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Technically yeah i practice mindfulness meditation, though not in standard way.
Mostly to help with my alexithymia(emotional blindness), learning to notice bodily sensations more can be helpful in figuring out what emotion i might be experiencing.
I've tried the typical of sitting still type of meditation, but it never really worked ADHD and such.
Then i started resistance training and over time i noticed that while I'm lifting. I have to focus on my body, i have to focus on breathing, i have to focus on keeping my attention on the weight and my body to make sure that the weight moves correctly and with control, that my form stays somewhat correct, that I'm using right muscles.
All of that works kinda like mindfulness meditation and has been helpful in teaching me to notice my bodily signal and how my mind works and eventually even slightly controlling or directing it to avoid negative spiraling.
I love seeing examples of embodied cognition thesis out in the wild! I always try to encourage people to view the activities that help them be present as it's own form of mindfulness or meditation. Many terms for it - 'flow state' is also common.
I alos have ADHD and struggled with sitting still at the beginning, but I've learned that my mind is like an untrained puppy and it will go wherever it wants. Mindfulness is acknowledging the puppy and then guiding attention back to the present through our senses (for you, touch). Like putting a leash on my brain when it gets too distracted lmao
I haven't had many people with alexithymia, have you found this to be the most helpful way to deal with it?