787. The Bird Feeder: a meditation and soothing child’s tale
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 4:06
The Bird Feeder Excerpt:
The chilly breath of winter painted Ahway Island with a frosty charm. The snow sparkled in the morning sunlight. Liam sat by the window finishing his glass of juice after a delicious breakfast. He looked out at the snow and saw the remnants of the fort he’d build with his parents the other day. The sun was doing its best to melt it away. Liam thought maybe he’d go outside to play today and fix up the fort. Maybe his mom would even join him for a snowball fight later.
As Liam looked out, he noticed a patch of blue against the white of the snow. There was a little blue jay hopping around in the yard, poking at the ground. Liam watched it explore for a while, wondering what the bird was doing. Was it looking for something?
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine sunlight warming you as you lie in a grassy meadow.
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Transcript
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| 0:16.2 | Hi, Awe Islanders. We'd like to tell you about a new partnership we have with our friends at Kinzu. |
| 0:22.4 | Kinzu is a family friendly messaging app that's full of games, face filters, shareable stickers, fun quizzes, and podcasts, including |
| 0:27.3 | the calm on Away Island. |
| 0:30.3 | And we have some exciting news. We've also reimagined some of your favorite episodes of Beakom on Away Island as paths on the Kinzu app. |
| 0:41.0 | That's right. It's a whole new way to experience Be Calm on Away Island. |
| 0:47.0 | To download the app, go to Kinsu.com or look for Kinsu Messenger in the app store. |
| 0:54.0 | That's K-I-N-Z-O-O. |
| 0:57.0 | And be sure to check out the new Be Calm on Aw Wei Island Paths |
| 1:02.0 | on the Kinzu app. Hello Awe Islanders. We're so glad you're here. Let's see glad you're here. |
| 1:23.0 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Away Island. |
| 1:30.0 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:35.0 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:40.0 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice deep dragon breath. |
| 1:50.3 | Breathe in through your nose filling up your lungs |
| 1:56.0 | and then out through your mouth |
| 1:59.0 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 2:04.0 | Ready, deep breath, picture yourself lying in a warm sunbeam in a green grassy me |
| 2:29.2 | as you lie in the meadow, the grass below you feels fluffy and cozy. |
| 2:38.0 | Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. |
| 2:48.0 | A gentle breeze floats by and the air smells fresh. |
| 2:53.0 | Relax as you enjoy the softness of the green grass |
| 2:59.0 | and the gentleness of the sun's warmth. And let's take another deep dragon breath, in and out. beneath your head is a soft pillow of grass and you relax even more as the sun |
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