15/04/2026
A really special visit to New Forest Nursing Home this week 💛 I began with a couple of beautiful 1:1 sessions, offering reiki, hands-on healing and massage. The sessions are gentle, calming moments of connection and care.
Our group Sensory Session explored touch, sight and smell, and it opened the door to some truly meaningful conversations and memories.
The fabrics sparked powerful reminiscence…
🩷 Pink reminded one resident of handmade cloths her mother used for vases on windowsills
🧡 Orange brought back memories of her grandmother’s rug by the fire, “a make do and mend person, like me”
💛 Yellow felt like a raincoat by the sea
❤️ Red was a fancy ballgown that neither of us had
🧱 A picture of the Great Wall of China stirred deep emotion for one resident, she couldn’t quite explain why, but she knew she wanted to go there.
Essential oils added another layer, some bringing calm, others a refreshing minty lift 🌿
A truly interesting and thought-provoking session, showing how sensory experiences can unlock memory, emotion and connection in such powerful ways ✨