{"id":2684,"date":"2018-12-15T04:16:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T04:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chirnsideparkps.vic.edu.au\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2026-04-05T07:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:56:10","slug":"adhd-and-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/guest-contributors\/adhd-and-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"ADHD and Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2684\" class=\"elementor elementor-2684\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceea66b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceea66b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5815b9dc\" data-id=\"5815b9dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abab4fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6abab4fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Mindfulness in the mainstream.<\/h1><p class=\"p1\">Since founded in 1979 by<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Jon Kabat &#8211; Zinn, Mindfulness or MBSR\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">(mindfulness-based stress reduction) has been used the world over in hospitals, corporations, the military and schools as a form of brain training, stress reduction and cognitive boost. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">There are over 600 published studies verifying mindfulness meditations effectiveness in reducing stress, building mental resilience, improving cognition and helping the body to repair itself.<\/span><\/p><h2>The Doctor who used mindfulness instead of medication .<\/h2><p>Dr Chris van Tulleken takes over part of a GP surgery and stops patients&#8217; prescription pills. This time, his focus is on children on medication and taking them off drugs. (English, SBS)\u00a0<\/p><p><a style=\"font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/ondemand\/video\/1355999811597\/the-doctor-who-took-kids-off-drugs-the-doctor-who-took-kids-off-drugs-series-1-ep-1\">https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/ondemand\/video\/1355999811597\/the-doctor-who-took-kids-off-drugs-the-doctor-who-took-kids-off-drugs-series-1-ep-1<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6131\" src=\"http:\/\/upschoolv2.digitalschools.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/z6_uxs6A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/z6_uxs6A.png 1242w, https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/z6_uxs6A-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/z6_uxs6A-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/z6_uxs6A-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><strong><span class=\"lead-asset-caption\">Dr Chris van Tulleken<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"lead-asset-copyright\"><span class=\"lead-asset-copyright-label\">CREDIT:<\/span>\u00a0BBC<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Because of the effectiveness mindfulness\u00a0has in developing self-awareness, emotional self-regulation, cognition and concentration it has application in the treatment of cognitive disorders like ADHD in children have been adopted and explored by clinicians and psychologist as an alternative to medication.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity\u00a0Disorder is a neurobiological\u00a0impairment and not a product of bad parenting. ADHD affects people in different ways and the symptoms and severity can differ. People that have ADHD can have difficulty with planning, being motivated, regulating behaviour and emotions, sitting still, paying attention, memory, and making friends.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Not everyone with ADHD appears to be over-energetic, some people have problems with motivation, making decisions or remembering what to do next and can be labelled as lazy when they are not.<\/p><p><b>Other Traits Of ADHD<\/b><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Being sensitive to sounds and lights<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\">Touch sensitive<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Inability to express emotions<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Impulsive relationships<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Intense emotional fluctuations<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Anxiety<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Indecision<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Low motivation<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Seeing things as they really are<\/h2><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Mindfulness is a style of mediation derived from Tibetan Buddhist practices of\u00a0 Vipassana, (which means to see things as they really are). A lot of what we experience is filtered through the lens of our own emotions, expectations, awareness and cognitive bias.<\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Mindfulness style meditation helps to separate our attachments to thoughts, feelings and emotions and help us to look upon the world in a more objective way. It gives us greater clarity which means we have a more positive outlook and the skill to navigate our attention and our choices.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Mindfulness helps us to maintain concentration so we then recognise when our mind is wandering off. We also can then observe the fluctuation of negative thoughts and feelings without bias and through effort\u00a0retrain the mind to be more positive.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Practising mindfulness daily has been proven to increase working memory which means information is stored in long-term memory which helps students to perform better in exams, cope with stress and perform tasks that require prolonged attention.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Guest Contributor:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0Emily Rack<br \/><\/i><b><i>Business Name:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Horatio<\/i><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\"><i>\u2019<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>s Jar<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><i><br \/><\/i><b><i>Publisher:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0Digital Schools<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>Emily Rack is a yoga teacher, meditation instructor and freelance writer. She runs yoga and meditation classes, courses and workshops in schools and the wider community &amp; is passionate about teaching the art of mindfulness<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bec02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5627 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78bec02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">PUBLISHER\u2019S DISCLAIMER: The publisher of this blog post (<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalschools.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Digital Schools PTY LTD<\/span><\/a>) works in partnership with the school as a 3rd party provider to help build and maintain the school website. 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