Ep 980. Bunny Best Friends: a meditation and relaxing story for children
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:55
Bunny Best Friends Excerpt:
Bartlett and Lovina were a bonded pair: best friends forever. They longed to have a forever home and a family to love. But for now, while they waited, they were comfortable at the shelter. Their enclosure was quite spacious, with lots of things to play with. They had two tunnels, a hidey-house, two litter boxes, as well as lots of soft blankets to lay on and plenty of room to play and binky.
When bunnies are happy, they do binkies. A binky is a special kind of jump, where the bunny flings themself into the air as if they have springs in their paws. Bartlett’s best binkies had mid-air twists and even some butt wiggles. Lovina’s binkies often included straight leaps into the air and tail wags. The thing all their binkies had common was joy.
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine sunlight warming you as you lie in a grassy meadow.
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| 0:56.3 | And now, let's begin the relaxation. |
| 1:14.2 | Hello, Awey Islanders. Hello, Awe Islanders. We're so glad you're here. |
| 1:17.3 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 1:23.6 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:31.1 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:41.8 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep dragon breath. Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, imagining |
| 1:47.7 | you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:51.5 | Ready? |
| 1:52.5 | Deep breath in and out. |
| 1:56.7 | Ah! Good job. Today, picture yourself lying in a warm sunbeam in a green grassy meadow. |
| 2:12.6 | As you lie in the meadow, the grass below you feels fluffy and cozy. |
| 2:20.3 | Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. |
| 2:29.3 | A gentle breeze floats by and the air smells fresh. |
| 2:36.7 | Relax as you enjoy the softness of the green grass and the gentleness of the sun's warmth. |
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