Cozy Cloud ☁️: a mindful story and meditation for kids

0:03 [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, 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, imagining you are breathing [SPEAKER_00]: Good job.

1:09 [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. [SPEAKER_00]: Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. [SPEAKER_00]: gentle breeze floats by and the air smells fresh.

1:42 [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. [SPEAKER_00]: Be meeth 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.

2:25 [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. [SPEAKER_00]: And now we're ready to begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm on our way island. [SPEAKER_00]: Our story today is cozy cloud.

3:14 [SPEAKER_00]: It was a bright and breezy late summer day on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: The sky was a rich, vibrant blue. [SPEAKER_00]: The sun was warm, but the breeze kept the air from feeling too hot. [SPEAKER_00]: It was the kind of summer day where everything seemed extra cheerful. [SPEAKER_00]: High above the island.

3:43 [SPEAKER_00]: The day they were thick and fluffy, with soft rounded edges. [SPEAKER_00]: The bright sunlight made them glow around the sides. [SPEAKER_00]: All around Claude, the other clouds drifted and bobbed in the summer breeze. [SPEAKER_00]: The breeze was blowing quickly, this high in the air. [SPEAKER_00]: It pushed the clouds along faster than usual.

4:09 [SPEAKER_00]: Claude enjoyed feeling the air tug at him and his friends. [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes the wind stretched them into long, wispy shapes, making little pops trail from their edges. [SPEAKER_00]: Then the clouds would gather themselves into round, fluffy shapes again. [SPEAKER_00]: the wind is quite strong today, remarked one of the other clouds, another cloud laughed cheerfully.

4:37 [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, say wouldn't this be a perfect day for a race? [SPEAKER_00]: Oh yes, another cloud agreed, let's race across the island. [SPEAKER_00]: We, the clouds cried as the wind pulled them along, [SPEAKER_00]: Come on, Claude, one of his friends called the wind is taking us this way. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's race.

5:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Claude smiled and let the breeze carry him forward, racing with his friends was fun. [SPEAKER_00]: The clouds sailed over rooftops and tree tops. [SPEAKER_00]: They saw the sparkling train as they followed its tracks below. [SPEAKER_00]: They passed over the forest where the trees waved in the wind and over the animal sanctuary [SPEAKER_00]: Everywhere the clouds went, they cast little shadows on the ground.

5:40 [SPEAKER_00]: Claude was enjoying himself. [SPEAKER_00]: He liked seeing Awe Island from so high in the sky. [SPEAKER_00]: After the clouds passed the forest and the farmland, Claude spotted something below that caught his attention. [SPEAKER_00]: It was a field of sunflowers. [SPEAKER_00]: rows and rows of tall sunflower spread across the land.

6:06 [SPEAKER_00]: There were so many that the field seemed to go on and on and on. [SPEAKER_00]: The flowers stood on vibrant green stalks with wide yellow petals circling dark brown centers, and all the flowers had turned their faces toward the sun. [SPEAKER_00]: In the summer sunlight, the yellow petals almost seemed to glow.

6:34 [SPEAKER_00]: From high in the sky, the field looked like a patch of sunshine had landed on the earth. [SPEAKER_00]: How beautiful, Claude whispered to himself. [SPEAKER_00]: His cloud friends kept moving forward. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude, called one of them, [SPEAKER_00]: Claude drifted after them for a little while, but he kept looking back at the sunflowers.

7:06 [SPEAKER_00]: Their leaves shook gently in the breeze. [SPEAKER_00]: Their golden metals shined in a light. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude noticed a few bees floating from flower to flower, landing softly in the dark centers before lifting off again. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude could not help staring at the field. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude, you're falling behind, called another cloud.

7:36 [SPEAKER_00]: Claude looked up at his friends, then looked down at the field again. [SPEAKER_00]: He felt pulled in two directions. [SPEAKER_00]: Part of him wanted to stay with the other clouds. [SPEAKER_00]: They were his friends, and the race was fun. [SPEAKER_00]: They seemed to know exactly where they wanted to go.

7:58 [SPEAKER_00]: but another part of Claude wanted to stay right where he was. [SPEAKER_00]: He wanted to slow down and take in the beautiful sunflowers. [SPEAKER_00]: The wind had nudged him forward again and the sunflower field began to slip behind him. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude felt a little disappointed.

8:20 [SPEAKER_00]: He did not want to leave the beautiful view behind. [SPEAKER_00]: There could be many races across our island. [SPEAKER_00]: Right now, this was where he wanted to be. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude took a deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: As he breathed, he let himself sing a little lower in the sky, down, down, down.

9:03 [SPEAKER_00]: The wind was still rushing above him, but down here, the breeze did not push Claude quite so strongly. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude settled softly over the sunflower field. [SPEAKER_00]: Are you coming, Claude, called one of the other clouds? [SPEAKER_00]: I think I'm going to stay here for a while.

9:24 [SPEAKER_00]: Claude, called back. [SPEAKER_00]: Stay there. [SPEAKER_00]: Asked one cloud, is it passed by? [SPEAKER_00]: But we're all going this way. [SPEAKER_00]: We're having a race. [SPEAKER_00]: I know Claude said kindly. [SPEAKER_00]: But I want to look at the sunflower field. [SPEAKER_00]: But there are so many other things to see, said one cloud.

9:51 [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, said another. [SPEAKER_00]: What is so special about this field? [SPEAKER_00]: Cloud looked down again, watching the sunflowers nodding their heads in the breeze. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm sure there are lots of wonderful places to be, Cloud said, but this place makes me happy right now. [SPEAKER_00]: The other clouds grew quiet as the wind carried them forward.

10:19 [SPEAKER_00]: All right, Cod, one of them called, will see you later. [SPEAKER_00]: Enjoy the flowers, called another. [SPEAKER_00]: Cod smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: I will. [SPEAKER_00]: And then the other clouds drifted away, continuing the race across the island. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude stayed where he was, floating gently over the bright sunflower field.

10:46 [SPEAKER_00]: Happy to be exactly where he wanted to be. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude floated over the sunflower field for a long time. [SPEAKER_00]: He watched the sun move slowly across the sky. [SPEAKER_00]: Below, the sunflowers turned to follow the sunlight. [SPEAKER_00]: They moved so slowly that Claude could hardly see them turning.

11:12 [SPEAKER_00]: As the afternoon past, Claude noticed more and more beautiful things. [SPEAKER_00]: He saw an orange butterfly drift from flower to flower. [SPEAKER_00]: He saw a little blue bird perch on the fence near the field, and fluff its feathers in the breeze. [SPEAKER_00]: Later, a few people walked along the edge of the field.

11:36 [SPEAKER_00]: They stopped to look at the flowers and take photographs, smiling at all the golden petals. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude felt peaceful and happy. [SPEAKER_00]: He was glad he had stayed. [SPEAKER_00]: After a while, Claude saw a few puffy white shapes drifting back toward him across the sky. [SPEAKER_00]: His friends were returning from the far side of hallway island.

12:05 [SPEAKER_00]: There you are, Claude, called one cloud. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm still here, Claude replied, [SPEAKER_00]: We even floated over the Arctic area, added a third cloud. [SPEAKER_00]: That sounds lovely, said Claude. [SPEAKER_00]: What did you see, Claude? [SPEAKER_00]: Asked one of the clouds. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude looked down at the sunflower field.

12:39 [SPEAKER_00]: The golden petals glowed in the afternoon light. [SPEAKER_00]: I saw sunflowers, he said. [SPEAKER_00]: I saw bees and butterflies and birds. [SPEAKER_00]: I even saw people come to look at the flowers. [SPEAKER_00]: It was very peaceful, and very beautiful. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm glad I stayed.

13:03 [SPEAKER_00]: One cloud looked down at the field. [SPEAKER_00]: That doesn't sound very exciting. [SPEAKER_00]: The cloud said, [SPEAKER_00]: Claude smiled, it did. [SPEAKER_00]: Then Claude added, do you want to stay and watch for a little while? [SPEAKER_00]: The other clouds looked at one another.

13:27 [SPEAKER_00]: Then they drifted lower, settling softly into the calmer air above the sunflower field. [SPEAKER_00]: Some watched the sunflowers, some watched the sky. [SPEAKER_00]: together, the clouds floated peacefully as the sun sank lower and lower. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude was glad to be with his friends again, and he was also glad that he had listened to himself.

13:58 [SPEAKER_00]: The race had been fun, but the sunflower field had made his heart feel joyful. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude had followed what made him happy, and it had been a very good day. [SPEAKER_00]: As evening settled over all-way island, Claude floated higher into the quiet sky. [SPEAKER_00]: The air was cooler now, and the sunflower field began to darken as the sun dipped below the horizon, and its last golden rays faded.

14:38 [SPEAKER_00]: God let his fluffy edges loosen and stretch, then gently gathered himself back into a cozy, rounded shape. [SPEAKER_00]: He felt calm and pleasantly tired after his peaceful day. [SPEAKER_00]: And he began to think of everything he was grateful for. [SPEAKER_00]: He was grateful for the bright sun and the warm breeze that had carried him over away island.

15:11 [SPEAKER_00]: Claude took a deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: He was also grateful for the beautiful sunflower field. [SPEAKER_00]: It had been nice to slow down and enjoy such a serene view. [SPEAKER_00]: Relaxing even more. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude took another deep dragon breath in and out.

16:03 [SPEAKER_00]: most of all, Claude was grateful that he had listened to what made him happy, even when the other clouds chose to keep moving. [SPEAKER_00]: It was nice to choose his own way. [SPEAKER_00]: Claude smiled [SPEAKER_00]: His thoughts grew quiet, and the little cloud fell asleep, dreaming of golden sunflowers glowing as brightly as the sun.

16:58 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: See you next time.