Calm 😌 in the Storm ⛈️: a story and guided meditation for kids

0:01 [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, Awe Islanders. [SPEAKER_00]: We're so glad you're here. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Are the lights in your room dim or off? [SPEAKER_00]: Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? [SPEAKER_00]: Before we begin our story, [SPEAKER_00]: Let's relax by taking a nice deep dragon breath, breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs and then out through your mouth.

0:42 [SPEAKER_00]: Imagineing you are breathing fire like a dragon. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Deep breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Good job. [SPEAKER_00]: Today, picture yourself lying in a warm sunbeam in a green grassy meadow. [SPEAKER_00]: As you lie in the meadow, the grass below you feels fluffy and cozy.

1:24 [SPEAKER_00]: Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. [SPEAKER_00]: a gentle breeze floats by. [SPEAKER_00]: And the air smells fresh. [SPEAKER_00]: Relax as you enjoy the softness of the green grass and the gentleness of the sun's warmth. [SPEAKER_00]: And let's take another deep dragon breath in and out.

2:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Be neat, your head is a soft pillow of grass and you relax even more as the sun gently warms your face. [SPEAKER_00]: Now your whole body feels cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: As you continue to enjoy the sun's warmth, let's take one more deep dragon breath in and [SPEAKER_00]: great job everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy.

2:51 [SPEAKER_00]: And now we're ready to begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Our story today is calm in the storm. [SPEAKER_00]: Rain tapped softly against the classroom windows. [UNKNOWN]: Tap, tap, tap. [SPEAKER_00]: It made a gentle background sound as the children settled into their morning work.

3:22 [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra the tent was in her usual place by the reading corner, close to the bookshelves in the big windows. [SPEAKER_00]: Her colorful fabric sides made a small cozy space inside the busy classroom, and her entrance flap was open, ready to welcome anyone who needed a quiet place to feel calm.

3:43 [SPEAKER_00]: Inside Tyra, there was a comfy beanbag chair to sit on. [SPEAKER_00]: A sign near the entrance reminded the children to take three deep dragon breaths before choosing a feel better activity. [SPEAKER_00]: There was also a stack of books beside a basket of fidget toys, squishy balls, calm down cards, crayons, and other tools the children had used many times before.

4:12 [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra liked her job in the classroom. [SPEAKER_00]: She was proud that she could help children feel better when they felt stressed or sad. [SPEAKER_00]: The sky outside was dark gray, and eventually a low rumble of thunder rolled across a way island. [SPEAKER_00]: The students were working on a writing activity.

4:42 [SPEAKER_00]: Their teacher moved around the room, watching as they practiced their letters. [SPEAKER_00]: But Tyran noticed that some children kept looking toward the windows, especially when the thunder began to rumble more and more often. [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra looked outside and saw that the wind was picking up too.

5:04 [SPEAKER_00]: The leaves on the trees whipped back and forth, and the trunks vent in the strong gusts. [SPEAKER_00]: Then a particularly loud clap of thunder made several children look up from their papers. [SPEAKER_00]: One child came to sit inside Tyra. [SPEAKER_00]: The child took three deep dragon breaths, just like the sign said.

5:29 [SPEAKER_00]: Then they opened a container of place and let it pour slowly through their fingers. [SPEAKER_00]: After a little while, the child's shoulders seemed more relaxed. [SPEAKER_00]: When the child left Tyra, they still looked a little worried, but they also looked calmer than before. [SPEAKER_00]: still the storm outside remained.

5:55 [SPEAKER_00]: One of the children asked the teacher, will the rain stop soon? [SPEAKER_00]: It should, the teacher said. [SPEAKER_00]: According to the weather report, it shouldn't last too long. [SPEAKER_00]: but Tyra could see that many of the children were looking around and becoming tense. [SPEAKER_00]: She wished she could help them all feel calm at the same time.

6:20 [SPEAKER_00]: There was only room for one child, or maybe two, inside Tyra at once. [SPEAKER_00]: the wind whistled outside, and the rain splattered against the windows, and suddenly Tyra heard a new sound. [SPEAKER_00]: Click, click, click, all the children turn their head towards the windows, as little [SPEAKER_00]: a calm voice came over the classroom intercom.

6:55 [SPEAKER_00]: The office announced that the storm had brought strong wind and hail, and everyone should follow the school's severe weather plan, and move away from the windows. [SPEAKER_00]: The teachers stood at the front of the room and spoke in a steady voice. [SPEAKER_00]: All right, everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: We are going to move to our storm safe spot by the cubbies, just like we've practiced before.

7:21 [SPEAKER_00]: It is on the inside wall, away from the windows. [SPEAKER_00]: Please walk calmly. [SPEAKER_00]: The children knew what to do. [SPEAKER_00]: They left their pencils and papers on their desks and walked to the cubby area on the far side of the classroom. [SPEAKER_00]: They were moving away from the windows, away from the reading corner, away from Tyra.

7:48 [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra knew the children were doing the safe thing. [SPEAKER_00]: Her spot by the window was not a good place to sit during strong wind and hail. [SPEAKER_00]: But still, a little tent could not help feeling worried. [SPEAKER_00]: How can I help them if they cannot come inside me? [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra wandered to herself.

8:09 [SPEAKER_00]: She wished she could stretch across the entire classroom and wrap all the children inside her cozy walls. [SPEAKER_00]: Before the teacher joined the children by the cubbies, she stepped toward Tyra and reached inside. [SPEAKER_00]: She picked up the basket that usually stayed beside the bean bag chair.

8:31 [SPEAKER_00]: The one that held the squishy balls and some of the calm down cards. [SPEAKER_00]: Then the teacher carried the basket with her to the storm's safe spot. [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra filled a little better. [SPEAKER_00]: The children were gathered on the floor with their backs to the cubbies. [SPEAKER_00]: The teachers sat on the floor with them.

8:59 [SPEAKER_00]: Even though the hail clicked against the windows and the wind wished around the building, the teacher's voice stayed calm. [SPEAKER_00]: We're in our storm safe spot now, away from the windows, the teacher said. [SPEAKER_00]: We're doing exactly what we need to do to stay safe. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm right here with you.

9:22 [SPEAKER_00]: Let's use our calm tools while we wait. [SPEAKER_00]: The teacher held up one of the calm down cards. [SPEAKER_00]: Tiber recognized it right away. [SPEAKER_00]: It had a picture of dragon taking a slow, steady breath. [SPEAKER_00]: It was the deep dragon breath card. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's start with a dragon breath.

9:48 [SPEAKER_00]: The teacher said, all the children took a deep dragon breath [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra watched as their shoulders moved up and down. [SPEAKER_00]: Some of their faces still looked worried, but they were breathing slowly. [SPEAKER_00]: They were doing just what they had practiced inside Tyra. [SPEAKER_00]: The teacher passed a squishy ball to a child who had been ringing their hands.

10:31 [SPEAKER_00]: The child squeezed the ball and then relaxed their hand. [SPEAKER_00]: Squeeze and let go. [SPEAKER_00]: Squeeze and let go. [SPEAKER_00]: Some of the other children looked at the calm downcarts. [SPEAKER_00]: One child wrapped their arms around themselves in a comforting hug. [SPEAKER_00]: another child pressed their palms together and held them there.

10:58 [SPEAKER_00]: Then relaxed their arms by their sides. [SPEAKER_00]: They all took another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Tyrest started to feel less worried. [SPEAKER_00]: It was true that the children were not inside her colorful walls, but they still remembered what to do. [SPEAKER_00]: The dragon breaths and feel better tools had gone with them.

11:39 [SPEAKER_00]: That was when Tyrest began to understand. [SPEAKER_00]: Her job was not only to be a cozy place in the classroom. [SPEAKER_00]: Her job was also to help the children learn and practice their calming tools so they could use them wherever they were, even during a loud storm, even when Tyra was across the room.

12:05 [SPEAKER_00]: The storm continued for a little while, but the children and the teachers stayed in their storm's safe spot. [SPEAKER_00]: The children took one more deep dragon breath, in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: At last, the clicking sound began to slow, then it stopped. [SPEAKER_00]: The wind quieted too.

12:51 [SPEAKER_00]: The rain continued, but it softened until it was only paddling against the windows once more. [SPEAKER_00]: Soon, another announcement came over the intercom. [SPEAKER_00]: The storm had passed, and it was safe for everyone to return to their seats. [SPEAKER_00]: The teacher smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for following the storm plan so calmly, she said.

13:17 [SPEAKER_00]: You did a wonderful job listening and using your tools. [SPEAKER_00]: the teacher gathered the calm down cards and the squishy ball back into the basket. [SPEAKER_00]: One child offered to carry it back to Tyra and set it carefully in its proper spot. [SPEAKER_00]: We used our dragon breath during the storm.

13:39 [SPEAKER_00]: The child said, as if whispering a secret to the little tent, [SPEAKER_00]: The tyrant could not answer out loud of course, but inside she felt warm and happy. [SPEAKER_00]: She had helped after all. [SPEAKER_00]: The rest of the school day passed peacefully. [SPEAKER_00]: The children returned to their writing, and the rain slowly faded away.

14:05 [SPEAKER_00]: pale light began to peek through the clouds. [SPEAKER_00]: after a story and a little more work, the children packed their backpacks and left the classroom. [SPEAKER_00]: Tyver watched them go, feeling proud of how well they had followed the storm plan. [SPEAKER_00]: She felt proud of the teacher for helping everyone stay safe.

14:30 [SPEAKER_00]: And she felt proud of herself, for helping the children practice using calming tools [SPEAKER_00]: After the children left, the classroom became quiet. [SPEAKER_00]: As Tyra relaxed, she imagined folding herself into a cozy hug, settling in her spot after the busy day. [SPEAKER_00]: Greatful thoughts filled the little tense mind.

15:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra was grateful for the teacher, who helped the children follow the plan and move to the storm safe spot. [SPEAKER_00]: Tyra took a deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: She was also grateful for the children who remembered their dragonbreaths and field better tools, smiling, tyrotook another deep dragonbreath in and out.

16:04 [SPEAKER_00]: Most of all, Tyra was grateful to know that she could help the children, even when they were not inside her cozy walls. [SPEAKER_00]: The little tent settled in the peaceful classroom and took one final [SPEAKER_00]: her thoughts grew quiet, and Tyra drifted into a restful nap, dreaming of the children carrying their calm wherever they went.

16:52 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be calm on our way island. [SPEAKER_00]: See you next time.