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Therapy By

Senses

 

Because I tend to multitask so much, I also tend to get

sensory

 

overdose. So I came up with ways to " nurture "

myself, and give my

 

senses a break, by concentrating on just one at a time.

This is my

 

" Therapy By Senses " :

 

 

 

Sound

 

 

 

Listen CD's or tapes of environmental sounds.

 

Laugh! Watch a comedy movie.

 

Listen to a ballet and dance.

 

Sit in your backyard or in a park and listen to the

birds.

 

Sing as loud as you can to the radio in your car.

 

Go to a symphony orchestra performance.

 

Listen to someone talk to you without worrying about what

you will say.

 

Listen to books on tape while walking, driving, resting.

 

Listen to music of one instrument, such as cello or harp

or piano.

 

Borrow music CD's of symphonies.

 

Go to concerts of various music genres.

 

Hang up windchimes, inside and out... it creates positive

qi around you.

 

Invest in a tabletop fountain.

 

 

 

Sight

 

 

 

Watch tropical fish swim in a home aquarium.

 

Watch for a shooting star.

 

Walk thru a garden in full bloom.

 

Watch a candle flame.

 

Watch ocean waves ebb and tide.

 

Gaze at the full moon.

 

Look for the first sign of spring; the first robin,

crocus, etc.

 

Paint with watercolors, oils, acrylics.

 

Watch a sunrise.

 

Watch a sunset.

 

Go to an art museum.

 

Take pictures of things, not people. Try using black and

white film.

 

Look at something, really look at it for the first time.

 

Buy paints in the primary colors ... what new shades can

you make?

 

Put on different kinds of music and paint to the music.

 

Rest with cucumber slices or wet tea bags on your eyes.

 

Do an eye-wash.

 

Go on a whale watch in the ocean.

 

Watch a baby, or a kitten, or puppy move.

 

Lie on the grass and watch the shapes that clouds make.

 

 

 

Touch

 

 

 

Make an adult blanket, using soft fabrics in your

favorite color.

 

Make a collage using assorted textures of paper, fabric,

natural items.

 

Use various grades of sandpaper, sand a piece of wood

smooth.

 

Walking barefoot on a sandy beach.

 

Have a snowball fight.

 

Have a snowball fight in the middle of the summer.

 

Get a hot paraffin wax dip treatment on hands and/or

feet.

 

Learn American Sign Language.

 

Carve and whittle a walking stick.

 

Go ice skating, especially on a hot day.

 

Get a body piercing and/or a tattoo.

 

Try mehendi henna temporary tattoos.

 

Try body painting, glitter gels, rhinestones and jewels

glued on.

 

Learn to play an instrument; piano, harp, guitar, that

uses your fingers.

 

Make love.

 

Do yoga and tai chi, see how it increases your personal

chi (qi).

 

Paint your toenails and fingernails with colorful nail

polishes.

 

Run, walk, swim, move.. Notice how it makes you feel.

 

Pet a cat or a dog.

 

Do some hands-on crafts; claywork, ceramics, pottery.

 

Get an acupuncture treatment.

 

Plant seeds in the earth.

 

Cuddle up in a warm pair of flannel pajamas, under a soft

blanket before

 

a roaring fire on a cold night.

 

Receive a Therapeutic Touch treatment

 

Enjoy the feel of doing needlework; hand-quilting,

crocheting, cross

 

stitch, embroidery, beadwork, needlepoint, lacemaking,

weaving.

 

Buy a soft sweater or blouse and wear it right next to

your skin.

 

Enjoy the smooth feel of your legs just after shaving

them and

 

smoothing on lotion.

 

Do some messy childhood tactile arts; playdough,

fingerpaints,

 

mudpies.

 

Hang wet laundry on an old-fashioned clothesline, and

then fold the

 

crisp dry clothes later.

 

A hot bath with lots of soft bubbles

 

Hug a big, soft, plush teddy bear.

 

Dance; take classes in ballet, modern, hip hop, lyrical,

tap, belly-dancing,

 

 

square dancing, western line dancing, ballroom, salsa.

 

Walk in the rain without an umbrella.

 

Smooth on a soft body lotion, on arms, legs, feet,

hands....

 

Get a massage, AND a facial, AND foot reflexology.

 

Buy new sheets

 

Play with a Relaxing Rice Box:

 

Color raw rice with a few drops of one color of food

coloring and a

 

few drops of desired essential oil. Let sit and dry.

Store in a low

 

wooden box. This rice is very relaxing to play with, sift

thru your

 

fingers, fill small silver or wooden cups, pour out.

Revert back to

 

childhood.

 

Trace a long a finger labyrinth

 

Take a hot steamy shower.

 

Give and get lots of hugs.

 

Sit outside and feel the warmth of the sun on your face.

 

 

 

Scent

 

 

 

Invest in a good aromatherapy book and some essential

oils; such as

 

lavender and orange or grapefruit. Lavender relaxes you,

citrus

 

energizes.

 

Make aromatherapy playdough.

 

Smell the air just after a big rain storm.

 

Add essential oils to terracotta scent stones.

 

Use lavender essential oil spray on your pillow at night

to promote sleep.

 

Do steam-inhalation to clear out your sinuses.

 

Use clary sage and eucalyptus to help with sinus

problems. Put

 

both in a steaming bowl of water and use a towel as a

tent over

 

your head.

 

Shop for scents: walk into a bakery, to Starbucks, a

fishmarket, etc

 

Fill the burner bowl with warm water, essential oil and

light the candle.

 

Place essential oil onto a warm, filled bath and relax.

 

Add about three drops of your favorite Synergy blend to

sweet almond

 

oil for a massage.

 

Add 20 drops of essential oil to 4 ounces of water in a

spray bottle.

 

Spray throughout the house.

 

Make or buy potpourri and put around your house to gently

scent the

 

room.

 

Add essential oil directly to the vacuum cleaner bag

before vacuuming.

 

Put 5 drops of your favorite fragrance in with the

clothes wash.

 

Especially nice for lingerie.

 

Wear your favorite essential oil in a special

aromatherapy necklace

 

Make a pot of hot simmering soup rich with beef broth,

vegetables and

 

herbs.

 

Rice Healing Pillows

 

Use tea towels or a large wash cloth. Sew them up on

three sides

 

and fill with rice and herbs.

 

Buy flowers for their scent.

 

Make citrus fruit pomanders with whole cloves.

 

Make scented sachets for your drawers and closets.

 

Plant scented geraniums around your front door.

 

Buy a new perfume, and perhaps the bath products to go

with it

 

Burn some incense and meditate

 

Grow a fragrant herb garden

 

Make homemade scented soaps and candles.

 

 

 

Taste

 

 

 

Drink clear clean water, and think about the taste

 

Do tastings. You've heard of wine, cheese, and beer

tastings... how

 

about chocolate, nuts, exotic fruits...

 

Hot chocolate chip cookies and ice cold milk

 

Eat a pint of your favorite ice cream directly out of the

carton without a

 

shred of guilt

 

Eat a roasted hot dog at the beach or at a baseball game.

 

The taste of kissing someone after drinking a glass of

wine.

 

Sauted garlic and onions in anything.

 

Fresh hot bread with extra-virgin olive oil

 

The rich tender taste of a delicious prime rib.

 

Fresh strawberries, raspberries and cherries

 

Catch snowflakes on your tongue

 

Get your teeth cleaned at the dentist

 

Eat a cold crisp apple

 

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