The stories I read in the pages of these books feel like secret messages to me.

I get lost in Little House on the Prairie.

I'm especially drawn to the father in the story.

One of the many imaginary fathers I collect

from pages of the books I read and the movies I watch.

My mind is like a vision board where I keep pinning things up.

As a small child, Godana Bernat loves to spend time with her grandfather, who tells stories of the folkloric magic he sees in the trees and meadows in a tiny Serbian village.

It's a stark contrast to her own home, a place ruled by control and where the unknown is feared.

Gordana realizes that to fight against that fear, she must learn to open herself to unseen

possibilities, and when they show up, to embrace them.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and

mindfulness prompts, so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories,

and that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.

From Wait What, this is Meditative story. I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed.

The body, breathing. relaxed the body breathing your senses open your mind open

meeting meeting the world. I stroll hand in hand with my grandfather in the meadow behind his house.

We're in the tiny village of Pagane, Serbia.

The ancient trees cast long shadows in the late afternoon.

Their leaves whisper in the warm breeze. To grandfather, these trees are sacred. They're alive.

We talk to them.

From time to time, I look up at him as we head into the forest.

The brilliant blue sky acts as a backdrop behind him, framing his face, his soft white beard. He's not tall, but he towers above me. I'm only six. I meet his

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