| There are alternative ways to treat ADHD. When | | | | many people with ADHD can have a dual diagnosis |
| I began learning how to work with clients with | | | | with anxiety. When people learn to play the bowls, |
| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, I decided | | | | they can calm their mind/body connection. Once |
| to take the ADDCA course for one year because | | | | they induce a relative calm, they are able to be |
| I personally am not diagnosed with ADHD. I | | | | coached. They can pay attention to what needs |
| wanted to know how to work with adults, what | | | | to be accomplished in life. The bowls seem to |
| to ask about, what to be sensitive about, and | | | | affect the solar plexus chakra where anxiety is |
| how to move the coaching process forward. | | | | generally located in the body. |
| Having been a life coach at that time, I wanted to | | | | The second method involves knowing energy |
| sense and understand the differences in the | | | | technology. Instead of using electrodes and |
| coaching process between what I considered | | | | electronic games, I developed a way to clear out |
| regular life coaching and ADHD Coaching. I was | | | | the "cobwebs" in a person's brain. Some people |
| very pleased with the ADDCA curriculum, | | | | call it "brain brightening." I think of it as a method |
| teaching, and results. | | | | to clear out the gunk that accumulates in the |
| For about three years (2004-2007), I coached | | | | areas of focus and attention. Some of the |
| people in conjunction with Neurofeedback. | | | | problem is chemical, some electrical and some |
| "Neurofeedback is a technique in which we train | | | | perceptual. |
| the brain to help improve its ability to regulate all | | | | At a recent International Coach Federation |
| bodily functions and to take care of itself when | | | | Conference, I worked with a man who was |
| the brain is not functioning well". What that means, | | | | having difficulties remembering what to do. I call |
| in practice for ADHD, is that you would put two | | | | my method brain energy integration, I asked him |
| electrodes on the brain, following a planned | | | | to consider that while I was putting energy into |
| protocol for ADHD. The client would play a video | | | | his frontal lobe, he was to imagine that there |
| game instead of manipulating the video game by | | | | were windshield wipers pushing away the dust and |
| using a controller in his/her hand. The client would | | | | dirt that didn't allow him to see what was going |
| play the game by using the brain waves in their | | | | on in his life. The wipers were working on his |
| head. If the brainwaves were in the targeted | | | | frontal lobe metaphorically. The result was |
| "beta wave zone," then the game continued. If | | | | positive. |
| the beta waves manifested, then the game would | | | | The "how" of doing this method is about being |
| slow down or stop. | | | | trained in energy work and being able to generate |
| I believed that based on the research and the | | | | heat and vibrations from the palm chakras. The |
| encouragement of many people in the | | | | hands are put around the client's head (not |
| neurofeedback community, we could see a | | | | touching the skin or the hair) and the client's brain |
| change in people in conjunction with medication. | | | | is heated up. The head and vibrations stimulate |
| The other clinicians related case presentations of | | | | the frontal and pre-frontal lobes, of the brain, and |
| many clients who did exceptionally well and some | | | | appear to assist the client perceptually to sharpen |
| of them reduced or went off their medications. | | | | and focus the persons attention. |
| I did not personally see the extraordinary results | | | | The third method that I am using is using the |
| of neurofeedback. There were minor gains, but | | | | chakras and life energy jewelry ( Most jewelry is |
| not major results. The cost of neurofeedback is | | | | not charged with many frequencies to help |
| expensive because one has to be available to do | | | | protect a person from:o environmental hazards, |
| 40-60 sessions twice a week at a cost from | | | | such as a cell phoneo sitting in front of a |
| $80.00 to $150.00 per session, and the bulk of the | | | | computer screen or large television for a period |
| sessions are not covered by any insurance. Some | | | | of timeo the mp3 playero fluorescent lights in |
| psychotherapists I understood would code the | | | | offices and other low level electrical inputs into the |
| session like regular therapy, but I wouldn't | | | | physical system of a person. |
| because it's unethical. | | | | My belief is that when low level electrical inputs |
| While doing Neurofeedback, I also began | | | | move into the system, it triggers off many |
| developing three other methods of ADHD | | | | ADHD problems. Charged jewelry can relieve |
| coaching using alternative means that relied upon | | | | some of those problems. I have muscle tested |
| the mind/body connection. I began understanding | | | | hundreds of people using their cell phones, with |
| that placing electrodes on a person's head meant | | | | and without charged jewelry, and almost 99% of |
| they had very little to do in their own treatment | | | | those tested show arm weakness holding their |
| and a combination of coaching and alternative | | | | cell phones with the other hand and then strength |
| treatment, available to all coaches, would be | | | | when they wear a charged piece of jewelry or a |
| worth exploring. | | | | charged coin. In addition, the jewelry can be |
| The first method was using the Tibetan and | | | | charged individually when working with a client to |
| Crystal Bowls in accord with the chakras. The | | | | activate the frontal and pre-frontal lobes so that |
| bowls relieve anxiety and stress. We know that | | | | attention and focus are more available. |