Ep 909. The Perfect Place: a bedtime story and meditation
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:32
The Perfect Place Excerpt:
The morning sun made the clouds above Ahway Island look pink and gold. Little dewdrops sparkled like diamonds on the grass, and the neighborhood birds had just begun their cheery songs.
Dharma Dragonfly stretched her delicate wings, admiring how well they shimmered in the golden sunlight. The warm breeze felt wonderful as she zipped through the air. Dharma soared past houses and gardens, occasionally doing little loop-de-loops just for fun.
As she flew over a quiet yard, Dharma spotted two of her friends. Bobbi Butterfly flitted gracefully from petal to petal in the small flower bed, while Letitia Ladybug lazed about on one of the flower’s broad, green leaves. Dharma flew over to them and hovered in the air.
Today’s Meditation: Imagine drawing gentle shapes in the soothing sand as you relax before today's story.
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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. We're so glad you're here. Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. Are the lights in your room dim or off? Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:12.3 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice deep dragon breath. |
| 1:20.0 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs and then out through your mouth. |
| 1:26.1 | Imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. Ready? Deep breath in and out. |
| 1:39.1 | Great job. Now imagine you are relaxing on soft sand. |
| 1:48.9 | The grains of sand sparkle in the sunshine. |
| 1:53.8 | Cup your hand, pretending to scoop up some warm sand. |
| 2:00.2 | Now let your fingers open and imagine the smooth sand flowing through your fingers onto the ground. |
| 2:07.6 | Relax in the safe and supportive hug, the soft, warm sand and take a deep dragon breath in and out. |
| 2:24.3 | Now imagine drawing a tiny circle in the sand. |
| 2:33.3 | Swirl it around to draw another circle a little bigger. |
| 2:41.0 | Then draw another circle even bigger. |
| 2:47.0 | And then another, a little smaller. |
| 2:52.3 | You feel cozy and loved, and you draw a heart shape in the smooth sand. |
| 3:02.0 | Now your entire body feels calm and relaxed. |
| 3:14.3 | You feel safe and warm as you take one more deep dragon breath in and out. Great job, everyone. |
| 3:26.4 | I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. |
| 3:30.6 | Now we're ready to begin our story. |
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