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Body Relaxation

22 August 2018

This resource is bought to you by the ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity. It gives you a step by step guide on relaxation techniques for children and young people. Find a quiet and comfy space, close your eyes and follow the steps below.

Body relaxation for ADHD

Find a quiet and comfy space, close your eyes and follow the steps below:


• Scrunch eyebrows together and frown. Tense & hold for the count of 10, then relax for 20


• Move head forward putting chin to chest, tense for 10, then relax for 20


• Breathe in deeply through nose, expand chest, hold for 10, relax for 20


• Stretch out fingers, tense for 10, relax for 20


• Bend elbows raising fists to shoulders, tense for 10, relax for 20


• Tense stomach for 10, relax for 20


• Squeeze buttocks, tense for 10, relax for 20


• Flex feet & extend straight legs, tense for 10, relax for 20

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