Hello, I'm Cheryl, and this is Sleep, Tight, Relax, a calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart. Our sleep story is the sixth chapter of Flopier the rabbit.

Lopier has gotten used to spending time with Jimmy.

So Jimmy has decided to teach him some tricks.

Jimmy decides two tricks will be good for a start and tries to decide which tricks would be best.

When Jimmy gets out a hoop for flopier to hop through, he decides to use a carrot as a way to encourage Floppier to jump through, but Flopier

just tries to go around.

Will this trick work?

But before we continue with our story, let's take a moment to relax.

We can practice our deep breathing anytime or anywhere.

But before bed, let's first turn down the lights, get comfortable, and make sure that everything feels as it should.

Now close your eyes if you like, and we'll begin with a few, slow, deep, belly breaths.

Each time you breathe in, breathe all the way down into your belly.

When you breathe in, be sure to slowly breathe through your nose.

And when you breathe out, try to push all the air out of your lungs.

Breathe in and breathe out.

Notice how you feel when you take these deep breaths, how you get more and more relaxed with each breath.

How the weight of your body sinks into the bed.

Breathe in and breathe out. Throughout this time of relaxation and our story, thoughts of the day

or the day to come may enter your mind. That's okay and normal. When they come, just try to return your attention to your

breathing, to the story and music. Breathe in and breathe out.

Perfect.

Let's continue with Floppier,

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