Students who don’t have ADHD have started using drugs that treat the condition because it gives them a boost when they are tired or need to turn in a paper before deadline. Margaret Talbot reports in a New Yorker article that in recent years Adderall and Ritalin,(stimulants), have been adopted as cognitive enhancers: [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Meditation more efficient than brain drugs
Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Between you and the earth
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rubber, plastic, tile, polyester, metal, compressed wood and concrete. These are all the materials that stand between you and the bare earth. When was the last time you actually placed your feet on the earth or even on grass? I mean real earth and not any machine made material that covers the earth. We walk [...]
Meditation helps with ADHD
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Jovan Herrera, a Phoenix 10th-grader with ADHD, used to sit in class trying to focus on his exam questions but could not. His worried mother, Vanessa Herrera says, “He had to take seven to eight breaks during his exams because he would get frustrated.” Taking breaks meant leaving the class, which led to less time [...]
Music and Meditation
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the shimmering courts of kings and queens to the simple rooms of meditators, music has played a large role in soothing people. Combine music with meditation and you have a double expresso with whipped cream! What that means is if you have a hard time meditating or calming your mind, music should be able [...]
What’s on your mind?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What’s on your mind? Maybe bills, a car wash, a road trip, cake? To keep it simple, lets say thoughts are on your mind. And when aren’t they! We’re constantly thinking about something we have to do or want to do in the future or reminiscing about something we did in the past. So, if [...]
