838. Dragon’s Special Friend: a children’s meditation and story
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:27
Dragon's Special Friend Excerpt:
It was a usual weekday on Ahway Island. In the town, the kids were in school, and townspeople were doing all the things people do on a regular day. At the beach, the waves rolled in towards the shore in gentle swish-swishes, turning the soft white sand a darker gray as it became laden with water. The sparkling train made its usual circuit around the Island with its electrical power making only the most gentle whirring sound as it glided along the silver track.
On this particular day in the Ahway Island forest, Dragon walked with purpose towards the trail that went up the side of the mountain. While it would have been faster for Dragon to fly, sometimes Dragon preferred walking, and today was one of those days. Dragon liked walking because there were so many interesting things to observe near the ground. On today’s journey, Dragon saw a multitude of tiny plants just starting to grow. There were also lots of different varieties of silky moss carpeting the shady sides of rocks and fallen logs, and a contingent of tiny ants parading back to their anthill, carrying their food finds to share with their friends.
Today’s Meditation: Imagine floating on a cloud, and relax into the feeling of lightness.
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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-C-O-N-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 Ahway Islanders, we're so glad you're here. Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Away Island. |
| 1:07.0 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:12.0 | Do you have your favorite blanket or off? Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:17.0 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice deep dragon breath. |
| 1:25.0 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, |
| 1:29.0 | and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:31.0 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:36.3 | Ready? Deep breath, in and out. |
| 1:42.0 | and out. Very good. |
| 1:50.0 | Today the air will help you feel calm as if you are resting on a cloud. |
| 1:56.0 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. |
| 2:00.0 | Ready to find your cloud? It's in a warm and sunny sky. |
| 2:06.0 | The cloud is soft and fluffy, like a giant pillow. |
| 2:12.0 | As you float in your... like a giant pillow. |
| 2:13.0 | As you float in your cloud, you feel the warm breeze swirl around you, |
| 2:20.0 | as your soft cloud gently rocks you back and forth, back and forth. |
| 2:27.0 | Back and forth. |
| 2:30.0 | Take another deep breath, like a dragon, in and out. |
| 2:36.0 | You enjoy feeling like you are floating as the cozy cloud continues to hug and rock you back and forth wrapped in the airy blanket. As you |
| 3:00.2 | continue to float, let's take one more deep tucked in nice and cozy. Okay, I think we're ready to begin our story. Let's be calm on Away Island. Our story today is |
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