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Do you find yourself interested in moving/dancing/exercising more because it feels good when you do, but don’t end up doing it for one reason or another?
Movement & exercise do WONDERS for the ADHD brain, but ADHD & Neurodivergent folks often have social/logistical/emotional barriers in the way of moving on a regular basis.
Some examples are:
working out doesn’t feel exciting or interesting enough, getting bored easily
too many steps involved (change clothes, find a place, clear stuff out of the way, pick a class or at home video or independent thing, deciding when, getting there)
decision fatigue - what thing to do? dance around? yoga? lift weights?
time confusion - trouble with planning a time to do it, or you plan a time but it takes a lot longer than you thought
perfectionism - “if I can’t do the whole thing, why do it at all”
parts of you feel exhausted and don’t WANT to move
losing time to other more shiny things (social media, etc) or to hyperfocus (“let me just finish this one thing…”)
feeling worried about what other people might think of you (maybe you’re worried you won’t know how to use equipment at the gym, or you sign up to do a dance class online but you feel embarrassed how hard it is to keep up with the steps)
systems of oppression such as fatphobia, racism, transphobia, sexism (and more) can get in the way of relating to our body and pleasurable feelings
Maybe you relate to all of those, maybe just a few, but either way, you’re not alone!
We want to create an inclusive and welcoming space where we can move through some of these things together, and explore one particularly helpful way to inspire movement amidst a lot of barriers - using imagination, fandom, & pop culture!
In this workshop, Erika and Heather will:
Help you identify and work with barriers you may have to movement and/or exercise
Teach you more about why movement and exercise is superfood for ADHD brains
Demonstrate techniques on how to make movement and fitness more fun
Using immersive practices, pop culture, fandom
Connecting to your mind, body, and community
Guide you through creating your own creative immersive warm up
What is a warm up and why is it important?
How to safely warm up
Basic physical and emotional components of a warm up
All while in a no-judgment zone that encourages inclusivity of all bodies
Our hope is that after this workshop, you’ll have a moment where you think “Hm, I should probably get my heart pumping today or stretch, I feel tight and antsy.” In the midst of mounting overwhelm or bad memories that come up around fitness, you remember our workshop and can immediately (or very soon afterwards) use your own warmup to get yourself going and feeling good.
This workshop will take place VIRTUALLY on Zoom.