Proprioception: What is it and why is it so calming?
Your proprioceptive system is one of the most organizing and regulating system in our bodies. Case in point, Temple Grandin’s squeeze machine, “a device that delivers deep touch pressure to help her learn to tolerate touching and to reduce anxiety and nervousness”. When I think about things that are relaxing to most people, I think of things like massages, weighted blankets, and being swaddled. All of which give you proprioceptive…