Oxford Sensory Spaces and Wellness Rooms

A sensory room is a calm space devoted to relaxing and developing the senses. Sensory spaces are open to everyone, but are particularly helpful for neurodiverse students and employees. Miami has several of these spaces on campus!

Miami also includes several wellness rooms. These spaces may also include sensory stations, but sometimes also offer programming, passive activities, and more.

Oxford Wellness Studio

The Wellness Studio is located in the Clinical Health Science and Wellness Building on the second floor in room 2002. The Wellness Studio hosts regular events such as dog therapy, mindful movement yoga, destressing, and more.

Student Counseling Service Relaxation Room

The Student Counseling Service Relaxation Room, located on the second floor in Room 2031, is available to all students. The space includes a massage chair, an oversized bean bag, a weighted blanket, stress and fidget toys, and an iPad for mindfulness meditation, soothing music or mindful coloring. It also features Zen painting and a selection of books on mental health topics for students to read while in the room. 

Miller Center Sensory Room, 304F Shriver Center

The Miller Center Sensory Room is available to all students. Inside you will find dim lighting, fuzzy and weighted blankets, fidgets, cozy furniture and so much more. The space is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Any student can use the space; just stop by the Miller Center and head in. It should remain a quiet space for all users.

A small room with comfortable seating, a file cabinet with fidgets, a salt lamp, and lava lamp on top, and low lighting.
A file cabinet with fidget toys, a salt lamp and lava lamp on top, next to a comfortable bean bag chair.
Close up of the fidget toys and lamps on the filing cabinet top.

CSDI Wellness Room, 2030F Armstrong Student Center

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion Wellness Room is available to all students from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays. The room is an isolation sensory space capable of accommodating up to two students. The room is equipped with Moon Pod bean bags, fidget toys, mood lighting, air diffuser, ethereal background music machine, yoga mats, and a brand new TV with guided meditation apps. Access to the space is on a first-come, first-served basis with an “Available/In-Use” sign on the door for convenience.

A room with comfortable seating, a console table, a basket on the floor with a yoga mat, and a tall lamp.
An open door into the wellness room. Room is labeled 2030F. Wellness Room.

TriHealth Wellness Room

Student Health Services has an area that can be used for telehealth appointments or for mental health relaxation. This space includes aroma therapy, sensory therapy, magnetic putty, a zen garden, and more. It is open during normal business hours, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Register to use the space at the front desk of Student Health Services.

Two students in the TriHealth wellness room. It's a small room with a long table, a laptop on one side, a zen garden on the other, stress balls in a small bin.
Two students in the TriHealth wellness room. It's a small room with a long table, a laptop on one side, a zen garden on the other, stress balls in a small bin.

Ford Family Meditation Room

Located in Armstrong Student Center, room 2039, this welcoming, inclusive space is designed for meditation, reflection, prayer and quiet contemplation. You’ll find prayer and poetry books in multiple languages, meditation tools, head coverings, prayer rugs, cushions and bean bags. Two nearby restrooms include washing stations.

To help maintain a peaceful environment, this space is intended for reflection and is not available for studying.

King Library Sensory Study Rooms

King Library offers two reservable sensory study rooms designed to support Miami students who benefit from a sensory-friendly space. Located in a quiet area, these rooms accommodate 1-4 users, providing a comfortable environment for focus and well-being. More on study room reservations at Miami Libraries here.

Armstrong Student Center Study Spaces

Each semester during the week of finals, the Armstrong Student Center provides extensive study space for students. One room in Armstrong (Room 1080) is dedicated as a sensory space during the week. The space allows students to get away from the stress of testing with relaxation techniques and sensory-friendly devices.

Mindfulness Center, 128 McGuffey Hall

Since 2015, the Mindfulness Center has provided a welcoming space for students, faculty, and staff to explore the connection between mind, body, and spirit. Designed to foster both learning and well-being, the center offers a calming environment with incense aromas, yoga mats, bean bag chairs, and refreshments. Campus organizations also utilize the Mindfulness Center as a resource for promoting mindfulness and self-care.