A SNOEZELEN Multi-Sensory Environment incorporates equipment and materials that offer a broad range of sensory experiences. It is specifically designed to offer individuals of all ages and abilities the opportunity to exercise choice. It bridges cognitive, perceptual, behavioral, physical and other conditions to provide a sense of empowerment. [ learn more ]

The SNOEZELEN philosophy is a non-directive approach. The client chooses the activity in which he/she wants to participate. Here, he/she will be free from the pressures to perform or achieve, liberated from control and routine, and detached from medical diagnosis and known limitations. In a SNOEZELEN MSE your clients will be free from the pressures to perform or achieve. They will be liberated from control and routine and detached from medical diagnosis and known limitations. In a SNOEZELEN MSE your clients can react and respond to this new sensory world in their own special way. [ learn more ]

SNOEZELEN was developed over 20 years ago by two Dutch therapists while they were working at a center for people with intellectual disabilities. [ learn more ]

In an SNOEZELEN MSE participants and caregivers can experience improved communication, enhance their understanding of each other, and build trust in their relationship. [ learn more ]

We take in information constantly through our senses. What we see, hear, feel, smell, and taste gives us information about ourselves and our environments. A SNOEZELEN MSE gives this sensory experience a new meaning. [ learn more ]