895. Sparkling Snowflakes: a relaxing bedtime story for children
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:18
Sparkling Snowflakes Excerpt:
It was a quiet winter afternoon in the northern Arctic of Ahway Island. Snow drifted gently from the sky, swirling in delicate patterns as the crisp wind carried it across the icy tundra. Bianca Polar Bear padded softly along the snowy ridge near the water’s edge. Her thick white fur kept her warm as she walked.
Occasionally, Bianca paused to look out over the landscape and sniff the frosty air. As the polar bear gazed across the snow, she felt grateful for the day’s peace and beauty. It was a lovely, wintry day. Still, Bianca felt herself longing for some company. That was why she had come to the water’s edge this afternoon.
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine you are a baby penguin snuggled close to its papa.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Awey Islanders. Did you know that our past episodes are available on Patreon? |
| 0:16.9 | That's right. Our Patreon membership includes access to hundreds of past episodes, |
| 0:23.9 | opportunities to suggest story ideas, and more. |
| 0:28.9 | Visit patreon.com forward slash Awey Island. |
| 0:34.1 | That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N dot com forward slash A-Way Island. |
| 0:59.4 | Hello, Awe Islanders. |
| 1:02.1 | Are you ready to be calm on Awey Island? |
| 1:07.7 | Before we begin, let's see if you have everything you want for our story today. |
| 1:14.2 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? Great job everyone. Let's start by taking a nice deep dragon breath to relax. |
| 1:23.5 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. |
| 1:28.2 | Here we go. |
| 1:31.8 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, |
| 1:33.6 | and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:36.8 | pretending you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:37.8 | Ready? |
| 1:41.0 | Deep breath in and out. |
| 1:49.2 | F-thes-h-h-h-ha-ha-ha-ha. and out. As you breathe out, feel every inch of your body beginning to relax. |
| 1:56.5 | Good job. Now let's take another deep dragon breath. |
| 2:02.0 | Remember to breathe in through your nose |
| 2:04.4 | and breathe out through your mouth. |
| 2:06.8 | Okay, breathe deeply in and out. |
| 2:17.4 | Very good. As you relax even more, think about a Papa penguin, gently tucking his baby up onto his feet to snuggle the baby penguin close to him. |
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