LIVeMotion: A Multi-Sensory System to Encourage the Awareness of Mindfulness

Briant, Isabel; Gaisie, Jeremy; Morris, Thomas; Robson, Francis; Moore, David; Ng, Kia

doi:10.14236/ewic/eva2015.2

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“…However, the participants of this study did not undergo such a well‐defined technique as it is performed in MBSR, yet similarities between Snoezelen and MBSR exist. Mental and physical relaxation and concentrating on visual stimuli have been shown to enhance attention span and reduce stress levels (Briant et al, ; Lindsay & Morrison, ).…”

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Memory and standing balance after multisensory stimulation in a Snoezelen room in people with moderate learning disabilities

Toro

2019

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Accessible Summary• Multisensory stimulation improves attention, which can also improve memory and standing balance of people with learning disabilities, even at a high age.• Improved standing balance and body awareness may help reduce falls in people with moderate learning disabilities.• Therapeutic treatments could be more effective if preceded by multisensory stimulation. AbstractBackground: The Snoezelen room provides a multisensory environment for people with learning disabilities.Method: Thirty-five residents were recruited from a convenience sample of people living in a residential centre. A repeated-measures, within-subject design was used to evaluate the participants during three conditions: a) Snoezelen room, b) control period and c) watching television. The outcome measures were digit span memory tests and Romberg balance tests. One-way repeated-measures ANOVAs and pairedsamples t tests were performed on the data. Results: ANOVA results show that there was a significant effect over time in the amount of digits remembered and in balancing ability between the three conditions (p < .0005). T tests confirmed that the Snoezelen condition was responsible for the significant improvements in memory and balancing ability. Conclusion: Participants performed significantly better with memory tasks and balanc-ing skills after having attended multisensory stimulation in a Snoezelen room. This may be due to improved mindfulness, which is correlated with improvements of concentration, learning ability and motor skills caused by neurophysiologic changes of the brain. K E Y W O R D Slearning disabilities, memory, mindfulness meditation, Snoezelen, standing balance

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Memory and standing balance after multisensory stimulation in a Snoezelen room in people with moderate learning disabilities

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2019

Brit J Learn Disabil

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“…Other approaches that enhance the mindfulness experiences through multisensory stimulation with technology have also been taken, such as absence sensory stimulation (Vidyarthi and Riecke, 2014), stimulation that responds to physiological signals with abstract (Briant et al, 2015) or metaphorical stimulation (Yu et al, 2017).…”

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A multisensory mindfulness experience: exploring the promotion of sensory awareness as a mindfulness practice

Finck,

Avila,

Jiménez-Leal

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectivesIn this preliminary and multidisciplinary exploratory study, we assessed whether a mindfulness practice could be enhanced through a multisensory experience design that mimics the “beginner’s mind,” relying on sensory awareness and biofeedback processes as participants interact with the experience.MethodsWe piloted and designed two conditions, being (a) a guided mindfulness practice based on the senses as an anchor to the present moment, using audio instruction only; and (b) an experience of mindfulness practice with successive sensory stimulation (olfactory, audio, and visual stimulation) followed by an interactive experience with biofeedback that provides a visual representation of the person’s heartbeat in real-time. For each of the conditions we assessed anxiety (state and trait), as well as other psychological variables pre- and post-experience. Additionally, we measured the heart rate variability (HRV) at baseline, during each stage of the experience as well as post intervention.ResultsWe collected valid data for a total of 68 individuals. Both groups were similar regarding mean age, sex, and occupation and had similar prior experience with mindfulness. There were no significant differences regarding prior state or trait anxiety between the groups. Analysis of the physiological variables showed that for both groups there was an increase in the parasympathetic activity after the multisensory experience, with small differences in the conditions of stimulation. We did not observe significant differences between the pre and post measures for state of test anxiety. The observed parasympathetic activity variations after both experiences compared with pre and post-surveys demonstrate the importance of physiological vs psychological inspection beyond the common human rational experience that is not always resonate with the body’s response and impacts the needed literacy to self-awareness of emotional well-being.ConclusionParticipants in both conditions could effectively connect with the experience, while achieving a physiological response different from their baseline state. The acceptance of the designed stimuli was very high, although more research is still needed to uncover its full potential. In sum, the design of multisensory experiences using technology to create an interactive connection with the sensory stimulus, is a promising field in mindfulness and especially in practices involving sensory awareness through the monitoring of parasympathetic activity as an inference indicator of the present-moment connection.

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LIVeMotion: A Multi-Sensory System to Encourage the Awareness of Mindfulness

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Memory and standing balance after multisensory stimulation in a Snoezelen room in people with moderate learning disabilities

Memory and standing balance after multisensory stimulation in a Snoezelen room in people with moderate learning disabilities

A multisensory mindfulness experience: exploring the promotion of sensory awareness as a mindfulness practice

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