Third grade at Slangerup primary school is engaged in a project with sensory stimulation. Several of the children explain that they can have difficulties concentrating and shutting out distractions. In the project, they use inmues as part of the school day. They use them both in class and during breaks.

Although the inmu cushions play music and vibrate, it does not disturb either the children nor the teacher. On the contrary, the soft, soothing music spreads throughout the room. It also gives the children security to have the inmu cushions to cuddle with.

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Can inmuRHYTHM steal attention from YouTube?

Ariana is autistic and loves watching YouTube videos of things that break. Next to soap bubbles, it’s her favourite occupation.  At Fensmarkskolen in Denmark, they want to find an alternative where Ariana can use her body and find peace. They have introduced her to inmuRHYTHM in the hope that it can bring her arousal down. They know that getting her to change her habits takes time and patience. It requires a daily systematic effort.

It’s important to meet a girl like Ariana at her arousal level. High energy, pulse and rhythmic music appeal to children like Ariana. A brain in high level of arousal can’t suddenly adjust to find calm.  

That’s where inmuRHYTHM works in a unique way. The music in inmuRHYTHM has high energy when the child is active with it. But inmuRHYTHM is intelligent. The energy level of the music is automatically lowered to slowly bring the child’s arousal level down. This allows the child’s brain to gradually calm down. The pulse and structure of the music also provides structure to the brain. In the rhythmic movement together with inmuRHYTHM, the child finds joy. And the vibrations of inmuRHYTHM can be felt in the hands, feet and body.

Watch the video with Ariana here

Do you recognise any of the situations from the video? We hope it has inspired you. Feel free to share your thoughts with us. 

You can contact us here if you interested to know more. Or you can contact your local inmu specalist here.

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Beautiful objects make children feel calm and think beautiful thoughts

One teacher told how she asked her pupils to hold their inmu gently, as if it were an egg or a baby bird. It was passed from hand to hand around the classroom. It taught the children that inmu is something beautiful and valuable that you shouldn’t just throw around (even if it is robust).

When we created inmuJOY, we wanted children to experience something beautiful. Like a little animal you can cuddle. When you sit with an animal, you feel it’s alive – it interacts with you. inmuJOY gives children the same feeling with its interactive music and vibrations.

Do you know the feeling when you realise that your hands have reached out on their own for a beautiful object? A mug, a blouse or a piece of jewellery. Or you want to pet the cat? You feel happy and warm inside. You feel this way because many of your senses are stimulated. Not least your sense of touch. Neuroscience research shows that healthy skin stimulation is important for a well-functioning nervous and sensory system. It calms you down – and improves learning.

This knowledge was central to the design of inmuJOY. The beautiful materials that hands can’t help but touch appeal to the child’s desire to reach out and touch. Almost all children love to cuddle with inmuJOY’s soft fur. Their hands can’t help but reach into the pocket.

The organic lines in the design are intentional. They give hands and fingers something to follow. You may have noticed that everything on an inmu has soft lines? We work with the design idea that sharp shapes are likely to create discomfort and noise in the brain, whereas soft shapes create calm. This encourages calm and gentle movements throughout the body.

When you sit with your inmuJOY, you feel a sense of security and warmth that spreads throughout your body. The calm and beautiful music creates a meditative atmosphere. Children find that it shields them from the noise and disturbance of the outside world. A girl in 3rd grade says: “When you sit with it, it’s a nice feeling. You go ‘ahh’. You concentrate on the nice feeling and your task”.

Hear more about the great experiences the children of a 3rd grade class are having with inmu.

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New opportunities with the inmu vest

The inmu vest is not just for people with motor challenges. The vest opens up new possibilities for activities and therapeutic and educational applications. When wearing the vest, the vibrations from the inmu are clearly felt in the body. This provides a continuous stimulation that can energise, motivate and regulate arousal.

The video with Kasper shows an example of how the vest can be used. With inmuRHYTHM in the vest, Kasper receives stimulation that allows him to feel himself. Feeling the rhythm in his chest energises him and helps him focus on his tasks and activities. The rhythm and pulse maintain his movements and body awareness. He has more opportunities to try different things and to be in contexts that were previously difficult for him, e.g. at the chiropodist.

The inmu also is an effective tool for arousal regulation. When you feel the vibrations and hear the music, you are able to connect with your body. This can reduce arousal. With the inmu in the vest, it offers the possibility for being shielded and carry it with you on the playground, in the classroom, at work, on a trip or in the car.

With the vest, an inmu can be worn on the front of the chest or on the back. It provides freedom of movement to jump, dance, run, roll around on the floor… This allows for the inmu to be used in even more activities – including shared activities.

The vest allows more people with motor challenges to be able to use an inmu. Even very motorically challenged people in wheelchairs can sit with an inmu on their chest. This allows people with spastic paralysis, for example, to activate an inmu themselves and get hours of joy and activity – by touching, tapping, cuddling or experiencing how the music changes as they move their upper body.

The steady pulse you can feel and hear with an inmuRHYTHM on your chest can be a great help when training walking. For example, during motor training in a walking bar or with a walking frame, the vibrations and rhythm can support and motivate. In this way, it can provide a comfortable and motivating form of self-training for people with Parkinson’s and other brain injuries.

The vest can be used with both inmuRHYTHM, inmuDANCE and inmuRELAX.

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Kristine is very visually impaired and has several other diagnoses. Her arousal level is often high. Therefore, she needs help to find calmness and peace. The staff have trained her to calm down with an inmuRELAX sensory cushion. Now she can fall asleep much faster and sleeps for longer at a time.

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Linette, is a wheelchair user, has spasms and is very tense in her body. She has a tendency to be very distant and withdraw into herself. Linette lives at home for disabled where they are using inmu to awaken her senses. It usually takes more than 20 minutes to wake up Linette’s senses so she can be active. But with inmuRELAX it takes 2-5 minutes to make Linette awake and ready to play with her things. 

inmuRELAX has also improved her motor skills. She is now able to coordinate her hands to move her toy from one hand to the other. inmuRELAX has helped Linette with sensory and fine motor skills and has helped to improve her physical and cognitive abilities.

Lintte’s parents have also noticed as big change. It is a more active and happy Linette.

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Ariana is an autistic child without any language. Her school (Fensmarkskole in Copenhagen, Denmark) is introducing inmuRHYTHM to help her regulate her arousal level. She loves sounds and music and is very motorically active. In her eager she often throw things and often breaks her iPad. inmuRHYTHM is designed to be robust and doesn’t break due to her rough handling.

The video illustrates that introducing new things (including an inmu) to children like Ariana takes time and require patience. This is the first time Ariana experiences an inmu. inmu inventor Anders Hansen has to be creative to make her interested. He is focusing on letting her experience the inmu with her body – let her feel it – rather than just handing it to her. If she gets new things handed to her, she immediately refuses them. But step by step she experiences the inmu and gets more and more interested in it.

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Silja is hypermobile (has overflexible joints) and suffers from restlessness and pain. It makes it difficult for her to sleep and to concentrate on her home work.

This has changed completely after she got inmuJOY. Now she can fall asleep within minutes. Before it easily took her 3 hours. With inmuJOY on her lap or beside her she can do her homework without problems.

The pain and restlessness are also easier to endure when she hugs her inmuJOY.tes. Before it easily took 3 hours. With inmuJOY on her lap or beside her she can do her homework without problems.

The pain and restlesness are also easier to endure when she hugs her inmuJOY.

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