Ep 968. The Spinning Shiny: a relaxing kids’ meditation and bedtime story
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:44
The Spinning Shiny Excerpt:
Sandy Seagull woke up to a peaceful morning on the golden shores of Ahway Island. She blinked her bright eyes and stretched her soft wings. All the other seagulls on the cliff were still sleeping. Sandy smiled and took a moment to enjoy the quiet of the early day.
Floating over the horizon, the sun spread a glowing ribbon of light across the calm ocean. It looked beautiful next to the pink clouds in the sky. A light breeze carried the salty scent of the sea. The beach below seemed full of possibilities.
Today’s Meditation: Feel your body fill with love as you imagine a puffin family and think about your own unique family.
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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. |
| 0:37.6 | And now, let's relax. |
| 0:54.0 | Hello, Awe Islanders. |
| 0:57.0 | We're so glad you're here. |
| 1:00.0 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 1:06.0 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? Do you have your favorite listening buddy or blanket? |
| 1:15.3 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep dragon breath. Breathe in through your |
| 1:24.7 | nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:35.7 | Ready? Deep breath, in and out. |
| 1:59.0 | Good job. As your chest, arms and shoulders relax, think of a puffin family hugging their baby puffin in their cozy burrow. |
| 2:01.6 | You feel loved and connected, just like the baby puffin. |
| 2:07.6 | As you think about the Puffin family, your heart feels happy and warm. |
| 2:15.6 | Place your hands on your chest. |
| 2:19.4 | Close your eyes and let's take another deep dragon breath together. |
| 2:25.8 | Ready? |
| 2:27.3 | Deep breath in and out. |
| 2:43.0 | Ah! out. Now let's think about your family. Every family is unique. |
| 2:45.0 | Maybe your family includes parents or siblings or grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins or friends, pets, nannies, caregivers, and teachers. |
| 3:00.6 | Whoever your family is and wherever they are, send your loving energy out to them. |
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