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title: A simple breathing meditation for the ADHD tornado in your head
description: 'Hear from Shadi, a young adult with ADHD, in this video showing a strategy for calming your mind so you can focus on what you need to do. '
slug: breathing-meditation-for-adhd-tornado
author: Shadi Abdalla
published: '2020-10-26T18:53:15.850Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/4tqXp2sLmd0uBMkIBMn1wK/b88720ad810c807b79a222b93551d928/YA_Thumbnail_Set_Contentful-06.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/breathing-meditation-for-adhd-tornado
lang: en
---

# A simple breathing meditation for the ADHD tornado in your head

[![Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/IX2BEhCh43Q/sddefault.webp)](https://youtu.be/IX2BEhCh43Q)

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