ASMR DIY

Meet your Snowballer at the check in counter and give them a high five. Shhhh…c’mon guys it’s a quiet place for goodenss sakes! Now go find a place to make yourselves comfortable. From now on...this is a whisper ONLY stop. Rock-Paper-Scissors to see who will play Whisper voice #1 & #2. LIBRARY VOICES! PLS! SHEESH (eye roll). Now that you have your parts read the script below… (Whisper voice #1): Snowball can be a little stressful, right? I mean…. c'mon ….You don’t know who you are going to meet, you don’t know where you will be going, and you have NO IDEA what you will be doing. Even for veteran snowballers the first stop can be a little stressful. (Pass to Whisper voice #2): This first stop we’re going to introduce you to a controversial but increasingly popular phenomenon. ASMR, which stands for... autonomous sensory meridian response. It’s been known to instill tranquillity, overcome insomnia and induce a mysterious physical sensation wherein the body is flooded with waves of euphoric tingles.

(Whisper voice #1): Wooooaahhhhhhhh…go on…

 (Whisper voice #2): “It’s like showers of sparkles,” says Maria (ASMRs most popular contributor), “It’s like warm sand being poured all over you, trickling over your head and down into your shoulders. It’s like goosebumps on your brain.” (Whisper voice #1): The sole purpose of ASMR is to relax people. The ASMR community is constantly growing on Youtube. Ideally, ASMR videos are meant to give the viewer a relaxing tingle at the back of their head and/or spine. ASMR videos usually involve one or more of the following things: (Whisper voice #2): Gentle whispering, relaxing hand movements, smacking of the lips, nail tapping/scratching on hard surfaces such as tables, brushing sounds, etc. scroll through any list, and the array of triggers is largely consistent: classical music, haircuts, movie trailers, Bob Ross, more Bob Ross, lots of Bob Ross, the painter best known for his popular instructional videos. Forget the bucolic landscapes; these Ross fans are fixated on his calming baritone and the rustle of his brush on the canvas. (Whisper voice #1): Sound strange? Maybe just strange enough… Many high profile celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon and creating their own ASMR videos. It’s a new phenomena. Let’s check it out! (Click Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUMygkRhB88 ) Check out some of Maria’s most popular video TOP TRIGGERS if you have time, she’s the reigning queen of ASMR. -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2VXEiQHgIk Did you feel anything? Shower of sparkles? LIBRARY VOICES PLEASE! (eye roll) If you are feel inspired try and create your own ASMR video, after all it can be a stressful world out there and every little bit helps.