810. Gymnastics Galore: a bedtime story and meditation story for kids
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:19
Gymnastics Galore Excerpt:
It was a sunny afternoon on Ahway Island, and Alice was feeling especially excited. She had invited her cousin Allie to join her at the big gym for the first time. Alice loved the gym, and she couldn’t wait to show Allie around. She knew Allie had been taking classes at the school – but the school didn’t have all the equipment that the gym did.
Alice twirled her hair into a neat bun, grabbed her gym bag, put on her shoes, and stepped out the door to wait on the front porch for her ride. The sound of a car pulling up signaled its arrival. Her uncle, Allie’s dad, waved to her from the front seat. Alice quickly hopped in the car, set her bag on the seat next to her, and buckled her seatbelt.
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine you are a baby penguin snuggled close to its papa.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Away Islanders, are you looking for a favorite episode? You'll find it on Patreon.com forward slash away island. That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N-D-C-O-N-C-C-C-C-O-N-C-C-C-O-T-O-N-C-C-O-N-C-C-O-T-O Eon dot com forward slash Away Island. |
| 0:27.6 | Our Patreon members get access to our library of past episodes, plus extra exclusive stories just for patrons. |
| 0:38.1 | And now let's relax. Relax. 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. |
| 1:05.2 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:09.0 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:13.4 | Great job everyone. |
| 1:16.3 | Let's start by taking a nice deep dragon breath to relax. |
| 1:20.7 | This is all pretend, and you are very safe. |
| 1:24.0 | Here we go. |
| 1:26.0 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, |
| 1:29.0 | and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:31.0 | pretending you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:34.3 | Ready? Deep breath in and out. As you breathe out, feel every inch of your body beginning to relax. |
| 1:53.0 | Good job. |
| 1:55.0 | Now let's take another deep dragon breath. |
| 1:58.0 | Remember to breathe in through your nose |
| 2:01.0 | and breathe out through your mouth. |
| 2:03.0 | Okay, breathe deeply, in and out. Very good. As you relax even more, think about a Papa Penguin, gently tucking his baby up onto his feet to snuggle the baby Penguin close to him. |
| 2:30.0 | You feel connected and loved, just like the baby bird. |
| 2:37.1 | Are you ready to take one more deep dragon breath? |
| 2:40.2 | Here we go. |
| 2:42.2 | Deep breath, in and out. |
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