Meditative Snow Monkeys Hang Out in Hot Springs | Short Film Showcase

Partake in a moment of Zen with Japanese macaques (or snow monkeys) as they soak in natural hot springs. Meditative music presents the perfect opportunity to unwind in this short from filmmaker Art Gimbel.
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[@oc_airwolf2156]

These fellas know how to live life.

[@lucidmimi1006]

Agreed! :)

[@opdebb5393]

Facts

[@TheDUDERulez1]

My kinda people!

[@zes7215]

no such thing as know or howx , ts not howx, do/can do any nmw and any can be perfx

[@kc2513]

Zes what are you even saying...

[@joejambul8224]

0:48 When you about to go to sleep but suddenly remember that you need to charge your phone, but too sleepy to wake up and sleep anyway.

[@RupertRumble]

Lmaoooooooo 🤣😭
😴💭📱🪫😳😐😑😐😴

[@neljastietaja]

Im tripping balss rn* im traveling in time

[@RM-nj3dz]

It doesn't get better than this. Sitting in a beautiful hot springs with all your family and friends around you.

[@Shetyre]

their faces resemble people so much

[@stevethea5250]

And the eye bags

[@victuz]

And their hands also.

[@begemotmm9018]

Do you read my minds?

[@willywanker449]

How dare you thats our grandpa

[@smoothii6939]

I can honestly see every single one of them as a different race and age in some sort of Pixar movie, even perfect names

[@rustyshackelford3590]

When you tell your friends you listen to Arctic monkeys

[@usedsoup9269]

Oh my god

[@Panthera-Uncia]

@@usedsoup9269 How are you a used soup?

[@user-hi3lv1bu7l]

I actually searched up artic monkeys and got this

[@ezurka610]

they're japanese

[@manoverboard1479]

This Is What Life With Retirement Savings Looks Like

[@ironchef3251]

Not in America bro...only in Europe

[@danignazio3668]

Don't get married and you'll have it

[@user-sh2lz8lc3o]

A good prenup is worth every penny.

[@keishaizawesome2836]

😂💯

[@crimsondynamo615]

I’m just imagining some old dude spending his first retirement check on like a jacuzzi and some Asian woodwinds cds and just soaking for a whole day being like, “oh yeah this is the fruits of my labor.”

[@lindamuary8923]

I feel like the meditating one could guide me on how to defeat the fire lord.

[@eastonsankey4148]

this comment is elite

[@junichiroyamashita]

It is a reference?

[@danignazio3668]

Lol, I was just thinking of avatar while watching this. Aang would totally chill with these monkeys, Sokka would try to eat one.

[@Nega_Man]

@@danignazio3668 and fail

[@eugene9133]

Dan Ignazio lol

[@stgkillerkill]

Do they recruit,can i be one of them?

[@frosty1865]

maybe

[@WaKeNinjaz]

Actually yes, I took a bath together with them a few weeks ago ☺️☺️

[@danignazio3668]

@@WaKeNinjaz awesome

[@hammou1312]

@@WaKeNinjaz you didn't get attacked by the alpha male?

[@cayayofer]

@@WaKeNinjaz thats cool, where?

[@carloschacal9334]

Japan is incredible: even the monkeys meditate.

[@iEnjoyiVideos]

Return to Monke.

[@cringymilk]

Reject modernity, embrace monke

[@aashnakatyal]

This video is soooo beautiful and peaceful.
I wish my life was this simple, loving, caring and peaceful with my family.
I feel veryyy lonely. Miss my grandparents!

[@waqarwasif9073]

hope you are doing well:)

[@georgewashington1200]

❤️

[@pretzeldragon2975]

I hope you heal soon enough. Consider this random stranger on the internet your friend.

[@georgewashington1200]

You better now?

[@aashnakatyal]

@@georgewashington1200 time is healing! I have learned when we help others we are helping ourselves! Its a beautiful healing cycle!

[@selvinshope]

2:10 awwww

[@lennarthagen3638]

They close their eyes and feel the water

[@MatsuoTanuki]

*oooooooohhhmmmmmm*

[@spacecatboy2962]

i bet they wish they had bath towels for when they get out

[@DundG]

If they ever want to get out

[@squash589]

"We, Snow Monkeys do not need bath towels... We have LE FUR."

[@EmmelineSama]

They probably lie on the rocks to dry, next to the hot spring.

[@GopGuse]

This video really makes me reminisce of my childhood. How small the world was back then, how easy it would be to be happy or sad since I was shielded from the torrent of things happening that these days seems so overwhelming to me. All the time that I had to explore the smallest things and spend time with my parents, the boredom and the untroubled moments of self-reflection. I don't miss those days since I wasn't really free to experience life to the fullest, but it's melancholic to think that those days are now passed forever.

[@swagmoneyrecords]

why am i crying in the club rn

[@Chutneybhai]

I personally do miss those days, the blissful ignorance’s, the freedom from the stresses of adulthood. To sleep, eat and play with not a care in the world. What is give to experience that again.

[@yuxuanchen5107]

They remind me of monks

[@IrvingIV]

Monk ey

[@alessandrocarbonari7880]

Monke

[@jesuschristlovesyou7416]

M o n k e 🦧

[@Dylank001]

Monke

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

Monkiees

[@NoneOfYourusinesss]

This is so relaxing. Im also happy these monkeys seem to enjoy their life.

[@aliesfahanian2103]

this 3 minutes was quality time.

[@zenzylok]

Just imagine what beings could evolve out of these creatures.

[@reynery777]

More lazy people!

[@-Blast]

Your statement doesn't make any sense

[@thijs12b]

Japanese

[@nujissjiss885]

Today's humans part ape and reptilian

[@markszabo3936]

they sometimes eat each other's children

[@scxrl3tk1ng35]

These monkeys are living their best life. I'm sure they got the secret to immortality.

[@ganh222]

They get free food too

[@davidmichaels5045]

What lovely creatures, so serene and peaceful.

[@hannathompson7998]

The baby nursing in the hot spring is so happy! And mama making bubbles and then popping them, so cute and sweet

[@SAMMIsLIFE]

They're playing with the bubbles! 😭❤

[@TheSleep1408]

Their eyes and slow blinks are just so gorgeous-they’re soo cute! 🥰 i

[@DJ-sn2wn]

I wonder if they would accept me If I stick around long enough? This looks like the life.

[@werovivero9219]

@king lewian y not?

[@werovivero9219]

@king lewian very true hmm what do you think they eat?

[@award3007]

Forget humanity, Become monke!

[@werovivero9219]

@@award3007 exactly

[@clairee5544]

Someone did something kind of similar with goats and the goats eventually accepted him

[@krajicsek13]

This is what it feels like when you reach inner peace

[@glob1942]

monke

[@truenorthgooners3276]

At 1:30 when the mama playing with bubble and hold her sleeping child, how are they not related to us 😁😁

[@ghosty9548]

Their purpose in life is just to relax amazing...

[@Teajonmustard]

Monke do be vibin

[@duyosiris6086]

hot spring water very good for hair and skin that's why the snow monkeys look so clean and beautiful

[@SeptycaLos]

Is there a 2 hours video of this?

[@BoBMarleyRespect]

0:49 when you reach post nut clarity

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

XDDDDDD

[@BaconBeast11]

*guts theme*

[@jeanpierrejironsosa4801]

@@BaconBeast11 Nice

[@sanmame7102]

Lmfao

[@missyc5627]

They look like they are loving this….but what would stress me out is the thought of getting out…omg…how cold! How long does it take their fur to get completely dried out?

[@glipk]

They look so enlightened

[@scorpzgca]

Exactly

[@JeffPackham.]

This is what PEACE 🕊️ looks like.

[@KRUEfm]

This was the most relaxing thing I’ve ever seen.

[@hoang149]

This is just simply so beautiful and relax to watch :)

[@yoursafetyisnotourproblem3702]

Bro why do these comments have so many likes but no replys

[@eck0799]

I FEEL COMPLETELY HEALED.
THIS BE MY FAVORITE VIDEO TO WATCH ALL THE TIME.
🕉️☸️☯️☮️

[@stevethea5250]

Ohmmm

[@semple2065]

This is heaven.

[@alejandroc7357]

0:45 I feel you bro. That spiritual vibe. That’s how I’m trying to be

[@ThePumperCloggs]

I want to go and sit in a hot spring until I die 😄

[@thelychgamer3098]

This is just a vibing place to be in.

[@eonthinker100yrago8]

Even the Japanese monkeys are calm and mystical and disciplined.

[@scorpzgca]

This is pure zen

[@stallion901]

I know that's not what I think it is
A water baboon

[@blaukrautbrautkleid7760]

Yeees

[@EnderSpy358]

Ahahahaha

[@katpottz]

I wish for them to inherit the earth

[@jilldaubresse5873]

Oh, that was the MOST relaxing video I've seen in years. Music was perfect.

[@al_luca6193]

Love how literal Monkey’s know when to relax more than I do lmao

[@virgily2406]

This made me cry.

[@SpecialgiftsLA]

Me too..all of it.

[@lovishgoyal2814]

This makes me more relaxed than 1000 motivational speeches

[@monke8359]

LE MONKE chillin in the bath tub :)

[@LiMete]

In the end, I find myself here again..

[@countersphere2924]

I always end up returning to this video after a while too

[@evanhalsey1844]

I want to see snow monkeys in their natural habitats someday. Plus, I really want to go to Japan too. I've seen Capuchin and Spider monkeys in Costa Rica.

[@bisvizstudio1242]

why are they such a mood lmao

[@mrjinkorea]

These beautiful creatures are more civilized than humans.

[@farm8478]

actually they can remove your limbs out of envy

[@vasoline5811]

@@farm8478thats just the average kevin at a bar

[@jsongz201]

So….I started watching this while I was laying down…and then I put it down for a sec and the music just felt good while I closed my eyes lol

[@M11A3]

I’ve been to Japan before and a baby one wanted my snow ball so I gave it to it and it rolled it in yellow and brown snow

[@sunnysurwade464]

My depression and stress gone within minute !!!

[@MinecraftManager]

The absolute hardest vibe EVER

[@MakoProfessionalJerk]

This would make a really good late second act scene in a movie about a journey. The heroes are in retreat, they're in a hotspring, and as the gravity of the situation unfolds upon them, the camera does a gentle montage of the monkeys.

[@mc116]

I'm bathing in a hot spring with monkeys right now in Ghost of Tsushima. So peaceful... virtually.

[@peiopascualhernando2236]

stone in focus mode activated

[@srtasantini]

I am very grateful to had the opportunity to visit this incredible place! 🙏🏻♨️ a fascinating experience!

[@trackuniverse9121]

You're so lucky 😭

[@wayoftheblue1528]

They look so intelligent and aware... as though they're just steps away from sentience.

[@michaellewis1884]

TheBlue Sentinel they are sentient lol

[@christophermata7811]

I think you mean sapient.

[@user-rm1lm3rt7e]

Animal are already sentient plants are not

[@finalbossnomore3884]

How do they LOOK intelligent and aware?

[@finalbossnomore3884]

You can’t perceive intelligence just by looking at someone.

[@hexreyes0]

this is the BEST TH-cam video ever

[@ParsonDewey]

The music is weirdly relaxing

[@prettycode4028]

water monke

[@arimasmemphis4061]

This shit puts me right to sleep.

[@creepycutiegoth4113]

That looks so peaceful :D

[@aves4081]

What would I give for this kind of comfort...

[@anyar339]

the ultimate vibe

[@clintb4609]

I get the impression that they would let a person join if they were quiet

[@kaniac_]

Just found my new favorite animal and TH-cam video

[@imjusthere9006]

Why do they look so wise?

[@BlessedByTheKing89]

Deep/relaxing.

[@andrejdelic1677]

Greatest video of all time

[@lIlllIIIIllIllIl]

literally me

[@m0rShh]

It's incredible how much they look and act like us. How can anyone see them and not think that we both come from a common ancestor?

[@shahrukhshah9753]

Dogma

[@gatocoomer8015]

Sugma

[@niftutor7981]

Exactly! One has to be mentally insane to deny evolution..

[@Bruno-md9nm]

Depends.

[@silentstorm718]

@@shahrukhshah9753 Islam is dogma. Evolution is rational.

[@JoshuaRy]

These would be at a late-game area telling you about the real final boss

[@AristeoEsguerra]

this is what I planned during my day off.

[@leonardoaugustozieglerpaiv2233]

Mom making bubbles and popping it....nothing more human than that '

[@rizkyramadhan3438]

I feel the wisdom inside me...

[@pechako5441]

1:10 when she plays with the bubbles ❤

[@nickandhelmi]

such peace..

[@tristanburgos1]

It’s crazy how similar we are to primates

[@tristanburgos1]

I was referring to how similar we are to these primates, never said we weren’t primates lol. Are you high? Or just so bored that you criticize comments that aren’t worded the way you want them to be?

[@chimico3827]

best video ever made thx national geographic a big kiss from me and my family

[@pyramid7556]

Cute monke

[@bigdaddyedwin5641]

The whole video is just a vibe

[@catsarefunny5696]

So soothing

[@Warbird1984]

They are so peaceful and chill.

[@rob.loz.93]

I love them, they are really awesome and smart!

[@arkydaniel9373]

the best 3 minutes of my life

[@Jake-zk3eb]

If i could spend my life soaking in hot springs id do it.

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

Incidentally I too meditate while taking bath

[@japanwalkuncuttourhotsprin1503]

The appearance of being about to sleep is cute

[@YosefReborn]

*This is why I like the cold*
*because it gives me an excuse to swim in hot springs*

[@mrsunshine6422]

Not a phone in sight, just living in the moment

[@irwinvasquez9858]

That water must feel amazing.

[@LeoIsDifferent]

My dude just hit the water to create bubbles and pop them 😂

[@thespacecatjenkins8539]

monkeys are literally people