813. Peaceful Pond: a mindful story and meditation for kids
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 4:10
Peaceful Pond Excerpt:
In Ahway Island’s Animal Sanctuary, the bright morning sun lit up the vast grassland below. The sky was clear and blue, with only the occasional fluffy cloud lazily floating by. Oliver Elephant woke up to the sun shining on his back, warming his skin like a blanket. For a moment, Oliver considered closing his eyes again and just basking in the comforting sun rays for a bit more. But then he remembered – he, his mother, and the other elephants were going to travel to the big pond today!
Oliver enjoyed going to the pond. It was deeper and wider than the nearby pool. Oliver loved to play in the water and the mud with his friend Hettie the hippopotamus. Oliver liked to jump and splash in the pond, and he couldn’t wait to show it to all the other elephants.
Today’s Meditation: Picture floating in the safe and comforting waters of a tranquil pool.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Awway Island friends. Did you know that our Patreon memberships include access to the whole |
| 0:16.0 | Away Island library? Plus you'll get exclusive extra episodes and the opportunity to suggest new stories. |
| 0:27.1 | Visit Patreon.com forward slash Awe Island to become a member. That's P-H-R-E-O-N-G-O-E-I-T-O-E-I-N-G-O-E-E-Iland. And now let's relax. Hello Awe Islanders. We're so glad you're here. Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Away Island. |
| 1:09.7 | Are the lights in your room dim or off. Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:21.4 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath. |
| 1:30.0 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:38.0 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:43.4 | Ready? fire like a dragon. Ready. |
| 1:45.6 | Deep breath in and out. Great job. Today, let's imagine a small pool of soothing water. This is all pretend and you are very safe. |
| 2:14.0 | Imagine the sun sparkling on the water |
| 2:19.0 | as you step into the pool and sit down in the clear water. The warm water hugs you as you lie back in the pool. |
| 2:50.0 | Now let's take another deep dragon breath in and out. First think about your feet. Picture them floating as the water slips and slides between your |
| 2:58.7 | toes. Next, focus on your legs. |
| 3:05.0 | Imagine them gently swaying in the water, back and forth. |
| 3:12.0 | Back and forth. |
| 3:17.4 | Your hands feel relaxed in the water too. |
| 3:28.6 | Open your fingers as you imagine the water massaging your hands and fingers. As you imagine your whole body lightly floating in the water, let's take one more deep dragon breath, in and cozy. I think we're ready to begin our story. Let's be calm on Away Island. |
| 4:25.0 | Our story today is peaceful pond. |
| 4:30.0 | In Away Islands animal Sanctuary, the bright morning sun lit up the vast grassland below. |
| 4:38.7 | The sky was clear and blue, with only the occasional fluffy cloud lazily floating by. |
| 4:46.0 | Oliver Elephant woke up to the sun shining on his back, warming his skin like a blanket. |
| 4:54.4 | For a moment, Oliver considered closing his eyes again and just basking in the comforting |
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