364. Snowed In: a calming meditation and story

The cave is quiet and dark this morning. At the cave's entrance Dragon discovers why. Dragon is snowed in! How will Dragon get outside to play? 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 “Snowed In,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Male Story Begins: 8:40 Snowed In Excerpt: Dragon yawned and stretched, feeling fully rested and ready to start the day. Quiet filled the cozy cave. Usually Dragon could hear the forest animals scurrying about getting their breakfast. Dragon smiled, picturing the squirrels digging up a filling breakfast, and wondered whether the squirrels had already eaten today. Then Dragon realized it was also darker in the cave than usual. Was it cloudy? Maybe it was snowing. Dragon hurried to the cave’s entrance to see what fun today would bring. Then Dragon realized why it was so quiet and dark. From the floor to the ceiling of the entrance to the cave, fluffy snow had piled up. The snow glowed softly, as light filtered through. Dragon sighed, and took a deep breath, in and out. Before Dragon could play with the forest animals, the snow would need to be moved. Today’s Meditation: Feel calm and relaxed as you send kind energy to your heart. Looking for a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Naptime or Not?" 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 “Snowed In." 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