Polina is a passionate child experience researcher, designer, consultant, and advocate dedicated to enhancing learning, play, and well-being across technology, products, experiences, and anything kids touch. With over a decade of experience in various kids' industries, including Edtech and Health Tech, Polina brought her expertise to the Forever Me Sens Pod project, guiding its development to ensure a child-attentive and effective design. As the project lead, Polina's vision was instrumental in shaping Forever Me Sens Pods into a tool that fosters calm, focus, and self-regulation for students. Drawing upon her expertise as the founder of Young & Wonderful, connecting and facilitating a mindful systemic child-attentive approach. She contributed her strategic consulting, creative discovery, training, and playtesting insights to the pod's design. Driven by a passion for empowering children, Polina advocates for technology that amplifies children's voices and nurtures their development and aspirations. Her leadership ensures that Forever Me Sens Pods are not just sensory spaces, but thoughtfully designed environments that support children's holistic well-being and unlock their full potential. She's an advocate for building products which are supporting key principles that support learning with mental help.

Devy Mehta brings a unique perspective to Forever Me Sens Pod as a holistic coach, meditation guide, and healer. With a passion for balance, clarity, and inner peace, Devy's expertise in meditation and energy work informs the calming and restorative design of the pods. As an artist, Devy also explores healing through creativity, bringing mindfulness to every aspect of her life. Her artistic sensibilities helped shape the aesthetic elements of the Forever Me Sens Pods, creating visually appealing and soothing environments for students and staff. Her unique artistic abilities have elevated the sensory experience to be hollistic, therapeutic, and mindfull. Devy's insights help students find balance and clarity within the pods.

Tal's journey with music began at age 11, sparking a lifelong dedication to channeling inner melodies through guitar, bass, and synthesis. With years devoted to musical improvisation, performance, and deep appreciation for diverse genres, Tal brings a unique understanding of sound and its impact on the human experience to the Forever Me Sens Pods project. As the sound specialist, Tal meticulously curates the sensory experience within the pods, ensuring that the auditory environment promotes calm, focus, and emotional well-being. His expertise in crafting genre-defying music as Lazy Summer Dogs informs his ability to create customizable soundscapes that cater to diverse needs and preferences, making each Forever Me Sens Pod a truly immersive and transformative space. His unique ability with music also can lead to developing coping strategies and promote self-regulation within the pods.

Daria, a multifaceted pianist, producer, and sound artist, brings a unique sonic vision to Forever Me Sens Pods. With a background in physics and biology, Daria explores how sound shapes perception, memory, and emotion, enriching the Pods with immersive and transformative soundscapes. Daria blended her passion for technology and design to help produce Forever Me Sens Pod. As an educator, she is passionate about teaching music to both kids and adults, fostering creativity through exploration and improvisation. Daria brought sensory design to life within the pods.

Sacha was born and raised in Lebanon and moved to Canada 13 years ago. She studied in Montreal before relocating to Toronto, where she pursued work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A deep believer in the power of human connection, she is passionate about personal growth, mindfulness, and exploring the interconnectedness of all things. She is currently training in psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute of Psychotherapy in Toronto. An avid traveler, yogi, and animal lover, she finds meaning in movement, nature, and the ever-evolving journey of self-discovery.