ASMR

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, and it's a relaxed, tingling feeling that many people report having as a response to particular stimuli, such as close personal attention, tapping, or whispering. Although its experiencers say they have been aware of the sensation all their lives, it has only recently come together as a public phenomenon thanks to YouTube, where ASMRtists now post thousands of videos that simulate the ASMR experience and help viewers fall asleep when no other remedies work. The ASMR community is generous and connected, and often viewers will become content producers themselves in an effort to give back to those who have helped them.

In this book readers get:

-- A clear explanation of what ASMR is, its benefits, and how to experience it.

-- The most recent theories and evidence as to why and how ASMR works, and how it's connected to other established methods of relaxation.

-- Extensive exploration of the various ASMR trigger types.

-- Tips for discovering the triggers that work for each individual, and ways of finding and adapting to new ones.

-- What to do when one becomes desensitized to their favorite artist or trigger type.

-- Exclusive interviews with the top ASMR artists from all over the world, discussing their strange celebrity and their own ASMR experiences.

-- How-to content on creating ASMR videos, including equipment, props, script writing, editing, and uploading.

-- Online extras will include exclusive video content from one of the top ASMR artists.
Julie Young is an award-winning freelance writer whose work has been seen in a number of local, regional, and national publications, includingThe Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Monthly, ADVANCE for Nurses Magazine, Catholic Teacher Magazine,and Evansville Living. She is the featured columnist for Michiana House & Home Magazine, Glo Magazine for Women, and CNN.com. She was a writer with the Associated Press, has been a regular guest on radio programs such as Hoosier History Live!, First Day, and in 2000, appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is also the author of seven books. Author home: New Palestine, Indiana.

Ilse Blansert is better known to the ASMR video world as the Waterwhispers Ilse. Her rapidly growing YouTube channel has nearly 130,000 subscribers and more than 16 million total hits. She has been cited, interviewed, and linked to in most of the recent media discussion about the emergence of ASMR, including the New York Times, Time Magazine, ABC World News Tonight, and Oprah magazine. Author home: Toronto, Canada.