"Many sensations have been perceived with the sensory platform. In the fields of both music and sport they welcomed me and accompanied me to a place where the simplicity of being takes refuge. Because I am convinced that all of us have a need, maybe hidden or blocked out, for the sublime, for dreams, poetry, faith, mystery. It goes beyond what cultural relativism teaches. The sensory platform sparked something in me through the sense of touch, encouraging me to cast off the anchors of trust and wholeness”

Karate champion, deaf educator and co-ordinator for Italian Sign Language (LIS) courses

“The first time I felt the sensory platform through music in my body, I felt totally alive; real music accompanied in a detailed, complete way. It really gave me the inspiration to believe in ourselves. We deaf people can do anything. Nothing is impossible.”

LIS teacher and deaf educator

The use of the platform is an integral part of music therapy and neuropsychomotor therapy. This aid enables work on bodily awareness through listening to the inner world. The vibrations emitted by the platform produce a proprioceptive stimulation that allows the child to discover their own emotional, bodily and musical identity. Children with sensory, emotional, perceptive and mobility impairments view themselves as a living, vital being connected to their caregiver. The use of the platform gives the child a moment in which "I am here, I exist because I feel". The platform's vibrations also bring a great feeling of relaxation which impacts various aspects of the child in both physical and emotional terms. In our experience we have noticed there is a change in breathing caused by the relaxation due to the vibrations. This opening up is also visible on a bodily level, especially in the face of the child, producing a feeling of relief and release. This feeling of psycho-physical wellbeing is essential for everybody but especially so for those with limited control over themselves, their body and their emotions.

Dr. Joyce Caresia, Music Therapist (“il Sogno” non-profit association, Castelnuovo Garfagnana, Lucca), Dr. Sara Martinelli, NDT IKT (“il Sogno” non-profit association, Castelnuovo Garfagnana, Lucca), Dr. Marta Pedreschi, Psychotherapist (“il Sogno” non-profit association, Castelnuovo Garfagnana, Lucca)

“The sensory platform in the education of the hearing impaired”

The sensory platform has proved to be an invaluable tool in the educational process and growth of the deaf child.

Sound is, by definition, vibration, but for a hearing-impaired child most of these vibrations are perceived solely through the sense of touch. This platform therefore enables a deaf child to literally touch sound, any kind of sound or noise, and to feel sensations and emotions, associate them with memories, and to recognise situations, natural events, people and voices. The platform makes it possible to experience, explore, and examine a number of areas from a different point of view: 1- music ( and movement) 2- speech and language (and their link) 3- nature

Singer and singing and vocal coach