Stress Reduction Tool Tested In MWISD
“Olfactory Virtual Reality technology already is used to help veterans facing down post-traumatic stress disorder”
March 10, 2022
Glenn Evans
Weatherford Democrat
“On Monday, school trustees learned of a new tool that invites the nose to join a visual virtual world with a goal to calm students who feel stressed out.
‘You're basically on a mountaintop, surrounded by the forest, and you can smell the pine trees,’ Kuhn said Tuesday. ‘(Students) can use that virtual reality with an aroma, and it's supposed to help them relax, meditate and calm down.’
Parents and staff will score each child's stress levels at the end to see how much or whether tension levels rise or fall, Kuhn said.
‘We're hoping it'll help kids,’ he said, praising the two certified mental health counselors' innovation.”