One Step at a Time: a mindful story and meditation for kids
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Before Micah can go to the library, he has to put his coat and shoes on…but that job seems very large.
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 4:10
One Step at a Time Excerpt:
As Micah ran a finger over the picture on the cover, he heard his mom’s voice from the kitchen: “Micah, time to put on your shoes and coat!” Micah looked toward the front door. His little shoes were waiting on the mat, and his coat was hanging on a hook nearby.
They were both right where he could see them, ready for him to put them on. Micah knew how to do these things. Now that he was getting older, he was learning to do more things by himself without his mom’s help. Sometimes that felt exciting. Today, it did not.
Today’s Meditation: Relax your whole body from head to toe in this meditation.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Awe Islanders. Thank you for listening to be calm on Awee Island. Please follow our show on your favorite podcast listening platform so you never miss an episode. You can also follow us or like us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and stay up to date on everything about Awe Island. |
| 0:29.6 | Hello, Awe Islanders. We're so glad you're here. |
| 0:39.9 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 0:48.7 | Are the lights in your room, dim or off? |
| 0:55.0 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:01.0 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep dragon breath. |
| 1:11.6 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, |
| 1:15.6 | and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:18.6 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:23.6 | Ready, deep breath, in and out. |
| 1:33.9 | Ah! |
| 1:40.3 | Good job. |
| 1:45.0 | Today, we're going to relax our entire bodies. |
| 1:52.0 | First, wiggle all your toes and then squeeze your toes together and relax them. |
| 2:05.6 | Then lift your leg up just a little and let it float down. |
| 2:16.6 | Now lift your other leg just a little |
| 2:19.7 | and let it float down. |
| 2:26.3 | Let's take another deep dragon breath, in and out. |
| 2:43.5 | Okay. breath, in and out. Next, squeeze both your hands into tight fists and then release them. |
| 2:54.8 | As you relax your hands, reach your arms around your chest and give yourself a big hug. |
| 3:08.3 | And release. And release. |
| 3:12.6 | Now, make a very grumpy face. |
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