Imagine resting comfortably on a padded bench with pillows. The room is bathed in soft but vibrant light in colors of your choosing. Projected pinpoint starlights slowly travel across every interior surface. Clear floor-to-ceiling tubes filled with hypnotically bubbling colored liquid give off a soft hum and tranquil glow. Where is this placid place? Believe it or not, it’s in a school. The Phoenix Center, in Nutley, is a private school that serves students ages 5-21 who are on the autism spectrum, or have multiple behavioral and intellectual disabilities. Julie Mower has been the school’s exe…
