Tending to the *ADHD* Garden of Mind
Accessible Mindfulness Practices for Neurodivergent Brains
A Self-Paced Reflective Online Course
With Instructor: Gillan Hestad, MSW, RCSW
About the Instructor:
Gillian Hestad is a registered clinical social worker specializing in ADHD, an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, and a trained Safe and Sound Protocol Provider. As an ADHDer who providers therapy for ADHDers and other neurodivergent folks, Gillian has created this course to provide ADHDers easier ways to strengthen, strategize, accomodate, and work-with their unique executive functioning profile.
Feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts and emotions? Tending to the ADHD Garden of Mind is a mindfulness journey crafted specifically for ADHDers.
Struggling to sit still and focus during traditional meditation practices?
This course is designed specifically for ADHDers who want to explore mindfulness in a way that works with their brain, not against it. No need to "clear your mind"—just bring yourself and an open mind, and dive into practices that make mindfulness accessible, practical, and effective for ADHD brains and bodies.
This course builds on the research and practices of many mindfulness and neuroscience pioneers but breaks down the elements of mindfulness meditation into shorter and more relevant practices for ADHD brains and bodies.
To participate in this course, all you need to bring is your self and an open mind. There is no expectation that you will be able to “clear your mind” or stop thinking, in fact the opposite is expected!
Course Overview:
Observing the ADHD Garden of Mind
An introduction to mindfulness for ADHD brains, how it works, and ways to integrate mindfulness into daily life.
Pulling Weeds
Learn to recognize and shift unhelpful habits and thought patterns.
Planting Seeds
Build positive, wellbeing-promoting habits and practices.
Why Tending to the ADHD Garden of Mind is Different
This isn’t your typical mindfulness course. Designed specifically for ADHDers, it breaks practices into short, sensory-rich lessons that work with your brain — not against it. No pressure to clear your mind or sit still for hours. Instead, you’ll explore flexible, judgment-free techniques to gently shift unhelpful patterns and grow habits that support your well-being. Mindfulness, reimagined for ADHD brains.
What this Course Includes:
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Video Lessons with TL;DR Summaries:
Clear, concise lessons with optional audio subtitles for easy understanding.
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Downloadable Audio Meditations:
Short, ADHD-friendly guided meditations you can listen to anytime.
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Multi-Sensory Visual Aids:
Downloadable tools to enhance learning and reinforce mindfulness practices.
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Practical Mindfulness Techniques:
Actionable strategies that fit seamlessly into daily life, including breathwork, body scans, and more.
Through the lessons you will gain understanding of your own garden of mind - your own unique brain, nervous system, body, thoughts, feelings, and choices.
Get anytime access to this online mindfulness course.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This course is specifically created for ADHDers and others who struggle with lengthy meditation practices. ADHDer need mindfulness practices to be shorter (at least to start), more physical, and more able to be integrated into daily life.
Rest assured, will not ask you to be still for lengthy periods and fidgeting/stimming is always welcomed.
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That is the point. Mindfulness meditation is not about having a zen state clear mind. It is about bringing awareness to the mind and where it goes when left unsupervised.
The practice is all about recognizing the mind has wandered and bringing it back. This practice in itself strengthens the ability to respond, rather than react, and direct focus more easily.
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Yourself and your life. Technologically speaking, to participate in the course you will also need an internet connection and device to watch the videos and, if you choose to, download the audio and PDF content.
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The course is broken into three sections that together support overall mental wellbeing. The lessons build on each other, but can be explored and reviewed in whatever order you choose.
Practices and visual aids can also be downloaded for use as needed.
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This course is a stand alone digital product for wellbeing and not a replacement for therapeutic interventions. If you feel you need one-on-one therapeutic support please contact me to explore if therapy may be beneficial for you.
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Content from the course is meant for personal use only. Any use of course content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
This course is intended to be a reference and not a substitute for consulting with an appropriate health care provider. Any changes or additions to your medical care should be discussed with your physician
