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Explore how our senses and surroundings can influence how we feel, think and behave.

Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt calm or unsettled?

Or noticed how music, clutter, lighting or even the scent of dinner can shift how you feel?

These experiences aren’t simply background sensations. We’re constantly taking in information through our senses, and our surroundings can influence how we feel, think and respond, often without us consciously noticing.

Total Sensory Wellbeing looks at the interplay between our senses, what we do and the environments we spend time in.

The articles below explore different aspects of this relationship, drawing on established research and practical examples to help make sense of how everyday sensory experiences may be influencing us.

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Rediscover Balance Through Your Senses

Modern life overwhelms our senses, leaving us drained without us even realising it.
Explore each sensory category and uncover ways to calm the chaos and live a more vibrant life.

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Young woman with shoulder-length dark hair, eyes closed, enjoying sunlight on city street with blurred buildings and people in background.

Principles behind Total Sensory Wellbeing

Total Sensory Wellbeing

Aurora

Explore how light and colour affect mood and behaviour

A ceramic table lamp with a ribbed, teal-colored base and a white lampshade, set against a black background.

Acoustics

Use sound to support your cognition, emotions and sleep

Black and gold over-ear headphones against a dark background.

Acoustics

Aurora

Appetite

Use food to improve how you feel and function

Aroma

Leverage scents for mood, energy and restoration

A perfume bottle surrounded by colorful flowers and leaves, with bubbles and water effects, on a dark background.
A golden ornate bowl filled with fresh strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, red currants, and blueberries, with green mint leaves on top, on a black surface with a blurred dark background.

Aroma

Appetite

Atmosphere

Learn how touch, motion and temperature affect emotions and behaviour

Action

Master your space to affect how you feel and behave

A couple dancing together, with the woman wearing a flowing, colorful dress and the man in a black suit, dancing against a black background.
A living room with a dark blue velvet sofa decorated with pillows featuring bird and floral patterns, a wooden coffee table with candles and a vase of flowers, and a vibrant botanical mural with tropical plants, flowers, and birds in the background.

Atmosphere

Action

Book cover titled "Come to Your Senses" by Nagina Richards, featuring a white bust with closed eyes wearing headphones, pink flower petals background.

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