. Thanks Sam🤍🙏🏻💐 Ideal in every way.

this meditation literally is the perfect reset for ADHD, when you feel like the day isn’t worth trying anymore bc you’re too overwhelmed with a busy mind, this is the only way i can properly reset!!! thank you!!! 🩷

It worked! Very awesome! Great warmup! I'm going to try this with my patient group. Many of them have ADHD. Others have ruminations. All of them have busy minds!

Thanks, I found this to be one of the few techniques that actually worked :)

I was trying to find a good meditation to share with my clients with ADHD and this seems perfect! The pace is fast enough that you don’t lose focus or get distracted as easily.

absolutely brilliant. love that bilateral tapping movements are included in this. and you slowly give multiple body things to pay attention to at once so I definitely ended up out of my thoughts! yes! more meditations like this please!

As a layperson Buddhist who can’t be still long enough to meditate, I was almost in tears by the end of this because of how calm I felt! This is a total game changer. Thank you so much Sam, everything about this was just perfect. 💗

Really helped with fizzing brain! Will be coming back to this one. Thank you

Very interesting meditation, it was very helpful! Thank you

Love this. Thank you for bringing a little stillness to the kind while using movement in the body. Very effective 🙏🏻

I am the most relaxed right now then I’ve been in 3 months. Thanks for that

Excellent way to get out of the cycling ADHD thoughts. I am adding this before all my meditations!

Never thought to incorporate movement into meditation! This was an awesome way to reset, thanks 🤍

This was truly helpful.I was able to get out of my head, relax and be more present. Thank you!

This allowed my son to meditate for the first time. I simply cannot thank you enough for it!

Oh wow... that really worked fast... definitely gonna try again!

Wow, really helpful. Your voice is so kind and soothing as well. Thanks, Samuel!

So thankful for this beautiful meditation - I find it so helpful to slow my mind down. Thank you 🙏🏼🪷✨💗