Hello and welcome to Drift Off Bedtime Stories.

I'm your host Joanne and I'm so glad to be here with you this evening.

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Tonight we continue our journey through the long winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. In this episode, I'll be reading

Chapter 12 and 13 from this beloved classic. Before we begin the chapter, let's take a few

moments to settle in and relax.

Make yourself comfortable now wherever you are.

Allow your body to rest gently into the place beneath you. There is nothing you need to do right now.

Know where you need to be.

Take a slow breath in through your nose and let it go softly through your mouth.

And again, breathing in slowly and exhaling, letting your shoulders loosen and drop.

Let your breathing find a natural rhythm.

If there's any tightness in your body, see if you can soften it just a little.

Relax your forehead.

Relax your jaw. Let your shoulders sink down.

Allow your arms and hands to rest comfortably.

Now relax your legs,

your knees,

your feet.

With each slow breath out, let the day drift a little further away.

As we begin tonight's chapter, imagine the quiet prairie in winter.

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