Meditation Cuts ADHD Symptoms in Kids

Just 10 minutes of transcendental meditation can help reduce attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in kids, according to a study by the George Washington University.

During the study, the researchers followed a group of middle school students with ADHD who were meditating twice a day in school for 10 minutes.

After three months, they found over 50 percent reduction in stress and anxiety and improvements in ADHD symptoms in the students.

"The effect was much greater than we expected," said Sarina J. Grosswald, Ed.D., a George Washington University-trained cognitive learning specialist and lead researcher on the study.

"The children also showed improvements in attention, working memory, organization, and behaviour regulation," she added.

Grosswald said that after the in-school meditation routine began, "teachers reported they were able to teach more, and students were able to learn more because they were less stressed and anxious." (More)

Source: Times of India