Ep 920. No Hugs, Please: a soothing kid’s story when you need a break
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:26
No Hugs, Please Excerpt:
As father and son put away clean dishes together, Brent’s father noticed Brent was unusually quiet. “Is something on your mind, Brent?” his father asked.
After a pause, Brent took a deep breath and asked, “Is it okay if I don’t want to hug Uncle Charles? I feel nervous about hugging him since I haven’t seen him in so long.”
Today’s Meditation: Enjoy the feeling of your body relaxing into the warm sand on a sunny beach.
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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. |
| 0:40.3 | 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? |
| 1:12.6 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice deep dragon breath. |
| 1:20.6 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:26.6 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon |
| 1:30.3 | ready deep breath in and out |
| 1:38.3 | great job let's think about how your body feels Great job. |
| 1:46.0 | Let's think about how your body feels resting on a sunny beach. |
| 1:51.9 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. |
| 1:56.6 | You sit down in the warm, soft sand. |
| 2:01.0 | The sand hugs you and you lie back on the cozy beach. |
| 2:07.4 | Think about your feet as you push your toes into the sand. |
| 2:13.1 | Imagine the soft grains of sand sliding in between your toes, gently rubbing your feet. |
| 2:23.1 | As you relax, let's take another deep dragon breath in and out. Imagine the soft Ha Imagine the soft |
| 2:40.0 | sandy beach |
| 2:41.0 | supporting your back |
| 2:43.0 | and giving you a big hug |
| 2:46.0 | Now open your hands |
| 2:50.0 | spreading your fingers. |
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