If you need to relax and wind down at home, create ASMR experiences yourself and enjoy that tingling sensation. ASMR videos are a very popular way to combat stress relief, chronic pain and anxiety, but did you know there are many ways we experience ASMR every day at home? Whether it be that satisfying cleaning product, or asking a friend to play with our hair, you may often experience brain tingles without knowing why. An autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is created in our brains when we feel soothed by a sensation, such as crisp sounds or light touch. Here are some easy ways to use ASMR triggers at home and enjoy feelings of relaxation and tension release.
01. Gentle Hair Play
One of the most common triggers in ASMR videos, is gentle hair play, combing sounds and hairdresser roleplays. We all love when someone gently strokes our hair or gives a scalp massage, its the ultimate ASMR experience. Take it in turns with your best friend and practice gentle and slow movements on each other’s hair, and experience brain tingles in real life.
02. Soothing Spa Music
Run yourself a hot bath and play gentle sounds of nature on Youtube to get that soothing ambience at home. We automatically associate spa style music with relaxation and personal attention, so go ahead and recreate that experience of ASMR while looking after yourself. Combine auditory stimuli like this with breathing relaxation techniques, and it may very well help you reduce anxious feelings in your daily life.
03. Satisfying Cleaning Routine
If you enjoy watching cleaning content on social media, then you may very well experience ASMR when cleaning to a good standard yourself. Visual stimuli plays a huge role in ASMR, as most of us are typically attracted to aesthetics. Setting time aside to use satisfying cleaning products which create crisp sounds may very well produce an emotional response, as well as that classic ASMR tingling sensation.
04. Watch ASMR Roleplay Videos
ASMR Youtube videos are some of the most watched pieces of content on social media, and have all kinds of variety. If you like gently whispered roleplays to mirror real life situations, such as store roleplay, hairdressers or café scenes, this can certainly help sooth anxiety about real life events and produce positive emotions. However, there are also ASMR videos that imitate close personal attention, and provide human connection. Everyone enjoys different levels in the world of ASMR, so it’s important to try out lots of different creators to find the perfect style for you.
05. Soft Home Scents
A simple way to introduce an ASMR sensation in to your home, is by using relaxing scents with candles, room sprays and flowers. Subtle, nature inspired smells can produce a positive emotion that we relate to home comforts. Most importantly, improving your immediate surroundings helps build the sanctuary where we recharge and unwind to get away from external stressors.
06. Creative Hobbies
Have you ever felt a tingling sensation when watching someone produce a beautiful piece of art work? Creative beauty is one of the most common visual stimuli used to produce a real life ASMR experience. ASMR creators will often make content around creative hobbies and interests to give you this unique type of ASMR. Try an adult colouring book, and feel great satisfaction from colouring perfectly in the lines, or alternatively try a quiet painting class and feel the positive effect of being in a relaxing setting entirely focused on your skill.
07. At Home Spa Sessions
Create the ultimate ASMR sensation at home by making a spa experience for you and your best friend. Set the scene with clean towels, relaxing spa music and treatment products. Make a detailed schedule and prepare your favourite snacks. You can design your own ASMR techniques based on your preferences, such as soft hair play, or maybe gentle face tapping. As well as experiencing ASMR, you can also plan a very fun and budget friendly day for you and your loved ones.
08. Soft Humming
One of the most watched ASMR sounds is examples of soft humming. Humming is considered a maternal sound, and can take us back to that feeling of childlike care and personal attention, that may replicate some of your earliest experiences of ASMR. Combined with a physical ASMR experience, such as soft hair stroking or back tickling, can be the perfect recipe to create that tingling feeling. ASMR sounds are a brilliant way of getting your heart rate down and relaxing our emotional states when stressed, so even playing gentle humming videos while you work can have a very positive affect on our mental health.
09. Tickle Games
Another classic example of ASMR we all love, is back tickling and tickle related games that take us back to childhood nostalgia. You may love the sensation of soft touch on the back of the neck, or maybe even letter guessing games that create a happy emotional response before sleep. When feeling stressed, soft touch like this can bring the heart rate down and provide immediate relief from overthinking and anxiety. Not to mention, these ASMR techniques are ideal for anyone who wishes to improve their sleeping patterns.
10. Reiki Healing
Reiki is a popular theme in ASMR videos, as the practice relates to crystals, energy healing and meditation in a way that truly captures the essence of ASMR. Many online content creators are great at re-creating this sensation, and there are many potential benefits to be had. Reiki allows you to focus on your particular areas of stress in the mind and body, and aims to target the removal of negative energy and improve your mental state. It is also a great way to achieve a healthy sleep, as the quiet atmosphere allows you to turn off your mind and focus in a way that excludes the world outside.
11. Fast & Aggressive ASMR videos
For a more extreme tingling sensation, try searching for fast, aggressive ASMR videos on social media. Fast ASMR involves fast movements, mouth sounds and more intense ASMR stimuli that helps those who struggle to feel that tingling sensation with slower content. It is often more ‘lo-fi’ which means it replicates real life and may imitate scenarios of the everyday, such as a soft spoken store interaction, or a quick hair cut. Gentle whispers may not be your favourite ASMR sounds, so try something with a faster pace and test your tingles.
12. Gentle Tapping
A great way to practice ASMR at home is with soft massage and gentle tapping. Face tapping is a well known way of reducing stress, and easy one to do with your friend of partner. Try tapping around the face with slow movements and gentle pressure. Alternatively, you may prefer firmer pressure on areas of the body to create that tingling sensation in the back of your head. Give it a try to see if this form of soft touch is your perfect ASMR technique.
