One recent pilot study published in the peer-reviewed journal “Current Issues in Education” followed a group of middle school students with attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) who were meditating for 10 minutes twice a day. After three months, researchers found an over 50 percent reduction in stress and anxiety and improvements in ADD/ADHD symptoms.
The effect was much greater than we expected ,” said Sarina J. Grosswald, Ed.D., a George Washington University-trained cognitive learning specialist and lead researcher on the study.
“The children also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, and behavior regulation.”
Grosswald said that after the in-school meditation routine began, “teachers reported they were able to teach more, and students were able to learn more because they were less stressed and anxious.”
But many parents ask “How do you get a hyperactive child with ADD/ADHD to actually sit still and meditate?” Due to some recent technological breakthroughs, the answer is easier than you might expect. Through a process called Neurofeedback that makes deep meditation incredibly easy to achieve.
“The results were quite remarkable”
Charlie was diagnosed with ADD/ADHD in first grade. Like most ADD/ADHD children he was taking medication. “The medication helped but had mixed results. He still lost focus, had meltdowns, and the medications affected his sleep and appetite,” said Sheryl, who lives with Charlie in Calgary Alberta.
“He was not performing close to his potential and we didn’t see the situation improving. So at the end of eighth grade when his doctor recommended increasing the medication, we decided it was time to take a different course …”
“The twice-daily meditations smoothed things out, gave him perspective, and enabled him to be in greater control of his own life when things started falling apart. It took some time, but it gradually changed the way he handled crises and enabled him to feel confident that he could take on greater challenges … The results were quite remarkable,” Sheryl said.
“Everyone noticed the change,” Sheryl added.
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