July 5, 2023
"As far as I’m concerned, the crown jewel of unintentional ASMR is a 14-minute video that was uploaded seven years ago...."
"In 'Alexander Technique lesson with Diana Devitt-Dawson,' a woman teaches a law student how to sit down and stand up from a chair without causing excess strain on the body. Devitt-Dawson, the instructor, makes microscopic adjustments to her pupil’s posture and movement, all the while issuing an enigmatic catchphrase: 'Allow the neck to be free.'... Boring as it sounds, this video has become a cult object. It now has 5.6 million views.... Fans, some of whom claim to watch the video nightly, have called it 'the "Citizen Kane" of ASMR videos'... What does it mean to allow the neck to be free? (Is that phrase the 'Rosebud' of the ASMR world?) Precisely what modifications is Devitt-Dawson making to her student’s posture? (As one commenter notes, 'Watched this literally 1,000 times and I still have no idea how to do the Alexander Technique.')"
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There's a video like that, that gilbar likes quite a bit..
Except, instead of standing from a chair...
It's about two young (20 year old) co-eds that dress up as slutty nurses; and play "doctor" with each other
Come to think about it.. It's NOTHING like this video.
BUT; it Did have a disclaimer that all participants were over 18, and participated freely and willingly
'Allow the neck to be free.'...
Wouldn’t your head kind of flop around? Or is that the idea?
Great video. I'll add it to my ASMR arsenal. Interestingly, before I leaned there was a term for this, back when I was falling asleep while watching Bob Ross (it was like clockwork), there were a few You Tube videos with people who had a nice, soft way of speaking that hit that frequency- that spot- to instantly relax me and help me sleep. But soon after, ASMR videos filled up with young (and some older) women who whispered. They'd do various things, but it was all about whispering, and making unnecessary noises from brushes and other things. ASMR- or whatever this is- is not just whispering. And not just brushy noises.
As this woman shows, its a frequency combined with a softness of natural speaking voice. It's hard to give specifics, but you know it when you hear it. And I find that when I'm browsing You Tube for a video help on things around the house- how to repair this, or how to set something on my car- I sometimes find myself falling asleep from the short video. It's the voice of the narrator. Some people just have this...naturally. And again- you know it when you hear it. And my brain shuts down when I hear it.
Is it possible to fall into your own navel and disappear?
This lady is the Bob Ross of posture.
I read a book on the Alexander Technique 25+ years ago. Use the technique to lower the tone and expand the power of my voice. Also to ensure I'm perfectly aligned for spins in dancing. Never had a lesson or seen a video. Still useful.
"People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures."
--F. Matthias Alexander
As someone who enjoys ASMR videos, I'll say this: Everyone who watches them only really likes about 2% of the videos out there. (They find another 18% pleasant but boring, and genuinely hate the other 80%.) And it's a different 2% for each person.
""People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures."
--F. Matthias Alexander"
Yup. You're where you are, because of who you are.
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