Podcast Interviews with Ngahina Richards

Come to Your Senses-Mastering Sensory Wellbeing for Life & Business With Ngahina Richards

Did you know your brain scans every single room you walk into, often in less than a second? From the colours on the walls to the scent in the air and even the beat of the background music, your senses are constantly influencing how you feel, think, and act.

In this fascinating conversation, we explore the science and art of sensory wellbeing and how subtle tweaks in your environment can boost focus, creativity, and performance, both in life and business.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✽The role of environmental psychology and how spaces shape our mood, focus, and energy.

✽Why clutter-free doesn’t mean empty and how the right balance of stimuli improves productivity.

✽ How music tempo changes the way customers shop and clients feel.

✽ Why simpler scents are more effective and how they can increase sales and engagement.

✽ Practical tips for creating spaces that energise, calm, and inspire. Give your brain time to breathe, it’s in these moments of free-flow thinking that you’ll find solutions.

If this episode resonates, you’ll love Ngahina Richard’s book, Come to Your Senses, available on Amazon‍ ‍

Here’s to creating ripple effects of brilliance everywhere we go! The Basic Bananas Team.

Come to Your Senses-Virtual Book Launch

In this interview, Ngahina reveals why everyday sensory experiences are as important to our sense of wellbeing as any of the issues running through our minds. Ngahina leverages her background in Health Science and her investigation into multidisciplinary research to bring together insights and grounded practical advise to help anyone improve their sense of wellbeing.

Ngahina explains how we can improve our sense of calm, focus and resilience just by making small adjustments in our lifestyles and the spaces around us. Simple shifts can make a significant difference.

In this episode, you’ll gain insight into:

✽ How modern-day living creates both sensory overwhelm and underwhelm, and how this influences our behaviour.

✽ How understanding your sensory profile liberates you to consciously curate spaces, wardrobes and lifestyles that improve your sense of wellbeing.

✽How the sensory effects of occupations and lifestyles influence your energy and mood.

And so much more!

You can find all the insights Ngahina Richard’s book, Come to Your Senses, available on Amazon‍ ‍

Why Ngahina Richards Had to Reframe the Senses

Gain insight into how Ngahina has reframed the senses so that we may rethink them, and see everyday moments as opportunities to feel energised, productive and calm.

In this episode of the Full of Words podcast, Sue and CJ are joined by Ngahina Richards, founder of Nriched Living and creator of the Total Sensory Wellbeing framework. Ngahina shares her expertise on how understanding and working with our senses can help restore clarity, energy, and focus, especially in an overstimulating modern world.

Drawing on her background in Health Science, Ngahina uncovered insights from neuroscience, environmental psychology and many other fields, about the significant role our sensory processes play on our wellbeing, and how our modern-day living has made us loose sight of this.

She discusses how small, practical adjustments to our environment and daily routines can improve our mood, cognitive function, and overall wellbeing.

If you’re navigating the challenges of open-plan offices, digital distractions, or simply seeking more balance and focus in your life, this conversation is for you. 

Ngahina Richard’s book, Come to Your Senses, is available on Amazon‍ ‍