340. Best Balance: a children’s story and meditation

Sig has the best balance, but today the skateboard is playing with a new learner. How will they do? 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 “Best Balance,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 10:46 Best Balance Excerpt: Sunshine streamed through the slats in the garage door. A skateboard covered with swirls of brilliant colors rested in the corner. With a bright line of light crossing the red and orange swirls, Sig the skateboard could see it was a bright sunny day. The colorful skateboard rolled over towards the door, excited for a chance to play. The girl was sure notice her now.  The garage door opened with a click, clack, click, clack. The bright colors on the skateboard glowed as the garage filled with light. The girl spotted Sig right away. With a giggle she ran over, picked up her skateboard, and hurried outside. Sig giggled too, ready to play. The girl placed the skateboard on the ground and stepped on, one foot on a yellow-green swirl and the other on a blue-purple one. Sig wobbled back and forth, as the girl balanced herself. Today’s Meditation: Rest among the twinkling stars with today's meditation. Looking for ways 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 “Best Balance" 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