Moving Mindfulness

How can you practice Mindfulness without sitting still?

I was excited to read this quote by Thomas Jefferson because he’s describing Moving Mindfulness. In my experience it’s much better for ADHD minds than being seated and quiet which can feel agonizing.

Moving Mindfulness can be gamified, which is almost seductive for the ADHD brain.
It’s not just one-more-thing-you-have-to-do, it’s actually fun!

With my self-defense background, I teach Moving Mindfulness as Situational Awareness training games. Situational Awareness is not “having your head on a swivel,” it’s “being aware of your surroundings in a relaxed state”—in other words, Moving Mindfulness just as Jefferson described.

I have a client who enjoys situational awareness games. She finds them fun and relaxing.
When she becomes stressed out, she’ll ask me to teach her a new game.

I not only teach this, I live it.

When I owned my restaurant, playing Situational Awareness games kept my brain entertained all day, and it also helped me remain aware of absolutely everything that was happening in the restaurant.

This made me a better leader.

I recommend starting with a Gratitude Walk, which is a classic Moving Mindfulness exercise:

Go for a walk, name and appreciate at least one thing you can observe in all five senses.

What do you:

See?
Hear?
Feel?
Taste?
Smell?

When this becomes effortless, the next step is to stop consciously thinking and just be aware.

This is as Jefferson instructed his nephew, Peter Carr, “You should therefore not permit yourself even to think while you walk. But divert your attention by the objects surrounding you.”

Moving Mindfulness trains your attention ➡️Focused attention contributes to Flow State
➡️Flow State achieved regularly transforms into Living a Life of Flow ➡️ Which is what Jefferson meant by the “Pursuit of Happiness.”

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This is the Holistic Integration Layer of my coaching—bringing together your body, mind, and values to Live a Life of Flow.

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The 21st century needs ADHD Leaders.
If this is you, I want to support you.

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