Ep 941. Feeling Better: a soothing story and children’s meditation
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:28
Feeling Better Excerpt:
Today, the little snake looked a bit faded. His usual deep green appeared a bit gray. The patterns on his skin had disappeared. His bright yellow stripe looked white. Even the sparkle in his eyes seemed clouded over.
Sachi felt…off. He didn’t feel sick, exactly, just…strange. His back was uncomfortable. His belly was uncomfortable. His tail was uncomfortable. And he felt grumpy. Everything just felt more difficult today, which was why he was trying to find a nice resting place.
Today’s Meditation: Imagine that you are a graceful willow tree in today's meditation.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Awe Islanders. |
| 0:04.0 | Are you looking for more exciting stories for when you're wide awake and ready for adventure? |
| 0:11.0 | Check out our new podcast, Adventures on Awe Island. |
| 0:17.0 | It's a mystery-filled series that follows three kids as they uncover a strange discovery on the island. |
| 0:26.0 | Adventures on Away Island podcast is out now, so be sure to follow on your favorite podcast player. |
| 0:35.2 | And thank you for being part of the Awe Island family. |
| 0:40.3 | Hello, Awe Islanders. |
| 0:55.2 | We're so glad you're here. |
| 0:57.9 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 1:02.9 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:07.1 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening, buddy? |
| 1:11.5 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath. |
| 1:19.2 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:25.9 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:30.3 | Okay, deep breath in and out. |
| 1:39.3 | Good. |
| 1:51.6 | Imagine you are a graceful willow tree swaying in the gentle breeze. |
| 2:02.9 | Pretend your feet are the roots of the willow tree. Feel your roots, stretch through the grass and into the earth. |
| 2:10.1 | The warm soil hugs you as your roots reach deeper and deeper, |
| 2:15.9 | and you feel safe and secure in the earth's embrace. Take a deep dragon breath, in and out. |
| 2:26.3 | Ah! |
| 2:31.3 | Think of your legs, tummy and neck as the trunk of the willow tree. |
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