Jun 7
Join Tracy as she welcomes Adell Bridges to Episode 127 of her podcast, ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Adell is an international yoga teacher, health coach, and author who applies her degree in psychology with her training in the neurology of movement to her yoga and movement teachings. She now splits her time between London and Florida, and shares her love for the power of mindful movement to her online community on MoveWithAdell.com and her half a million Instagram followers. She is currently coauthoring a book on hyper-mobility.
Adell shares the circumstances surrounding her recent ADHD diagnosis, what has changed since she was diagnosed, her advice around managing RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria), what made her fall in love with yoga, why yoga is perfect for the ADHD brain
The link between hyper-mobility and ADHD, how she uses her Instagram to inspire and generate positive emotion not only for herself but also her followers, ADHD and vertical heterophoria, ADHD and cerebellar stimulation, and the key to living successfully with ADHD.
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"So information is therapeutic. And understanding gives you a sense of safety and belonging."
- Adell Bridges
"I always say that it's not just stretching, it's not just moving your whatever it is that you're doing, whether you're doing a very gentle restorative yoga class that doesn't involve much moving or you're doing a really high power, like vinyasa class. The main aim is to pay attention to how you feel in your body."
- Adell Bridges
"The lack of tension in the gut can cause issues, but also the lack of tension in the arteries. So are we get like pooling of the blood. So people with hypermobility also have a higher rate of anxiety, and fatigue. And a lot of that is due to the fact that because our arteries are extra stretchy, we get this pooling of blood."
- Adell Bridges
- Adell shares her thoughts on Bikram yoga, mentioning its potential negative effects on the body and the importance of diverse yoga practices.
- Adell recognizes that her ADHD diagnosis has helped her understand why she has difficulty focusing and procrastinates, and has allowed her to develop strategies to manage these habits.
- Adell shares how she combats rejection sensitivity through various practices, including tapping.
[20:26 - 37:38] Yoga, Mindfulness, and the Gut-Brain Connection
- Adell discusses her experience with yoga, how it helped her feel calm and centered, and how she became interested in exploring the different branches of yoga.
- Adell discusses the connection between yoga and emotional control, suggesting that yoga can help people become more aware of their emotions and develop emotional control through practice.
- Adell discusses the link between gut health and ADHD, highlighting the importance of understanding the connection between the two.
- Adell explains that people with ADHD have brains that are wired differently, leading to struggles with focus and inhibition, but also creativity and hypermobility.
- Adell highlights the importance of vestibular system work in yoga practice, particularly for individuals with ADHD, as 80% of them show vestibular issues.
- Adell emphasizes the importance of short, fun yoga flows (10-15 minutes) for busy people, making it easy to fit into a schedule.
