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

Before we begin, we want to remind the grown-ups who are listening that hundreds of Be Calm on Awe Island episodes are available on Patreon. That's right, our full library is

available at patreon.com slash Awee Island. Now let's get ready to relax. Hello, Awee Islanders. We're so glad you're here.

Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awee 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.

Good. Imagine you are a graceful willow tree, swaying in a 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. 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 roots and up through your trunk.

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

Imagine them swinging gently in the warm breeze, back and forth as you take one more deep dragon breath in and out great job everyone Great job, everyone.

I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy.

And now we're ready to begin our story.

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