282. Welcome: a bedtime meditation and story

Anora and Alice spend a rainy day painting new signs for Ahway Island. Now visitors will know how to relax. 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 “Welcome” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 10:01 Welcome Excerpt: The falling rain drummed a steady beat on the roof of the house.  With a great gust of wind the rain increased the intensity of its rhythm.  Alice stopped and peered out the window.  It sure was dark outside.  As she watched rain drops roll down the window, thunder rumbled, telling Alice that today was an indoor day.  Alice felt her shoulders droop in disappointment.  Today Anora was coming over to play, and they always played outside.  Feeling her disappointment grow, Alice took a deep dragon breath in and out.  She knew Anora liked to keep busy. What could they do inside?  Alice took another deep dragon breath in and out and remembered finding the old Ahway Island sign.  She and Anora had decided that it would be nice to paint some new signs so that visitors could find Ahway Island and relax.  Alice looked at the clock.  She had about an hour before Anora would arrive.   Peeking into the study where her mom was busy working on her computer Alice asked, “Mom do we have any paint and some wood?” Alice’s mom stopped typing and looked up at her. “Well, we definitely have paint.  What do you need the wood for?” her mom responded, curious what her imaginative daughter was planning. Today’s Meditation: Imagine floating on a cloud, and relax into the feeling of lightness. 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. You can search for stories by Learning Message, Character Type, or Narrator Type on our Episodes page. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our About page, or check out our FAQs. 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 “Welcome" 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!