Developed by a stress scientist, 5 Senses Lab researches and banks evidence-based findings and empirically-proven sensory techniques for stress relief 100% from peer-reviewed science and classic texts.
Each bank entry is catalogued with care by physical pattern and source, then applied in effective experiences that are fun to try and safe for everyone.
Sources include scientific findings about cross-talk among the body’s skin, gut, nervous and immune systems, Randomized Control Trials of stress mitigations, and empirically-proven techniques to re-unite the body and brain using attention and simple physical movements.
To illustrate, among the hundreds of entries are a Randomized Control Trial on music therapy and young people taking exams which showed with confidence that their anxiety was reduced after hearing particular music, for example. Many entries are sensory pairings with a purpose, like listening to lyrical music while eating an orange or handful of almonds for a boost in vigor, and finding deep, natural colors to look to reduce heart strain, like a sunset, plant leaves, flower petals and fruits or enjoying a drink with vivid natural color like hibiscus tea. Bank entries also include short exercises that improve energy flow immediately, like the Small Heaven Qi Gong exercise featured in the Alive Ocean first exercise of 5 Senses Spa.
The scientific foundation of 5 Senses Lab is that stress is a consequence of cross-talk in the body that can be resolved with empirically-proven balancing techniques.
The scope includes peer-reviewed science and empirically-proven practices from Japanese Kampo/Zen, Traditional Chinese Medicine/Qigong and Ayurveda/Yoga, and their Western derivatives like sophrology practices (mindfulness for people who can’t sit still) and mindfulness-based stress reduction.
Mind-Body Review
Every spa visitor receives insights on how well their body is optimizing energy today, patterns worth noting, and a tailormade sensory remedy to try for balance.
The 5 Senses Mind-Body Review functions as a mirror users can use to notice their of-the-moment physical signs of health (complexion, sleep, digestion, relationships). This is a highly practical exercise using a valid diagnostic technique for patient narrative to customize a personalized remedy that could help tonify and rebalance the body immediately.
The diagnostic technique was recently validated by Zeller et al (2024), a German gastroenterologist, who together with Japanese physicians adapted a classic Kampo Sho diagnostic survey for use in German and English in Western medical practice and pain management.
The balance pattern is read on Dao principles of excess/deficiency temperature & moisture, energy flow/stagnation (widely used in Kampo/TCM). This is not a medical diagnosis. No jargon is utilized. The purpose is generating a customized reflection for each user and a matched suggestion for activating two senses to repair a particular imbalance.
5 Senses Lab delivers High Confidence Quality Control
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