Moving body and brain

We are all made to move. If you stop using your muscles for a short while (for example during illness), you will lose not only the ability to move, but also the muscles themselves (muscle mass). To ‘use’ a muscle does not require training as a bodybuilder. A simple breathing exercise or moving the hand up and down reduces muscle tension and stimulates blood circulation, increases our awareness of our body (I am here), and stimulates the brain.

To feel ‘conscious’ is one of the most important feelings for human beings. This feeling differs from one person to another, but it almost always has something to do with the feeling of ‘being here’ – my physical body, my thoughts, that I can use my senses, the fact that I feel something …

Body movements are a superb way to train or develop our consciousness, together with concentration, meditation, or mindfulness-based practices. The body movement can be a breath or a simple movement with an arm. The important thing is that you do it as consciously as you can: I bend my arm – I stretch my arm, and so on.

The inmu can be a helpful tool in telling you that you are bending your arm. Put your hand in the pocket of the inmuRELAX or under the elastic belt of the inmuDANCE. The music tells you that you are making a movement, the vibrations tell you where to focus, and the weight of the inmu gives you the possibility of using it as a training device (today it is not as heavy as yesterday).

Sleep has a powerful influence on your wellbeing and mood, not least on your brain. Indeed, insomnia and irregular sleep can make the brain ‘shrink’. This affects cognitive processes like concentration, memory, learning, your ability to plan, and also the way you experience pain and handle stressful situations and other challenges.

inmuRELAX offers you the possibility of lying down with something nice and soft in your hands and a music universe that you can control yourself. When you fall asleep inmuRELAX will sleep as well and if you wake up in the middle of the night, you just have to touch or cuddle it, and it will help you go back to sleep. There are no buttons to push or cables to mess around with.

The fact that music plays when you touch it makes the inmu an interesting activationtool. The music makes you want to listen: What will come next? What will happen when I squeeze it? Will the music change when I swing it?

People suffering from cognitive disorders, especially dementia, often experience difficulties when socialising. With the inmu on the table or at your side on the sofa you will have a beautiful and dignified tool that is easy to communicate about. A touch (the music starts) is enough to make your neighbour smile, exchange a quick glance, perhaps even some words, and free hidden emotions. The easy handling combined with the music and the tactile elements make the inmu a brilliant tool for nonverbal communication.

What you learn as a child forms the basis on which you build for the rest of your life.

Learning does not only happen through the brain and what we understand intellectually. The body plays a large role in all sorts of aspects of learning and development. It is fascinating how even small experiences and memories (the body remembers as well as the brain) can be brought to the surface when they are needed.

In a situation of a damage on the body on in the brain, only a small stimulation is needed to initiate a relearning/rehabilitation process. The brain will start to make new connections that send messages to among others the nervous system, and a healing process will begin.

The inmu was made to be used. It is made of robust materials and can absorb moderate shocks like being dropped on the floor or thrown.

The core of the inmu is water repellent. Both core and cover can be wiped with a disinfectant tissue.