Healing with Love.
Rooted in Culture.
SNEH Holistic and Cultural Foundation promotes holistic development, inclusivity, and cultural enrichment for children and families. Founded by Dr. Snehal Deshpande in 1996 with a vision to nurture Hearts, Health and Hope, we provide comprehensive rehabilitative services under one roof, including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration, Pediatric E-Stim, and Connections & Attachment Therapy.
Our multidisciplinary team serves specially-abled and neurodiverse children (ages 0–18) and their caregivers, with a strong emphasis on early intervention, parent education, and community support. Our approach is distinctive in its integration of prenatal and perinatal care, ensuring support begins at the earliest stages, and in its combination of clinical rehabilitation with emotional, cultural, and community-based development.
Operating across 8 centres in Mumbai and surrounding regions, we deliver compassionate, evidence-based care that empowers every child and family to thrive holistically.
Vision
To foster a holistic ecosystem of change that transforms the lives and developmental trajectories of children and their families.
The Four Foundational Pillars
Rehabilitative &
Developmental Therapy
The Child
(from birth)
Caregiver Education
& Empowerment
Community Outreach
& Inclusion
Trusted by Families.
My daughter Akriti has always had a sensory processing challenge — she's very sensitive to touch. Over time, we found simple, everyday ways to help her work through it, and they've made a real difference.
We introduced her to different textures: sponge, shells, wood, sand, velvet, mats, beads, so she could explore touch at her own pace. During bath time, we'd pour water over different parts of her body. We let her play in sand, and gave her objects of different shapes and sizes to hold. We also had her stand on different surfaces: mats, pillows, bolsters, sand, even in water, to build her tolerance.
Alongside this, we used a sensory kit at home, gave her gentle oil and powder massages, swung her regularly, and let her play with ribbons and decorative items she could touch and feel.
These small, consistent activities became part of our daily routine — and they've genuinely helped Akriti navigate her sensory world with more
confidence.
— Akriti’s Mother
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My daughter, Vaishali, is now 11 years old. I started her on physiotherapy when she was young, from the time she was 6 months old. Physiotherapy has benefited her enormously, and now she is studying with regular children in a mainstream school.
In this letter, I want to share that even though old scars/marks may not fully go away, one must check the children's pulse-line [limbs/circulation] every day when bathing them, and pay attention to what needs care in their pulse-line at home.
At home too, their pulse-line exercises should not be skipped, they should be varied every day. Along with this, an oil massage should also be given.
I also do vibration and mobilization exercises with her, using toys she likes, like blocks, balls, etc.
— Vaishali’s mother