329. Love is…: a relaxing short story and meditation

It's bedtime and Mia has a question for her mom. She wonders what love is and how she can share her love with others. 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 “Love is…” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 10:07 Love is… Excerpt: Mia’s mom gently guided the fluffy blanket from the foot of Mia’s bed up to Mia’s chin. With a smile she kissed Mia on the forehead and said, “Love you” as she stood up to leave the room. “Love you too mom.” Mia responded from her cozy blanket cocoon. Then she asked, “Mom? What is love? We say I love you all the time. What does it mean?” Mia’s mom stopped and sat back down. This was an important question. She asked Mia, “Well, what do you think love is?” Mia thought a moment and answered, “I think love is when you care about another person a lot.” “I think you’re right.” Mia’s mom replied. Today’s Meditation: Feel your body fill with warmth and love as you send your loving energy to the world. 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 "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 “Love is…" 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 Technology to Boost Mental Health.