221. Snuggle Up: a story and meditation for your bedtime routine

Bliss the Blanket waits on the couch to snuggle up with a book. Will she hear a good story today? Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new story this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Snuggle Up” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Male Story Begins: 8:16 Snuggle Up Excerpt:  Clouds blanketed the sky, and big white snowflakes drifted to the ground outside the window of the family room.  The fluffy green blanket was folded up neatly on the couch.  Waiting patiently for the little girl to pick out a book, Bliss the blanket relaxed in the glowing light of the fire in the fireplace.  She enjoyed hearing the logs crackle and pop as the room grew more cozy.   Flames flickered around the logs changing the brown wood to black.  In the heart of the fire, the blanket noticed embers glowing red. Occasionally an ember would pop up into the air, shining brightly for a split second, then it would drop back down turning into a fleck of ash.   As Bliss the blanket delighted in the fire’s movements, the little girl made her way to the couch and settled in with a pile of books.  The blanket smiled, ready to read and snuggle.  Bliss felt surprised when the little girl opened the first book and left her blanket neatly folded. Today’s Meditation: Imagine floating on a cloud, and relax into the feeling of lightness. Looking for stories with positive learning moments for your little one?  You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Mystery Jug," paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website. Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon. If you're not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 3 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and an extra episode each week! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? We hope your child loved “Snuggle Up" We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram ) to help us bring our original stories with positive messages to even more listeners! In the press: Digital Trends warns listeners that "you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious." Yay! We’re honored that the website of Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems includes us on their list of