805. The Card Castle: a meditation and story for your bedtime routine

Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories

Sheep Jam Productions

Education For Kids, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Emily and her brother Billy build a tall tower of cards on a cold winter day.

Narrator: Male

Story Begins: 4:13

The Card Castle Excerpt:
It was a cold, winter afternoon on Ahway Island. The snow fell heavily from the sky and made a deep blanket that covered all the grass and streets in town. All the neighborhood kids were inside keeping warm, and the Parker family was no exception.

In her warm living room, Emily Parker was playing with her big brother, Billy. Even though they both loved to play in the snow, they decided to stay inside because it was just too frigid and windy outdoors. Emily could hear the brisk air whistling wildly around her house.
Today’s Meditation: Picture floating in the safe and comforting waters of a tranquil pool.
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Looking for a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break? You'll find it on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Nap Time or Not?" paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website.
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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello Away Islanders. If you want more Away Islander,
0:18.0	Islanders. If you want more Away Island content, check out our Patreon memberships at Patreon.com forward slash away island.
0:23.2	You can get access to the whole away island library,
0:27.9	add free episodes, and much more.
0:31.6	That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N-D-C-O-E-N-T-O-E-N-T-O-E-T-O-E-T-O-N-T-O-T-O-T-T-O-N-T-O-T-O-T-O-N-T-O-T-O-T-O-T-O-T-O-O-O-O-O-T-O-O-O-O-O-O- And now it's time for a relaxing meditation and a new story. Hello Awe Islanders, we're so glad you're here.
1:06.1	Let's see if you have everything you want
1:09.3	to be calm on Awe Island.
1:14.3	Are the lights in your room dim or off?
1:20.0	Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy?
1:26.0	Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath.
1:34.0	Breathe in through your nose,
1:37.0	filling up your lungs,
1:39.0	and then out through your mouth,
1:42.0	imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon.
1:47.0	Ready?
1:50.0	Deep breath, in and out.
2:14.3	Great job. Today let's imagine a small pool of soothing water. This is all pretend, and you are very safe.
2:20.5	Imagine the sun sparkling on the water as you step into the pool and sit down in the clear water.
2:30.0	The warm water hugs you as you lie back in the pool.
2:37.0	Now let's take another deep dragon breath in and out.
2:44.0	First. First think about your feet.
2:57.0	Picture them floating as the water slips and slides between your toes.
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