According to Jocelyn Townsend, meditation is a “practise of mindfulness of going back to your breath when your mind matters.”In practicing mindfulness one seeks to perceive one’s feelings and emotions without re- acting to them, to accept oneself as one is and to remain in touch with things as they are, even when things go wrong

Every week (starting on Friday’s), I will explore a different type of mindfulness practise (moving and being still) and implement it each evening before I go to bed until the following Friday. Every Friday I will reflect on my experiences. In order for this project to be attainable, I will limit my meditation practise to 15 minutes. The purpose of this inquiry is to see if individuals who struggle with ADHD and insomnia can find calmness and benefits through meditative practises and if yes, which methods work best. I believe that if mindfulness practises do benefit those who are always stimulated and need to move, practises surrounding movement will aid them the most.

Below are the following mindfulness strategies I will start using September 13th:

Week 1: Stretching meditation

Week 2: Body scan or progressive relaxation

Week 3: Mindfulness meditation

Week 4: Breath awareness meditation

Week 5: Kundalini yoga

Week 6: Zen meditation

Week 7: Transcendental meditation

Week 8: Head space app

Week 9: Walking meditation

Week 10: Guided meditation

Week 11: Detailed description on practitioners and yoga instructors and as well as friends

As well as my own research , I will expand my inquiry through yoga instructors, naturopaths, an acupuncturist, a herbalist, as well as friends I know who also struggle with stillness and sleep and may have tried meditative practises. For my last week I will summarize the progression of my learning.