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I'm getting a brain massage — and it's sublime. I'm lying on a heated massage bed, cocooned in a soft, weighted blanket, as ...

Common ASMR triggers include whispering, hair play, and ear brushing. Not all people experience a positive response or any response to these triggers, though. ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian ...

If you're a fan of fast, aggressive triggers, there's no better account than Batala's ASMR. With tons of rapid hand movements, tongue clicking and nail tapping, Batala's videos are quick and soothing ...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a spidery sensation felt across the scalp and up and down the spine, triggered by certain sensory experiences. Some people are triggered by the sound of ...

Netflix’s Alias Grace, based on Margaret Atwood’s historical novel of the same name, is a murder mystery revealed through smothering close-up cinematography and the anxious sounds of hands scratching ...

She speaks in a low, patient whisper punctuated by a wide smile, her face inches away from the camera. Her voice is soothing and her eyes are warm. "Let me give you this shield potion," she says, ...

Josh Dorsheimer often turned on some background noise to fall asleep. Something familiar usually worked — a television tuned to interviews, or Bob Ross’s gentle art-instruction lessons quietly ...