826. The Memory Palace: a short story and meditation for kids
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 3:55
Plans for Planting Excerpt:
It was a cool, cloudy day on Ahway Island. The birds circled the neighborhood, searching for trees to nest in, and the squirrels diligently hunted nuts to stow away. The trees shook from the wind, and leaves began to release from their branches.
Eddie De Souza returned to his classroom from recess and sat at his desk, ready to receive his homework for the day. He looked at the board at the front of the classroom and saw the words “Memory Test” written in bright blue.
Today’s Meditation: Enjoy the feeling of your body relaxing into the warm sand on a sunny beach.
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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. |
| 1:03.0 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Away Island. |
| 1:10.0 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:15.0 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:20.0 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice 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. |
| 1:42.0 | Ready? fire like a dragon. |
| 1:44.0 | Ready? |
| 1:47.0 | Deep breath. In and out. Great. Let's think about how your body feels resting on a sunny beach. |
| 2:09.0 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. You sit down in the soft warm sand. The sand hugs you as |
| 2:21.1 | you lie back on the cozy beach. |
| 2:26.3 | Think about your feet as you push your toes into the sand. |
| 2:40.5 | Imagine the sand. Imagine the soft grains of sand slide in between your toes, gently rubbing your feet. As you relax, let's take another deep dragon breath in and out. Imagine the soft sandy beach supporting your back and giving you a big hug. |
| 3:09.4 | Now open your hands, spreading your fingers. |
| 3:14.6 | Imagine the grains of sand falling between your fingers. |
| 3:19.9 | Your hands relax, settling into the safe warm sand, |
| 3:26.7 | as you take one more deep dragon breath in and out. |
| 3:33.0 | out. |
| 3:34.0 | Great job. |
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