Opening Soon: Calming Sensory Centre by Premier Sensory Boutiques & 10 Ways Our Calming Sensory Environment Can Help You (2020 Edition)

No space for a sensory room in your own home? Our team of specialists will bring our patented sensory space design straight to you. We will soon open a Sensory Centre in Melbourne’s South Eastern Suburbs. Read all about how calming sensory space close to home can benefit you.

 

Stimulating the mind yet calming the senses, the photo above is one of Premier Sensory Boutiques’ patented sensory room designs that was custom-made for one of our happy clients.

All About The PSB Sensory Centre

Opening in a prime location in Melbourne’s South Eastern suburbs, the Premier Sensory Boutiques team is gearing up to open a calming sensory centre that’s available for both children and adults.

Our experts have a specific plan to create a multi-sensory facility that is filled with therapeutic equipment and activities For example, one of our bestsellers, the Freestanding Sensory Water Bubble Light is a mesmerizing, engaging yet calming tool that helps regulate the sensory system.

You can be sure that  PSB’s Sensory Centre will include the water bubble light along with an array of strategically placed sensory tools. Aside from specialized equipment, we also have a trained staff that are available to help with your needs.

It’s an ideal facility for children or adults with special needs. But even without special needs, you’re welcome to experience our Sensory Centre, too.

 

In a nutshell, the PSB Sensory Centre is designed to create a relaxing environment that fosters calm and serenity. It is also furnished with sensory materials that not only stimulates the mind but also regulates the sensory system.

So, when can you expect the PSB Sensory Centre’s doors to open? 

The team is excited to open as soon as possible, however, due to today’s restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s just not feasible. As always, safety is our primary concern.

We will wait for the right advisory from local government agencies and once restrictions are lifted, we will work on announcing an official opening schedule.

If you’re interested to get an early invite to PSB’s Sensory Centre or get exclusive access to launching details, you can register here.

What Is A PSB Calming Sensory Room?

Defined as a therapeutic space furnished with specialized equipment, non-stimulating lighting and trained staff, sensory rooms help children and adults calm down and refocus themselves.

For example, one of the best beneficiaries of sensory spaces are children or adults with autism. But even people without special needs can greatly benefit from a calming sensory room. Once a person has sufficiently calmed down and relaxed, it makes them better prepared to interact, learn, play, or work.

A sensory space is especially needed in today’s uncertain climate. While we plan to open our doors once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, we know that people will still be reeling from its effects even months or years after. Our sensory space is the perfect place for you to de-stress and realign your senses.

What makes Premier Sensory Boutiques’ calming sensory rooms unique from all others is that it is actually a patented concept. The PSB team is composed of experts in the fields of engineering, occupational therapy and nursing. They have combined their knowledge and areas of specialization to ensure that each sensory space is carefully designed to meet the needs of each client.

When we say, however, that the sensory system needs to be calmed down, we don’t actually mean calming down just the 5 basic senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell. The next section will talk about the 3 little-known additional senses that, when disturbed or disrupted, can cause someone to feel anxiety, distress or, in some cases, pain.

What Are the 3 Additional Senses?

From childhood, we are taught that we have 5 senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Based on clinical research, there are actually 3 more little-known senses:

• Vestibular: A sensory system that contributes to balance and spatial orientation.

An example of how our body makes use of this sensory system: You have an ear infection and frequently feel dizzy. Or if you were to experience vertigo, you might feel like your entire body was spinning in space and be unable to walk.

• Proprioception: The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighboring parts of the body. 

This sensory system focuses on the body’s cognitive awareness of movement.

An example of how our body makes use of this sensory system: You step off a curb and know where to put your foot. You push an elevator button and control how hard you have to press down with your fingers.

• Interception: It is the sense of knowing what is going on inside our bodies.

An example of how our body makes use of this sensory system: When we feel hunger, thirst, tired, feeling pain, feeling hot or cold, “butterflies” in our stomachs when we feel nervous, etc.

What if a person can’t integrate all their senses?

For most people, integrating all our senses is a natural thing to do as breathing. Consider the following scenarios:

• When we enter a room with bright light, our senses adjust.
• When we are in the middle of a noisy, crowded room filled with people and loud music, it will usually take seconds for us to gather our senses and realign it to suit the environment.
• When we are startled or feel scared, we are able to adjust ourselves accordingly.

But people (both children and adults), who have developmental issues or delays such as children or adults with autism may not integrate all the senses as well as we normally would in the scenarios above. When over or under-stimulated, people with special needs or mental health issues may fall into a potentially uncontrollable tantrum. Or, they might resort to curling up into a fetal position or become violent and lash out. Others might involuntarily urinate while, in some serious cases, have a seizure.

Either way, people who cannot integrate their senses as well as others will find it difficult to wind down and calm down. Should they have episodes, especially in public, this can cause them to lower their self-esteem or not function well socially.

A sensory space helps in ensuring that both children and adults have a chance to refocus, calm down and relax. It’s also a safe space to practice refocusing for better interaction with others. Check out the next section and see 10 ways how a experiencing a calming PSB sensory space can benefit you or a loved one.

10 Ways A Calming PSB Sensory Space Can Help You

 

The Premier Sensory Boutiques Sensory Centre can help you with the following:

1. Have a go-to low-stress environment to help you relax and calm down.
2. Realign your senses.
3. Promote and encourage vestibular (movement input), auditory stimulation and visual stimulation.
4. Develop fine motor skills.
5. Practice therapeutic and calming techniques.
6. Encourage cognitive development.
7. Improve focus.
8. Increase and boost energy.
9. Develop self-esteem.
10. A safe place to relax and play.

Excited about PSB’s newest Sensory Centre yet? We are, too. Tell a friend, a family member or a loved one who might need it – spread the word and we’ll see you there!

Should you want an exclusive invite when we open our doors,  you can pre-register for exclusive updates here. If you have any questions for our team, email us at admin@sensoryboutiques.com.au.