18/04/2025
Nature is the ultimate sensory space.
No flashing lights. No batteries. No overwhelming noises.
Just rich, regulating input that supports the sensory systems we all rely on – every single day 🌿
Because here’s the truth:
🧠 We all have sensory needs.
Some children have sensory differences that need deeper support and understanding – but every child benefits from sensory-rich play.
And nature provides that in the most beautiful, gentle, and accessible way.
🍂 The crunch of leaves underfoot
💨 The breeze on your face
🪵 The pull and push of climbing, digging, and balancing
💧 The stillness of watching clouds or the rhythmic drip of rain
It’s not just tactile, proprioceptive or vestibular input – nature supports interoception too. That deep internal awareness of how we feel, what our body needs, and how to self-regulate.
In a fast-paced, highly stimulating world, nature offers a moment to slow down and reconnect – with our bodies, our senses, and each other.
This is what Play the Nature Way® is all about.
A soulful, practical training to help you understand why nature play is so powerful for sensory development – and how to confidently weave it into your work with children.
Whether you’re supporting children with identified sensory processing differences – or simply holding space for regulation, wellbeing and joy – nature is an incredible co-regulator 💚
Let’s bring more of it into our work, and into children’s lives.
