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Some spas are now offering ASMR sessions

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ASMR Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response UniversityMany ASMR videos on YouTube include spa role-plays because the attention and services provided in spas are some of the strongest ASMR triggers.

And traditional spa services are great at triggering ASMR because some of the core biology of ASMR may be rooted in feeling safe, being relaxed, and being cared for.

So there is something deliciously meta about a spa offering ASMR sessions.

In 2013, Michelle Joni wrote a blog post for spaweekly.com on this very topic.  She began with an explanation of ASMR and concluded with this question, “Is an ASMR massage experience something spas should consider incorporating into their menus?”

I recently came across a spa which actually has incorporated ASMR experiences into their menu.

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History of ASMR – short and long versions

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I have created a new page for the website that covers the history of ASMR.  It highlights some of the major events from 2008 to the present in a timeline format.

The first part of the page presents a brief view of the history.  It is just a bullet list of key dates and events.

The second part of the page presents an expanded ‘witness the history’ version of the timeline.  This longer version includes quotes and excerpts from key moments as they happened, such as:

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The ASMR Survey has launched

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Interested in participating in some ASMR research?

I am collaborating with members of asmr-research.org on an on-line survey that may be the first published, global, demographic study about ASMR.

The survey is not only for those who experience ASMR, but it also for those who don’t experience ASMR or may not even know if they do experience ASMR. Comparing these different groups of people will help us to understand ASMR even better.

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