A Forest Walk: a calming story and meditation
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Gus Groundhog learns to appreciate his home in the Ahway Island Forest when Bernie Bear suggests that they go for a walk together.
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Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed our new stories this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “A Forest Walk,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday!
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:13
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, Awe Islanders. Welcome to Be Calm on Awee Island. Today we are happy to share a favorite story and relaxation with you. Before we begin, we want to remind the grown-ups who are listening that hundreds of Be Calm on Awee Island episodes are available on Patreon. |
| 0:22.4 | Looking for a particular favorite story or special meditation? |
| 0:26.5 | Want stories about dragon or episodes read by a male or female narrator? |
| 0:31.4 | You can find just the right story at patreon.com forward slash Awee Island island. Now let's get ready to relax. |
| 0:47.8 | Hello, Awe Islanders. Are you ready to be calm on Awee Island? Before we begin, let's see if you have everything you want for our story today. 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. |
| 1:14.2 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. |
| 1:18.3 | Here we go. |
| 1:20.0 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:25.0 | pretending you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:28.3 | Ready? |
| 1:29.4 | Deep breath in and out. |
| 1:36.1 | As you breathe out, feel every inch of your body beginning to relax. |
| 1:47.0 | Good job. |
| 1:49.0 | Now let's take another deep dragon breath. |
| 1:52.7 | Remember to breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. |
| 1:57.6 | Okay, breathe deeply in and out. |
| 2:05.6 | 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 |
| 2:20.5 | to him. |
| 2:23.0 | You feel connected and loved, just like the baby bird. |
| 2:30.1 | Are you ready to take one more deep dragon breath? |
| 2:33.3 | Here we go, deep breath, in and out. |
| 2:41.5 | Now close your eyes and enjoy feeling completely relaxed, just like the baby penguin. |
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