825. Possum Playdate: a children’s relaxing story and meditation
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:26
Possum Playdate Excerpt:
The soft glow of moonlight blanketed the Ahway Island Forest. The leaves of the trees shimmered in the moon’s gentle silver light. Fireflies twinkled amidst their branches. The air was filled with the soothing sounds of chirping crickets and the occasional hoot of an owl. It was a truly beautiful evening.
Petunia Possum had just awoken from her sleep. With a yawn and a stretch, she poked her head out from the hole in the tree stump that was her home and looked around. Petunia decided it was a lovely evening for a walk.
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 | Hello Away Islanders. If you want more Away Island content, check out our Patreon memberships at |
| 0:17.6 | Patreon.com forward slash Aw way Island. |
| 0:23.2 | You can get access to the whole A way Island library, add free episodes, and much more. |
| 0:31.1 | That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N dot com forward slash A-Way Island. |
| 0:39.6 | And now it's time for a relaxing meditation and a new story. Hello Away Islanders, are you ready to be calm on Away Island? |
| 1:07.0 | Before we begin, let's see if you have everything you want for our story today. |
| 1:13.0 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:17.0 | Do you have your favorite listening buddy or blanket? |
| 1:21.0 | Great job job everyone. Before today's story, let's relax. We'll start by |
| 1:29.2 | taking a deep dragon breath together. You'll breathe in through your nose, filling up your |
| 1:35.1 | lungs, and then out through your mouth, pretending you are breathing fire like a |
| 1:39.9 | dragon. Ready? |
| 1:43.0 | Deep breath. |
| 1:44.0 | In and out. As you breathe out, feel your legs, back and belly soften. And think of a mama deer, gently nudging her baby up onto its feet, |
| 2:06.0 | encouraging the fawn to stand on its own. |
| 2:11.0 | You feel connected and loved just like the baby deer. |
| 2:17.0 | Relax your arms and shoulders and let's take another deep dragon breath together. |
| 2:25.0 | Ready? Deep breath, in and out. Now close your eyes and feel your face and neck relax. |
| 2:42.0 | Imagine that you are the baby fawn with your mama dear. |
| 2:47.0 | You feel safe and loved. |
| 2:52.0 | Let's take one more deep dragon breath. |
| 2:55.0 | Remember to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, like a dragon. |
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