A few months ago, a mysterious new business opened in my neighborhood: a “flotation therapy center” offering one-hour sessions in sensory deprivation tanks. “Aren’t you curious?” beckoned the sandwich ...

OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Gaylord Intermediate Schools is creating a new calming space for its students by moving what’s called a sensory room. The current sensory space is shared with ...

Creating a sensory garden offers a way to connect with nature through all of your senses. It’s a space designed to bring calm, joy, and mindfulness by engaging sight, smell, sound, touch, and even ...

PITTSBURGH — Sensory gardens are creating opportunities for relaxation and mindfulness, some experts say. Occupational Therapy experts at Chatham University in Pittsburgh say summer is an opportune ...

Modern life's relentless pace leaves women's bodies in a constant state of "fight or flight." Sensory Reset Therapy offers a ...

Steven Reyes was born at 27 weeks. Just barely old enough to survive his delivery. “He fought for his life,” said his mother, ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A unique space in Fort Wayne aims to create calm, stimulate senses, and promote interaction. The Sensory Room at The Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA was specifically designed ...

It's 2 p.m. on a Saturday. It's pitch black. All I hear is the sound of my breath, and I'm floating. I'm floating in one foot of saltwater in an oversize bathtub in a stranger's Manhattan apartment.

Features of the room include a beanbag chair, floor cushions, and a variety of fidget tools.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With bright fluorescent lights, loud announcements and crowds of people bustling from one gate to another, the airport can be a bit of a sensory overload for some people.