Yoga Nidra mediation training / help with adhd Buriram area

[notrub]

I would like to contact any person, groups offering training in Yoga Nidra meditation and other meditation techniques.  I have adhd and have been prescribed ritalin, which i take 2x every day   I would like to explore other options for living with this condition and apparently meditation can help. I live north of Buriram city and can travel.  If there is anybody in this area who is a trained adhd coach I would like to hear from you please (and thank you).  Although very much an adult, I have only recently been diagnosed so this is a steep learning curve for me. Thanks for any comments🙏🏼

[Sheryl]

There are some offerings in the islands which you will readily find on Google, mostly led by Westerners who may or may not have any formal training.

 

Caveat Emptor.

 

Most meditation in Thailand is related to Buddhist traditions, which Yoga Nidra is not.

 

There is a center teaching Vipassana Meditation in Khon Kaen

 

https://suvanna.dhamma.org/

 

But read the Code of Discipline carefully and consider whether  you would be able to follow it, especially the no talking and staying within the center for a full 10 days. Note that you will be required to sit in meditation for most of the day from early morning to night, an hour at a time with just brief breaks in between. If you are unsure of your ability to do that, do not apply.

 

If you do apply, be frank about your condition and list the medication you are on. Do not stop any prescribed medication while in the retreat.

 

You might also be able to find a Buddhist temple nearby teaching simple "Samadhi" meditation, ask around.  There are undoubtly a number but the catch will be finding one with an English speaking monk.  Samadi is actually used as opening technique for Vipassana but is less taxing than actual Viopassana so might be a good place to start.

 

 

[john donson]

19 hours ago, notrub said:

I would like to contact any person, groups offering training in Yoga Nidra meditation and other meditation techniques.  I have adhd and have been prescribed ritalin, which i take 2x every day   I would like to explore other options for living with this condition and apparently meditation can help. I live north of Buriram city and can travel.  If there is anybody in this area who is a trained adhd coach I would like to hear from you please (and thank you).  Although very much an adult, I have only recently been diagnosed so this is a steep learning curve for me. Thanks for any comments🙏🏼

 

yoga teachers, if not thai, is a trip to be deported

 

adhd... do you eat CLEAN or junk

 

ritalin is legal METH but 30x more expensive per pill

[notrub]

Thank you Sheryl, I had not considered the option of entering a Wat for 10 days and will tuck that into options for the future when I am further along in my learning process.

 

My religious leaning favors the Neil DeGrasse Tyson school of thought regarding invisible beings that somehow figured significantly in our creation and ongoing existence.  So I am not really very interested, at this point, to seek an enlightenment with belief in a deity of some sort is a requirement for participation.

 

Do you know if the World Federation of ADHD has a presence here in Thailand?  A Swedish friend, with whom I am just beginning to exploring the world of adhd, is a certified PAAC coach for this condition.  You can pm me if you are interested to learn more (I will ask her b4 sending on her details).

 

Thanks again Sheryl, this is going to be a bit of a long journey and I will be seeking more information from this forum, no doubt.🙂🙏🏼

[Sheryl]

52 minutes ago, notrub said:

Thank you Sheryl, I had not considered the option of entering a Wat for 10 days and will tuck that into options for the future when I am further along in my learning process.

 

My religious leaning favors the Neil DeGrasse Tyson school of thought regarding invisible beings that somehow figured significantly in our creation and ongoing existence.  So I am not really very interested, at this point, to seek an enlightenment with belief in a deity of some sort is a requirement for participation.

 

Do you know if the World Federation of ADHD has a presence here in Thailand?  A Swedish friend, with whom I am just beginning to exploring the world of adhd, is a certified PAAC coach for this condition.  You can pm me if you are interested to learn more (I will ask her b4 sending on her details).

 

Thanks again Sheryl, this is going to be a bit of a long journey and I will be seeking more information from this forum, no doubt.🙂🙏🏼

The meditation center I referred to is not a wat  but secular meditation center. The teaching is secular and mot involved with religous or dogmstic beliefs. 

 

Teaching from a monk at a wat will be in a Buddhist setting, obviously   but Budrhism does not involve belief in  or worship of, any sort of diety. And the technique of samadhi meditation is completely free of any "ism", it just works with breath. A monk able to teach this is unlikely  to object to teaching a non-Buddhist; the technique itself is universal and secular. 

 

As mentioned I am not sure either is suitable for you at this time  but religous beliefs of lack thereof is never a barrier to either. 

 

I am not aware if the world Federation of ADHD having any  presence in Thailand. 

 

 

[Brahmz]

Dear Notrub.

 

I am a Yoga Teacher trained in delivering Yoga Nidra. You can do everything by yourself.

Go here and follow the instructions... https://ibsexplained.com/IBS_relaxation_therapies.pdf

 

 

 

[notrub]

Thank you very much Sheryl and Brahmz,  I had not thought about meditation in our local wat as being non secular and this may open some possibilities near to home.  My Thai family are active at the wat and will explore that possibility.  Thanks for the various relaxation descriptions Bramiz; I will make an effort to sit still and read them (555).  Thanks again.

 

The notion of controlled breathing being central to most forms of meditation is very interesting.  A person who I follow, Dr. Andrew Huberman, spoke about breathing on this YT video.  At about 1 minute he starts to talk about physiological events that take place while breathing. 🤯🙏🏼🙂  

 

[notrub]

On the subject of breathing, this fellow popped up while I was finding the Huberman video.  Who would have thought?  As Wim pointed out, we have been doing it all our lives. 

 

 

Even with my limited experience I can feel a change in me when I sit still and breathe.🙏🏼🤯