Let's go up to the canvas, go back here and take a titanium white and we load the knife the same way.

Add a small amount of brown to it just to dull it down.

That short audio clip you just heard is Bob Ross, the

painting instructor. He's since passed away, but in the 80s and 90s he had quite a famous

PBS show called The Joy of Painting and clips from that show are now going viral and have been going viral for over a decade online because he's considered the Godfather of ASMR. This is autonomous sensory meridian response

which sounds like just a Tik-Tok trend but it's actually really well researched and the phenomenon is experienced by all types of people all around the world and this is when people watch or listen to something like Bob Ross painting something like a cooking video where there is rhythmic chopping or tapping

hair cutting videos and a number of other very specific types of audio

and often audio and visual recordings that trigger a sense of

well-being, a tingling sensation in people's scalp, a measurable response of relaxation,

helping people fall asleep lower blood pressure and even lowering their stress response

There are over 200 published academic papers. This is a very real phenomenon and on this week's podcast we'll have one of the leading academics to discuss his work, his book and how ASMR might be something you can utilize to help you fall asleep, de-stress, and self-sooth.

If you're new here, this is the Lucas Rockwood Show. fall asleep, de-stress, and self-sooth.

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