583. A Safe Space: a children’s meditation and story

Avi Axolotl learns how to keep himself calm when he's brought to a new place with new people to meet. Narrator: Female Story Begins: 4:32 A Safe Space Excerpt: It was a grey and cloudy day on Ahway Island. With curious eyes, Avi Axolotl looked out at what he could see of the world from within the big van where his travel tank was placed. He swam around slowly in the little tank as the van rocked gently on the roadbed. Today, Avi was being driven to the Ahway Island Animal Shelter.   Avi had never been to the Animal Shelter before and had never met any of the animals there. He felt a little nervous. What if there were no other axolotls there? What if the other animals thought that Avi was strange?   When the van finally arrived at the shelter, the driver brought Avi inside. The door opened and the brass bell hanging above the door rang sweetly above Avi’s head as his tank was carried in. Ding ding! Avi was placed on a counter in his travel tank. Today’s Meditation: Picture floating in the safe and comforting waters of a tranquil pool. 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 "A Safe Space" 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: Jooki recommends us as an outstanding podcast for preschoolers. SheKnows recommends us as as a podcast you and your kids will love! We’re honored that the website of Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems includes us on their list of Technology to Boost Mental Health. Digital Trends warns listeners that "