Guide to the Care and Development of the Senses

Guide to the Care and Development of the Senses

Many challenging behaviors arise in children from an overstimulated or an underdeveloped sensory system. There are many practical ways to support sensory processing so that a more harmonized experience can take place for your child(ren). In our technological age, children are being bombarded with sensory input that is increasingly difficult to digest in healthy and…

Chamomile Abdominal Compress

Chamomile Abdominal Compress

A chamomile compress is the application of chamomile tea in a hot, dry cloth, compressed over the abdomen with a narrow blanket. The very sensitive blossoms of the chamomile reach the nervous system to calm it without having to pass through the digestive system. A chamomile compress is used for insomnia, pain related to menstruation, for…

Warm Face Cloth

Warm Face Cloth

Warm Face Cloth Enlivening and Harmonising ← Back to Home care Instructions Cleansing the face in a rhythmical manner with a warm to hot, plant-infused face cloth can help to harmonise breathing and reconnect us to our Selves. It may alleviate mucus build up in the sinuses and eustachian tubes, especially during a cold, ear…

Cool Wash Instructions

Cool Wash Instructions

These cool washes are brisk and invigorating to increase awareness of personal space in relation to the environment. The cool water and contractive qualities of salt applied to the whole body awaken the nerve endings, which help a person to be more aware of their boundary and spatial orientation. Rosemary stimulates the circulatory system, bringing…

Alternate Footbath to Hamonize the Warmth Sense

Alternate Footbath to Hamonize the Warmth Sense

Alternate footbaths involve the use of two bowls of water (one hot, one cold) into which the patient’s feet are placed alternatively. Alternate footbaths can be a fun and easy treatment that provide an experience of moving between temperatures which stimulates the Sense of Balance and the Sense of Warmth, promoting inner equilibrium and awareness…

Protective Lotion Application

Protective Lotion Application

Short, regular, massage applications of a protective lotion provide an experience of the body as well as a buffer to preserve the forces needed for growth and maintaining health. Touch brings awareness to the periphery and body parts in which pressure is applied. Developing whole body awareness is part of healthy child development. In adults…

Abdominal Compress Cloth Examples

Abdominal Compress Cloth Examples

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