Sharing at the Sanctuary: a meditation and bedtime story for children
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Kian Koala learns that it’s more fun to share and play with others when new toys arrive at the Ahway Island Animal Sanctuary.
Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed our new stories this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Sharing at the Sanctuary,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday!
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:26
Sharing at the Sanctuary Excerpt:
Kian Koala yawned as he lay on a branch of the tree opposite of Kiera. He felt sleepy today and even the promise of new toys couldn’t get him to leave his cozy branch – not at first, anyway!
But he looked over to where Kiera was pointing and gazed down into the big open box. He saw a big duck-shaped floatie first. Henrietta Hippo would probably enjoy that, Kian thought. He could also see scratching posts, squeaky toys, and frisbees of all colors. There was even a huge beach ball.
Today’s Meditation: Imagine floating on a cloud, and relax into the feeling of lightness.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Awe Islanders. Welcome to Be Calm on Awee 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 Awee Island episodes are available on Patreon. |
| 0:22.4 | Looking for a particular favorite story or special meditation? |
| 0:26.5 | Want stories about dragon or episodes read by a male or female narrator? |
| 0:31.4 | You can find just the right story at patreon.com forward slash Awee Island island. Now let's get ready to relax. |
| 0:45.7 | 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 nice deep dragon breath. |
| 1:18.6 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:25.6 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. Ready? Deep breath, |
| 1:33.5 | in and out. |
| 1:37.8 | Ah! |
| 1:42.0 | Very good. Today, the air will help you feel calm, as if you are resting on a cloud. |
| 1:50.7 | This is all pretend, and you are very safe. Ready to find your cloud? It's in a warm and sunny sky. |
| 2:07.6 | The cloud is soft and fluffy, like a giant pillow. As you float in your cloud, you feel the warm breeze swirl around you, |
| 2:14.6 | as your soft cloud gently rocks you back and forth, back and forth. Take another deep breath, |
| 2:27.3 | like a dragon in and out. You enjoy feeling like you are floating as the cozy cloud continues to hug and rock you back and forth wrapped in the airy blanket. |
| 2:54.1 | As you continue to float, let's take one more deep dragon breath, in and out. Great job, everyone. |
| 3:13.4 | I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. |
| 3:18.4 | Okay, I think we're ready to begin our story. |
| 3:38.7 | Let's be calm on Awey Island. |
| 3:46.2 | Our story today is sharing at the sanctuary. Hey everyone, Kiera koala called out from her tree, pointing to the ground. Some of the other animals in the |
| 3:52.3 | Awe Island Animal Sanctuary looked over to her, wondering why she was so excited this morning. |
| 4:00.4 | Look what arrived at the sanctuary today, Kiera exclaimed. |
| 4:05.7 | On the ground was a huge box. Its lid was open, revealing its contents. all sorts of colorful and fun-looking toys that |
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