890. Sharing Ideas: a kids’ relaxation and calming tale
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:31
Sharing Ideas Excerpt:
Under the wide, spreading branches of a great oak tree in the park, Helen waited for her friends to arrive. She, Brianna, and Rogelio had been working on making a play to put on for their families and friends. They’d already decided on the story and found the perfect place to perform, and they’d been practicing a lot! Now, the three friends needed to decide on costumes, props, and scenery. Helen could hardly wait to share her ideas.
As Helen watched a few leaves drift down from the tree’s branches, she heard voices approaching.
“Hi, Helen!” called Rogelio. He waved as he and Brianna walked up to meet Helen. Both friends looked full of excitement.
Today’s Meditation: Imagine that you are a graceful willow tree in today's meditation.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Away Islanders are you looking for a favorite episode? |
| 0:13.1 | You'll find it on Patreon.com forward slash Awee Island. |
| 0:19.3 | That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N dot com forward slash Awee Island. |
| 0:26.5 | Our Patreon members get access to our library of past episodes, plus extra exclusive stories just for patrons. |
| 0:41.3 | And now, let's relax. Hello, Awey Islanders. |
| 0:52.3 | We're so glad you're here. Let's see if you have everything you want |
| 0:57.8 | to be calm on Awe Island. Are the lights in your room dim or off? Do you have your favorite |
| 1:06.5 | blanket or listening buddy? Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath. |
| 1:16.6 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:23.6 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:32.9 | Okay, deep breath in and out. |
| 1:38.9 | Ah! |
| 1:43.6 | Good. Imagine you are a graceful willow tree swaying in the gentle breeze. |
| 1:53.0 | Pretend your feet are the roots of the willow tree. |
| 1:58.0 | Feel your roots, stretch through the grass and into the earth. |
| 2:04.2 | The warm soil hugs you as your roots reach deeper and deeper, |
| 2:11.1 | and you feel safe and secure in the earth's embrace. |
| 2:17.4 | Take a deep dragon breath in and out. |
| 2:20.3 | Think of your legs, tummy and neck as the trunk of the willow tree. |
| 2:40.6 | Warm energy flows up from the earth, into your roots, and up through your trunk. |
| 2:49.3 | Now pretend that your arms and head are flexible, leafy, willow branches. |
| 2:57.5 | Imagine them swinging gently in the warm breeze, back and forth as you take one more deep dragon breath in and out. |
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