782. Racing Horses: a mindful children’s tale
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:42
Racing Horses Excerpt:
It was a sunny warm afternoon as Luda horse grazed in the marsh along the coast of Ahway Island. She looked out into the marsh and appreciated what she saw before her. The brilliant blue cloudless sky, contrasted well with the small patch of tall, green grass in front of her. Seeing how tasty that green grass looked, Luda bent her head down to take a bite. She felt the glistening warm rays of sun on her back as she chewed a mouthful of grass.
Luda was thinking of what she wanted to do after her meal when she heard a set of hooves splash in the water behind her. She lifted her head, swooped her mane of hair out of her eyes, and saw her sister Lana horse approaching swiftly. She noticed Lana’s shiny speckled coat. It was checkered with spots of dark brown, black, and white. Her coat contrasted well with her long black mane of hair that was blowing with the breeze.
Today’s Meditation: Love flows through you in this meditation as you imagine a baby fawn and mama deer.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi Awe Islanders, we'd like to tell you about a new partnership we have with our friends at Kinzu. |
| 0:16.0 | Kinzu is a family-friendly messaging app that's full of games, face filters, |
| 0:22.0 | shareable stickers, fun quizzes, and podcasts, including Be Calm on Awway Island. |
| 0:30.8 | And we have some exciting news. We've also reimagined some of your favorite episodes of Be Calm on Away Island |
| 0:40.0 | as paths on the Kinsu app. |
| 0:43.0 | That's right, it's a whole new way to experience, be calm on Awa Island. |
| 0:51.2 | To download the app, go to Kinzu.com, or look for a Kinzu messenger in the |
| 0:58.0 | App store. That's K-I-N-Z-O-O-And be sure to check out the new, be calm on Away Island Paths on the Kinsu app. Yep. Hello Away Islanders. Are you ready to be calm on Away Island? Before we begin, let's see if you have everything you want for our story today. |
| 1:35.0 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:39.0 | Do you have your favorite listening buddy or blanket. Great job everyone. Before |
| 1:47.0 | today's story, let's relax. We'll start by taking a deep dragon breath together. |
| 1:54.0 | You'll breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, |
| 1:58.0 | and then out through your mouth, |
| 2:00.0 | pretending you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 2:03.2 | Ready? |
| 2:04.4 | Deep breath. |
| 2:05.8 | In and out. As you breathe out, feel your legs, back and belly soften. And think of a mama dear gently nudging her baby up onto its feet |
| 2:28.5 | encouraging the fawn to stand on its own. |
| 2:38.6 | You feel connected and loved just like the baby deer. |
| 2:47.0 | Relax your arms and shoulders and let's take another deep dragon breath together. Ready? Deep breath, in and out. Now close your eyes and feel your face and neck relax. |
| 3:03.0 | and feel your face and neck relax. |
| 3:08.0 | Imagine that you are the baby fawn with your mama dear. |
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