CA2496354C - Sensory experience method and apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a beneficial simulation for a human participant which has the participant floating in a pool of liquid and having a sequence of fine water droplets with essential oil directed into an atmosphere above the participant with a matching colour of light and sound and then being removed from the atmosphere and replaced with a further atmosphere with fine water droplets and a different essential oil and matching colour and sound.
Description
SENSORY EXPERIENCE METHOD AND APPARATUS
This invention relates to both an apparatus in the one case and a medmd in the other for effecl~ng a beneficial sensory experierx~e for a human partia~nt.
The problem to which this invention is directed relates to both a method and apparatus for providing an o~actory and visual stimulation while redudng other s stimulation so as to heighten the positive stimulatory effects.
It is known to provide relaxation by having a partidpant float within a body of high-density liquid such as a highly salted water bath.
While floating, the body is supported more or less unfformly so that the effect of gravity is distributed more uniformly so that individual muscle tensions to say, ~ o support a limb, can be reduced and especially if the liquid is at about body temperature, then stimuli to the floating body requiring compensation causing possible further tensions for heating or cooling of the body is reduced allowing the brain to focus on other inputs.
ft is however, difficult to know what further sfimulation might be most appropriaba for 1 s any individual for instance in the form of visual or olfactory stimulation.
AAy discovery is that k is feasible to provide over a flotation bath an environment which includes an atmosphere of fine water droplets which can be used for intersecting and reflecting light, but also act as a carrier both to introduce and then assist in extraction of an essential oil.
2o The advantage of this is that, whereas essential oils once introduced into an enclosure would be expected to persist, 'rf they are carried within an atmosphere of one mist which is fine water droplets then the droplets themselves are more able to be directed and will then be appropriate to both carry in, hold in a dispersed state and then be reasonably effectively extracted by being carried with the water 2s droplets.
What this means then is that there can be an exd~ange over a relatively smaller period of time of an essential oil.
There can be also a relationship between other sensory inputs and~s9ential oils.
This invention relates to both an apparatus in the one case and a medmd in the other for effecl~ng a beneficial sensory experierx~e for a human partia~nt.
The problem to which this invention is directed relates to both a method and apparatus for providing an o~actory and visual stimulation while redudng other s stimulation so as to heighten the positive stimulatory effects.
It is known to provide relaxation by having a partidpant float within a body of high-density liquid such as a highly salted water bath.
While floating, the body is supported more or less unfformly so that the effect of gravity is distributed more uniformly so that individual muscle tensions to say, ~ o support a limb, can be reduced and especially if the liquid is at about body temperature, then stimuli to the floating body requiring compensation causing possible further tensions for heating or cooling of the body is reduced allowing the brain to focus on other inputs.
ft is however, difficult to know what further sfimulation might be most appropriaba for 1 s any individual for instance in the form of visual or olfactory stimulation.
AAy discovery is that k is feasible to provide over a flotation bath an environment which includes an atmosphere of fine water droplets which can be used for intersecting and reflecting light, but also act as a carrier both to introduce and then assist in extraction of an essential oil.
2o The advantage of this is that, whereas essential oils once introduced into an enclosure would be expected to persist, 'rf they are carried within an atmosphere of one mist which is fine water droplets then the droplets themselves are more able to be directed and will then be appropriate to both carry in, hold in a dispersed state and then be reasonably effectively extracted by being carried with the water 2s droplets.
What this means then is that there can be an exd~ange over a relatively smaller period of time of an essential oil.
There can be also a relationship between other sensory inputs and~s9ential oils.
Such other in puts can include a colour or colour combination and in another case it can either be an audit~e sound or combination of sounds or of course such sounds in the form of music.
Accordingly, acxording to one form of this invention, there is then proposed a 5 method of stimulation of the senses for a human participant, the method comprising the steps of having the human participant being supported either directly or indirectly by a body of liquid, and, while floating, having at least stimulation provided by an essential oil or oils combination, and as well, a visual stimulation at the same time, which is provided by a source or sources of light providing light 1 o which is directed into an atmosphere of fine water droplets, where the essential oil or oils are carried and dispersed within the fine water droplets.
In preference, the method includes the further step while the human participant remains floating within the body of liquid, that a first essential oil or oil combination is introduced with or during introduction into an enclosure within which the partiapant 15 eXIStS and at a selected time thereafter, there is extracted from the enclosure at least to a substantive extent the fine water droplets together with such essential oils that have been collected by such fine water droplets, and thereafter at a further selected time, introducing a further atmosphere of fine water droplets and a further essential oil or oils combination during or with at least this further fine droplet 2o atmosphere.
In preference, during at least soma of the period during which a first of the fine droplets have been introduced and are left to remain within the enclosure, there is also provided an input of an audible sound.
in preference, the audible sound is in the form of music which has been selected to 2s be appropriate to be with the essential oil or oils combination at the time.
In preference, there is a source of light which is coloured so that the coloured light is directed to shine within the enclosure at the least while the fine water droplets are suspended in the atmosphere within the enclosure, and the colour or colours of such light are selected to be appropriate to the essential oil or oils combination so within the enclosure at the time.
In preference, the pattern of introducing and extracting an atmosphere of fine water droplets and an accompanying essential oil or oils combination is repeated a plurality of times with a period between such different sets of atmosphere to allow for effective extrac4on and then further introduction of fresh fine water droplets.
In a further form, the invention can be said to reside in an apparatus for assisting in providing beneficial stimulation comprising a body of water within an enclosure, s means to introduce into the enclosure a first injection of fine water droplets, a means to introduce into the enclosure at least at sometime during the injection of the said first fine water droplets an essential oil or oils combination, and means to extract from the enclosure to at least a substantive extent frne water droplets within the atmosphere of the enclosure, a means then to effect a further introduction of fine 1 o water droplets into the atmosphere of the enclosure with a second essential oii or oils combination, after a selected period of time from the said first extrac~iion of fine water droplets from the enclosure.
In preference, there is provided a sequenced arrangement for introduction and extraction of fine water droplets together with a sequence of irstroduction of a 15 selected essential oil or oils combination with each furtl~r introduction of fine water droplets.
In preference, there are means to introduce the essential oil or oils into the stream of fine water particles as they are introduced into the enclosure so that at least during some of the time of such introduction, the essential oil or oils combination will be 2o intimately mixed with such fine water particles or droplets.
In preference, there are means to effect a source of light which will effect a lighting of the atmosphere within the enclosure and there are means to effect a colouring of such light from its source which colour is selected for each of the introduced essential oils.
2s In other words, there wilt be a matching sequence of essential oii, colours of lighting and as welt a matching audio input.
In preference, there are means to effect a heating of the liquid within the body of water and means to maintain this at a selected temperature which can be at about body temperature.
Accordingly, acxording to one form of this invention, there is then proposed a 5 method of stimulation of the senses for a human participant, the method comprising the steps of having the human participant being supported either directly or indirectly by a body of liquid, and, while floating, having at least stimulation provided by an essential oil or oils combination, and as well, a visual stimulation at the same time, which is provided by a source or sources of light providing light 1 o which is directed into an atmosphere of fine water droplets, where the essential oil or oils are carried and dispersed within the fine water droplets.
In preference, the method includes the further step while the human participant remains floating within the body of liquid, that a first essential oil or oil combination is introduced with or during introduction into an enclosure within which the partiapant 15 eXIStS and at a selected time thereafter, there is extracted from the enclosure at least to a substantive extent the fine water droplets together with such essential oils that have been collected by such fine water droplets, and thereafter at a further selected time, introducing a further atmosphere of fine water droplets and a further essential oil or oils combination during or with at least this further fine droplet 2o atmosphere.
In preference, during at least soma of the period during which a first of the fine droplets have been introduced and are left to remain within the enclosure, there is also provided an input of an audible sound.
in preference, the audible sound is in the form of music which has been selected to 2s be appropriate to be with the essential oil or oils combination at the time.
In preference, there is a source of light which is coloured so that the coloured light is directed to shine within the enclosure at the least while the fine water droplets are suspended in the atmosphere within the enclosure, and the colour or colours of such light are selected to be appropriate to the essential oil or oils combination so within the enclosure at the time.
In preference, the pattern of introducing and extracting an atmosphere of fine water droplets and an accompanying essential oil or oils combination is repeated a plurality of times with a period between such different sets of atmosphere to allow for effective extrac4on and then further introduction of fresh fine water droplets.
In a further form, the invention can be said to reside in an apparatus for assisting in providing beneficial stimulation comprising a body of water within an enclosure, s means to introduce into the enclosure a first injection of fine water droplets, a means to introduce into the enclosure at least at sometime during the injection of the said first fine water droplets an essential oil or oils combination, and means to extract from the enclosure to at least a substantive extent frne water droplets within the atmosphere of the enclosure, a means then to effect a further introduction of fine 1 o water droplets into the atmosphere of the enclosure with a second essential oii or oils combination, after a selected period of time from the said first extrac~iion of fine water droplets from the enclosure.
In preference, there is provided a sequenced arrangement for introduction and extraction of fine water droplets together with a sequence of irstroduction of a 15 selected essential oil or oils combination with each furtl~r introduction of fine water droplets.
In preference, there are means to introduce the essential oil or oils into the stream of fine water particles as they are introduced into the enclosure so that at least during some of the time of such introduction, the essential oil or oils combination will be 2o intimately mixed with such fine water particles or droplets.
In preference, there are means to effect a source of light which will effect a lighting of the atmosphere within the enclosure and there are means to effect a colouring of such light from its source which colour is selected for each of the introduced essential oils.
2s In other words, there wilt be a matching sequence of essential oii, colours of lighting and as welt a matching audio input.
In preference, there are means to effect a heating of the liquid within the body of water and means to maintain this at a selected temperature which can be at about body temperature.
In preference, the body of liquid is a high salt content and in preference such salt is Epsom salts which is to an extent that a human body will float with a substantive proportion of the human body above a level of the liquid in the bath.
In preference, a person would use a flotation pillow for their head if desired and also would have closures for the ears such that liquid would not pass into the ear but such closures would be selected to allow for hearing of audible signals and music through these dosures.
In preference, there would be a sequence control which would allow for a selected time for introduction of water vapour with appropriate essential oil or oils 1 o combination, a period during which the fine water droplets would be allowed then to remain dormant while the colours are shone through the atmosphere of the enclosure and the sound is played, and then there is a period for extract'ron and reinsertion of a fresh set of fine water droplets together with a different set of essen~al oil or oils combination and at the same time a change in the audible l s sounds and also the colours and patterns selected for this particular further essential oil.
In preference there can be a sequence of these over a period which may be typically a one-hour stretch and six full changes through such a period so that each cycle is through a period of ten minutes.
2o For a heifer understanding of this invention it will now be described with reference to a preferred embodiment which shall be described with the assistance of drawings wherein, Fig 1 is a schematic view showing an enclosure with a pool, a person shown typically within the pool, aru! associated accessories relating to all of these 2s according to the embodiment, Fig 2 illustrates a program pattern of introduction of the s~muli according to this embodiment and according to a selected program.
Now referring to the drawings and in particular to Fig 1, there is an arrangement 1 which indudes an enclosure 2 which is defined by four walls 3 and a ceiling 4 and of so course a floor 5 with access thereto by a door 6.
Within the enclosure thus defined there is a pool 7 which includes liquid 8 which in this case is water with a high concentration of Epsom salts to the extent that a participant can float readily within the liquid without assistance and such that a substantive portion of the body is above the level of the liquid.
In preference, a person would use a flotation pillow for their head if desired and also would have closures for the ears such that liquid would not pass into the ear but such closures would be selected to allow for hearing of audible signals and music through these dosures.
In preference, there would be a sequence control which would allow for a selected time for introduction of water vapour with appropriate essential oil or oils 1 o combination, a period during which the fine water droplets would be allowed then to remain dormant while the colours are shone through the atmosphere of the enclosure and the sound is played, and then there is a period for extract'ron and reinsertion of a fresh set of fine water droplets together with a different set of essen~al oil or oils combination and at the same time a change in the audible l s sounds and also the colours and patterns selected for this particular further essential oil.
In preference there can be a sequence of these over a period which may be typically a one-hour stretch and six full changes through such a period so that each cycle is through a period of ten minutes.
2o For a heifer understanding of this invention it will now be described with reference to a preferred embodiment which shall be described with the assistance of drawings wherein, Fig 1 is a schematic view showing an enclosure with a pool, a person shown typically within the pool, aru! associated accessories relating to all of these 2s according to the embodiment, Fig 2 illustrates a program pattern of introduction of the s~muli according to this embodiment and according to a selected program.
Now referring to the drawings and in particular to Fig 1, there is an arrangement 1 which indudes an enclosure 2 which is defined by four walls 3 and a ceiling 4 and of so course a floor 5 with access thereto by a door 6.
Within the enclosure thus defined there is a pool 7 which includes liquid 8 which in this case is water with a high concentration of Epsom salts to the extent that a participant can float readily within the liquid without assistance and such that a substantive portion of the body is above the level of the liquid.
5 In our embodiment, additional buoyancy support can be provided for the head of the participant and it has advantage to provide closures against liquid egress into the ear canals, but selected so that sound can still pass generally through such closures. Such devices are commonly available.
There are means to both introduce and extract fine water droplets this being a t o conduit where the conduit in this case is being shown at 9 and the inlets and outlets being shown at 10 and 11.
There are various ways that fine water droplets can be generated and one of these is to create steam and to allow some of this to condense which then provides a fine mist or fine water droplets whid~ generally then will suspend in conventional ~ s atmosphere.
There is also the additional advantage that the fine water droplets maintain a temperature that is at least warm and this then provides an environment that is generally at about a body temperature.
By having fine water droplets in the atmosphere of the enclosure 2, this has two 2o funcfions, one of which is to carry and distribute essenflal oils and then secondly, to facilitate the extraction of essential oils after a period of time so that a replacement essential oil without at least substantive contamination of the first essential oil can be achieved.
While reference is made to one essential oil it is possible to use a combinat'ron of 2s essential oils at the same flme.
However, I have found that there is a beneficial combination of various ~ssentiat oils and colours of light and in this embodiment then there is provided that there are means to effect a combination of an essential oil selection and a colour of light selection so that these are matched for any particular selected period.
s The provision of light is shown in our illustration by a light source 12 and there are means specifically within the light source 12 that control and effect a change in sequence with the selection of essential oils such that there is a matching 1'~ght for each of the essen~al oils chosen.
s Such devices can be obtained from conventional commercial sources and are typically used in theatrical productions and night dub environments.
In conjunc~on with the combinafion of essential oils and light colour, there is also an additional input namely, music which is also selected to match the colour and essential oil in a particular phase of the stimulation period.
There can be either music chosen or a tone or tone combination in this embodiment and these are able to be selected prior to the participant being involved in the stimulatory program.
However, in a further embodiment, there are means for the participant to effect a further selectron and to interact or change as desired either the length of the 15 stimulation, or a partia.ilar combination.
In this particular embodiment there can be means accessible by the participant 13.
There are a plurality of loud speakers at 14 which project sound into the enclosure 2 either in mull-channel form or in mono oral form.
One of the difficulties with the arrangement described is that an essen~al oil when 2o introduced into an enclosure will normally distribute over many of the surfaces and remain generally within the atmosphere of the enclosure over an extended period of time.
By ping a wet steam which produces fine droplehs and in this particular case introduclng this so that an injected liquid namely a selected essential oil or oils irtto 2s the wet steam, at least through only a portion of the period of introduction of the steam into the enclosure, a substantive portion of the essential oil wiH
remain with the liquid and by extracting the wet steam from the enclosure 2, there can then be expected to be at least a substantive, if not total, removal of the phase selected essential oil.
Not shown but included within the enclosure is also a fresh air in~t which can also include a means for heating such fresh air to maintain a body temperature of the environment within the enclosure and this can assist then in firstly providing a through flow for steam removal together with the accompanying .essential oil.
s Fig 2 illustrates in graphical form a program according to the embodiment in which there is provided over a 60 minute period, a sequence of in any ten minute period, a first supply of wet steam in, and during such supply of set steam in, a smaller period during which there is opened a valve into a supply of selected essential oil and by use of suction, a selected proportion of essential oil is thereby pulled into ~ o and mixed up with and dissolved by the liquid within the wet steam.
At the same time through the selected phase, there is a coloured light which is arbitrarily shown as selection 1, and there is a sound choice also as selection 1.
Each of the subsequent phases match the same pattern where there is a selection of essential oils, a colour or as preferred a light pattern with colour and a selected ~ 5 music or sound.
The results in trials conducted so far have shown this method and apparatus to be very effective indeed and able to provide an improved experience for beneficial effect to a human.
There are means to both introduce and extract fine water droplets this being a t o conduit where the conduit in this case is being shown at 9 and the inlets and outlets being shown at 10 and 11.
There are various ways that fine water droplets can be generated and one of these is to create steam and to allow some of this to condense which then provides a fine mist or fine water droplets whid~ generally then will suspend in conventional ~ s atmosphere.
There is also the additional advantage that the fine water droplets maintain a temperature that is at least warm and this then provides an environment that is generally at about a body temperature.
By having fine water droplets in the atmosphere of the enclosure 2, this has two 2o funcfions, one of which is to carry and distribute essenflal oils and then secondly, to facilitate the extraction of essential oils after a period of time so that a replacement essential oil without at least substantive contamination of the first essential oil can be achieved.
While reference is made to one essential oil it is possible to use a combinat'ron of 2s essential oils at the same flme.
However, I have found that there is a beneficial combination of various ~ssentiat oils and colours of light and in this embodiment then there is provided that there are means to effect a combination of an essential oil selection and a colour of light selection so that these are matched for any particular selected period.
s The provision of light is shown in our illustration by a light source 12 and there are means specifically within the light source 12 that control and effect a change in sequence with the selection of essential oils such that there is a matching 1'~ght for each of the essen~al oils chosen.
s Such devices can be obtained from conventional commercial sources and are typically used in theatrical productions and night dub environments.
In conjunc~on with the combinafion of essential oils and light colour, there is also an additional input namely, music which is also selected to match the colour and essential oil in a particular phase of the stimulation period.
There can be either music chosen or a tone or tone combination in this embodiment and these are able to be selected prior to the participant being involved in the stimulatory program.
However, in a further embodiment, there are means for the participant to effect a further selectron and to interact or change as desired either the length of the 15 stimulation, or a partia.ilar combination.
In this particular embodiment there can be means accessible by the participant 13.
There are a plurality of loud speakers at 14 which project sound into the enclosure 2 either in mull-channel form or in mono oral form.
One of the difficulties with the arrangement described is that an essen~al oil when 2o introduced into an enclosure will normally distribute over many of the surfaces and remain generally within the atmosphere of the enclosure over an extended period of time.
By ping a wet steam which produces fine droplehs and in this particular case introduclng this so that an injected liquid namely a selected essential oil or oils irtto 2s the wet steam, at least through only a portion of the period of introduction of the steam into the enclosure, a substantive portion of the essential oil wiH
remain with the liquid and by extracting the wet steam from the enclosure 2, there can then be expected to be at least a substantive, if not total, removal of the phase selected essential oil.
Not shown but included within the enclosure is also a fresh air in~t which can also include a means for heating such fresh air to maintain a body temperature of the environment within the enclosure and this can assist then in firstly providing a through flow for steam removal together with the accompanying .essential oil.
s Fig 2 illustrates in graphical form a program according to the embodiment in which there is provided over a 60 minute period, a sequence of in any ten minute period, a first supply of wet steam in, and during such supply of set steam in, a smaller period during which there is opened a valve into a supply of selected essential oil and by use of suction, a selected proportion of essential oil is thereby pulled into ~ o and mixed up with and dissolved by the liquid within the wet steam.
At the same time through the selected phase, there is a coloured light which is arbitrarily shown as selection 1, and there is a sound choice also as selection 1.
Each of the subsequent phases match the same pattern where there is a selection of essential oils, a colour or as preferred a light pattern with colour and a selected ~ 5 music or sound.
The results in trials conducted so far have shown this method and apparatus to be very effective indeed and able to provide an improved experience for beneficial effect to a human.
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1. An apparatus for effecting a beneficial heightened sensory input for a human which includes a flotation pool within which the human can float to reduce physical pressure and thereby effect sensory stimulation, a means to effect an input of fine water droplets into an area immediately above the flotation pool, means adapted to withdraw the input fine water droplets from the area, means to effect an aerosol input of each of a plurality of selected essential oils individually in sequence into the area above the pool, means to effect each of a selected lighting comprising at least one of colour and pattern in the area above the pool, and means to effect a sound input into the area for a person floating within the pool to hear, characterised in that there are means to effect in sequence and over a similar period, both an input of fine water droplets and, an input of a selected one of the plurality of essential oils into the area immediately above the flotation pool to be intermixed therewith, then after a selected time period effecting a withdrawal of the fine water droplets and intermixed essential oil, then, repeating such a process with a different essential oil when the fine water droplets and intermixed essential oil are sufficiently evacuated.
2. An apparatus for assisting in providing heightened stimulation of some of the senses only while reducing stimulation of other senses for a human participant comprising a body of water within an enclosure, means to introduce into the enclosure a first injection of fine water droplets, a means to introduce into the enclosure at least at sometime during the injection of the first fine water droplets a selected one of a plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations, and means to extract from the enclosure to at least a substantive extent fine water droplets within the atmosphere of the enclosure and essential oil that is intermixed with fine water droplets, means to effect a further introduction of fine water droplets into the atmosphere of the enclosure with a second and different essential oil or essential oils combination from the first selected one of the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations, after a selected period of time from a first extraction of the first fine water droplets from the enclosure.
3. An apparatus as in claim 2 further comprised in that there is provided means to effect a sequenced arrangement for introduction and extraction of fine water droplets together with a sequence for introduction of at least one of the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations with each further introduction of fine water droplets.
4. An apparatus as in any one of claims 2 to 3 further characterised in that there are means to introduce at least one of the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations into the fine water droplets as the fine water droplets are introduced into the enclosure so that at least during some of the time of the introduction of the fine water droplets, the at least one of the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations will be intimately mixed with the fine water droplets.
5. An apparatus as in any one of claims 2 to 4 further characterised in that there are means to effect a source of light which will affect a lighting of the atmosphere within the enclosure and there are means to effect a colouring of such light from the source of light which colour is selected for each of the selected one of the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations.
6. An apparatus as in any one of claims 2 to 5 further characterised in that there are means to effect a heating of the body of water and means to maintain the body of water at a selected temperature.
7. An apparatus as in any one of claims 2 to 6 further characterised in that the body of water has a salt content that is sufficiently high so that the human participant will float with a substantive proportion of the human participant above an upper level of the body of water.
8. An apparatus as in any one of claims 5 to 7 further comprised in that there is a sequence controller which is adapted to effect during a selected time introduction of the fine water droplets with one of the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations, a period during which the fine water droplets are allowed then to remain dormant while colours from the source of light are shone through the atmosphere of the enclosure and sound is played, and then there is a period for extraction and reinsertion of a new set of fine water droplets together with a different set from the plurality of essential oils or essential oils combinations and there is, at the same time, a change in the audible sounds and the colours from the source of light for different ones of the plurality of essential oils and essential oils combinations.
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