Hello, Awe Islanders. Welcome to Be Calm on Awe Island. Today we are happy to share a favorite story and relaxation with you.

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Now, let's get ready to relax.

Hello, Awe 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?

Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath.

Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth,

imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon.

Okay, deep breath in and out.

Good. Imagine you are a graceful willow tree swaying in the gentle breeze.

Pretend your feet are the roots of the willow tree. Feel your roots, stretch through the grass and into the earth. The warm soil hugs you as your roots reach

deeper and deeper and you feel safe and secure in the earth's embrace.

Take a deep dragon breath, in and out.

Ah!

Think of your legs, tummy and neck, as the trunk of the willow tree.

Warm energy flows up from the earth, into your roots, and up through your trunk.

Now pretend that your arms and head are flexible, leafy, willow branches.

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