861. Garden Friends: a calming story and meditation for bedtime

Fionn the dandelion finds himself growing in a beautiful flower garden, and meets its guardian, Gertie the gnome. Narrator: Female Story Begins: 4:21 Garden Friends Excerpt: The morning sun peeked over the horizon, spreading warm, golden light across Ahway Island. Fionn the dandelion seed had been planted and was just now beginning to grow. As he stretched out of the ground, he felt the gentle embrace of the soil and the welcoming rays of the sun. Fionn looked around, curious to find out where he had ended up after his journey drifting through the sky. The little dandelion found himself in a beautiful garden surrounded by colorful flowers, buzzing bees, and fluttering butterflies. The air was filled with the sweet fragrance of blooming blossoms, and the garden seemed to be brimming with life. Today’s Meditation: Relax your whole body from head to toe in this meditation. 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 2 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and extra episodes every other month! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? 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.  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! We hope you enjoyed your time on Ahway Island. Come back soon!