5 Ways to Use Proprioception for Calming and Regulation | Occupational Therapy Tips
Proprioception! It's calming, grounding and organising to the nervous system and oh so helpful as a tool for regulation with sensory overload. Today, we are sharing our top 5 calming proprioceptive activities, when to use them and how to integrate them into your daily routine! Don't worry, we are demonstrating all of these activities for you as well!
Table of contents:
0:00 – Intro
2:26 – Top 5 Favorite Proprioceptive Activities
2:36 – Activity 1: Heavy work
2:22 – Activity 2: Weighted blankets & vests
4:09 – Activity 3: Oral motor input
5:31 – Activity 4: Make the wall bigger
5:53 – Activity 5: Slow animal walks
6:29 – When to do proprioceptive activities
7:09 – More resources & podcast info
7:34 – Outro
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Links:
Podcast:
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast
Episode # 7 - What is the Proprioceptive Sense?:
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast/7-wha...
Harkla Blog:
https://harkla.co/blogs/special-needs
Blog Post - What is Proprioception? Learn about your "Sixth Sense":
https://harkla.co/blogs/special-needs...
Products:
Harkla Weighted Blanket:
https://harkla.co/collections/sleep/p...
Harkla Weighted Compression Vest:
https://harkla.co/collections/focus/p...
Harkla Lap Animal:
https://harkla.co/collections/focus/p...
Harkla Lap Pad:
https://harkla.co/collections/focus/p...
ARK Therapeutic Z-Vibe:
https://www.arktherapeutic.com/z-vibe...