Snoezelen has become a magic word. Its extensive use of the sense of smell and relaxation
which takes place in an environment filled with interesting aromas is described as a pleasant
experience by the users of the room. They look at the bubble tubes brings them to a state of
relaxation by the restful music. The special ambience with all of its electrifying light and
sound effects and various seating and lounging facilities have a positive and stimulating
impact on a person's mind. The specially designed rooms induce favourable emotions i.e.
satisfaction inner calm contentment or joy. These surroundings arouse memories and support
self-reflection and enable a person to gather strength and develop ideas. The intervention
concentrates mainly on the effects of visual tactile-haptic kinaesthetic proprioceptive
olfactory and acoustic stimuli which used alone or in combination help people to calm down
to pull themselves together and to get organized. The variety of stimuli - organized according
to didactic-methodological aspects - help people to remember to compare and to (re-)organize
themselves. In this sensory integration process the contact senses (taste smell) including
the tactile-haptic kinaesthetic and proprioceptive senses (feeling sensing) and the remote
senses (sight hearing) have to cooperate.
