243. The Spectacular Sky: a guided relaxation and calming story

Dragon and Bianca share a fantastic night looking at the night sky on Ahway Island. 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 “The Spectacular Sky” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Male Story Begins: 8:38 The Spectacular Sky Excerpt: The cozy cave grew dark and chilly as the sun began its nightly routine.   The dragon hurried outside to watch the warm ball of light change from orange to red.  As the sky transformed into a deep blue, the dragon decided to go visit the icy land once more.  Smiling, the dragon extended its wings.  The breeze filled them and gently lifted the dragon up into the dark sky.  The dragon turned its head in the direction of the train tracks, spotted them, and followed the curving trail back to the land of ice and snow.   Meanwhile, Bianca the polar bear gazed up at the deep dark sky, and noticed a shadow.  It grew bigger and bigger.  The polar bear realized that it was the dragon returning!  She hurried to tell Princely the penguin and Beau the Beluga whale.   As the dragon flew closer and closer, it noticed a penguin waddling quickly.  Princely was easy to spot with his slick black feathers.  The dragon searched for a soft spot to land, and held its wings straight out, drifting gently to the ground.  As the dragon landed, Bianca jumped up and gave the dragon a great big hug!  The dragon’s eyes opened wide in surprise, and Princely laughed and laughed.  Bianca stepped back from the dragon and grinned from ear to ear.  She felt happy to see her new friend.  Then she noticed the look on the dragon’s face.  The little polar bear held a paw up to her mouth and said, “Oops.  You probably didn’t see me.  I forget I’m close to invisible sometimes.  I’m sorry I surprised you.” Today’s Meditation: Imagine floating on a cloud, and relax into the feeling of lightness. Looking for stories that emphasize acceptance, understanding, and empathy? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Magical Chair," 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 “The Spectacular Sky" 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!