The advantages of mindfulness training for enhancing cognitive and emotional flexibility are well documented. However, the way in which mindfulness is taught via standardised protocols presents barriers to many who might really benefit from this training, including those with ADHD.
Specific mindfulness teacher training for those working with ADHD is limited, and the adaptations tend to be small tweaks to standardised content rather than programs designed with the neurocognitive profile of the ADHD brain in mind.
In this theory based session, join Dr. Tamara Russell as she shares findings from the fields of contemplative neuroscience, mindfulness and clinical psychology to reveal new ways we can think about mindfulness as relates to the ADHD neurocognitive profile.
Tamara will draw on her own experience as a clinician and mindfulness teacher with an ADHD profile. With a lifetime of hyperactivity and inattention under her belt, Tamara will share how a deeper understanding of contemplative neuroscience helped her to find the ease and kindness required to maintain her own practice and support her clients.
Why Attend?
As the mindfulness landscape in the UK opens up to more diverse views and experiences, it is more important than ever that we innovate with theory and lived experience in mind.
The session is designed to inspire teachers to think more deeply about their own attention and emotional brain networks as relates to the training and practice of mindfulness.
Through this investigation, greater empathy and understanding for ADHD clients can emerge.
Tamara offers a unique perspective that blends:
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Her own lived experience
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Academic research spanning the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of health
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A deep engagement with contemplative neuroscience
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Clinical experience with a variety of client populations for whom “being present” is a challenge
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Over 15 years of global ethnographic research doing mindfulness differently (predominantly using movement).
The session will blend didactic presentations, reflection and a Q&A. It is complemented by Part 2 Mindfulness Adaptations for the ADHD Brain: The Power of Mindful Movement – a longer practice session where participants can explore more experientially the power of mindful movement.
Event details
🗓️ Date: Monday 22nd June 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00–13:00 (UK time)
💻 Location: Online via Zoom
🎟️ Tickets: £5-£20 or a donation
ADHD Friendly Webinars
We endeavour to make this meeting friendly to all brain types. We kindly request:
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Have your camera on if you are comfortable to do so, but if not, please do keep it off. It’s helpful for you to let our moderator know you are there in a private message.
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Feel free to take care of yourself in whatever way you need to – stim and wiggle – but we request that if you are making large movements that may distract others, please turn off the camera.
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Please use the chat box for questions. We will try our best to ensure all questions are answered. If there is not sufficient time, we will collate the questions and share after the event.
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Please remain on mute.
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Feel free to use emojis to let us know how things are landing.
About Tamara Russell
Dr. Tamara Russell PhD, D Clin Psych is a leading mindfulness innovator who has navigated her own struggles accessing mindfulness by diving deeply into neuroscience, clinical psychology and martial arts theory and practice. She is the author of two books “Mindfulness in Motion” and “#whatismindfulness” which showcase this movement and neuroscience based approach to mindfulness. Not only do these methods support embodied learners, they also extend and excite those who have trained in more “traditional” ways and particularly those who wish to work with more diverse client groups.
