773. Loving Locomotive: a kids’ mindful tale and relaxation

Alex the Toy Train Engine sees love all around his house. Narrator: Male Story Begins: 4:13 Loving Locomotive Excerpt: In a cozy house on Ahway Island, sunshine danced through the windows. Colorful rugs warmed its floors, and its walls were painted in cheerful pastels. Inside this house lived a little electric train named Alex. Alex was a lucky engine because he had an enormous track to travel. He could go to any room he wanted to, thanks to the special route that had been built for him. These tracks weaved their way around the house up near the ceiling, and they even had secret tunnels that connected one room to another. That meant Alex could go on exciting adventures all around. One morning, the little girl flipped Alex’s switch, and Alex’s wheels started to spin. With a joyful “Chug-a-chug-a choo choo,” he began his journey through the house. He followed the curving tracks in the hallway, and then he entered the dark tunnel just ahead. Today’s Meditation: Feel your body fill with love as you imagine a puffin family and think about your own unique family. 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? Looking for a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break?  You'll find it on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Nap Time 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.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website. In the press: Read about how and why we created Ahway Island in this feature from Global Comment! Zzz! The Boston Globe recommends "Be Calm on Ahway Island" as as one of "Eight Podcasts That Could Help You Get Some Sleep." SheKnows recommends us as as a podcast you and your kids will love! Digital Trends warns listeners that "you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious." Yay! Thanks for tuning in to Be Calm on Ahway Island. We'll be back with more stories soon!