226. Switch Tracks: a relaxing meditation and bedtime story

Amy meets another engine on tracks, and has to share time and space. 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 “Switch Tracks” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 12:10 Switch Tracks Excerpt: Everyone in the cozy house sat quietly, enjoying the peace of the moment. Tonight, Grandpa told everyone there was a surprise on the train tracks, and the family eagerly watched the tracks above them. Looking up towards the ceiling, everyone watched as Grandpa flipped the switch. The family heard the tracks begin to whirr, full of energy.   In the distance they heard, Chug a chug a chug a chug choo choo, as the little electric train approached.  The family enjoyed seeing Alex the engine as he chugged around the house, and hearing the train as well.  The sound of Alex’s Chug a chug a chug a chug choo choo, was soothing to them.   Alex felt energy surge into his wheels and he began to move forward on the tracks.  The little green engine approached the tunnel leading into the room where the family sat waiting. Chug a chug a chug a chug choo choo, the sound echoed in the tunnel as Alex rolled forward into the dark passage.Today’s Meditation: Feel calm and relaxed as you send kind energy to your heart. Today’s Meditation: Feel calm and relaxed as you send kind energy to your heart. Looking for a way to help your child learn emotional regulation and how to self soothe? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Happy Dragon," 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 “Switching Tracks" 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