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I just got done with a set of yoga and I feel great.  I mention yoga often to people as a way to improve health, quiet your mind and connect with your spirituality.  Every time I do yoga, I experience a sense of peace.  Many of my “a ha!” moments come during a yoga session.  I am always left with a clear mind and feel as if I just had a massage.  This feeling stays with me the whole day which is why I do yoga in the morning.

Having ADD can cause the mind to race with all sorts of thoughts, worries, todo lists and constant playbacks from the past on how things could have been different.  Yoga interrupts these thoughts like a door and then seems to sort and organize them into cubby holes which I can clearly see in my mind.  I am able to select what I want to work on easier and don’t get pulled into present moment drama as quickly.  Yoga gives you perspective in the moment.

Soon, I will start a blog to share my journey with ADD/ADHD called ADDatemyhomework.com.  I’ve learned so many powerful techniques and routines that help me manage this whirlwind inside my head.

In the meantime, if you are interested in trying yoga, check out these free online yoga classes at iTunes from Yogamazing.com.  I’ve been subscribing to Chaz’s yoga videos since 2006 and think very highly of what he’s done.  Each session is 20 minutes and he starts off with reading email requests from viewers.  He’s very upbeat and each video podcast has a theme associated with the yoga session.  There’s yoga for your back, butt, thighs, neck, feet, hips and more.  He also has yoga for specific types of professions, sports and hobbies including baseball, gardening, rowing, snowboarding and golfers.  Finally, he addresses specific concerns for things people are working on including weight loss, anxiety, high blood pressure, memory, posture, depressiong and creativity.