The Big Race: a calming meditation and story for kids 😊

0:09 [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, our way Islanders! [SPEAKER_00]: We're so glad you're here. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see if you have everything you want to become on our 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.

0:37 [SPEAKER_00]: Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, and then out through your mouth. [SPEAKER_00]: Imagineing you are breathing fire like a dragon. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Deep breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU [SPEAKER_00]: Today, the air will help you feel calm as if you are resting on a cloud.

1:08 [SPEAKER_00]: This is all pretend and you are very safe. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready to find your cloud? [SPEAKER_00]: It's in a warm and sunny sky. [SPEAKER_00]: The cloud is soft and fluffy like a giant pillow. [SPEAKER_00]: As you float in your cloud, you feel the warm breeze swirl around you. [SPEAKER_00]: As your soft cloud gently rocks you, back and forth, back and forth.

1:43 [SPEAKER_00]: Take another deep breath, like a dragon, in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: You enjoy feeling like you are floating as the cozy cloud continues to hug and rock you back and forth wrapped in the airy blanket. [SPEAKER_00]: As you continue to float, let's take one more deep dragon breath in and out.

2:29 [SPEAKER_00]: great job everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: Okay, I think we're ready to begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Our story today is the big race. [SPEAKER_00]: It was a beautiful day on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: The birds happily sing their songs in the lush green trees.

3:11 [SPEAKER_00]: The big bright sun welcomed everyone on Awe Island to come outside and have fun. [SPEAKER_00]: today was an absolutely perfect day to play outside. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian thought as he sat in windfield wheelchair at the kitchen table, eating his cereal and staring out the window. [SPEAKER_00]: Today would be an exciting day.

3:35 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian was going to play with his best friends, Anora and Havier. [SPEAKER_00]: The last time he had seen a Nora in class, she told him that she had a special surprise for him. [SPEAKER_00]: A Nora always loved to surprise Brian and Havier with amazing ideas. [SPEAKER_00]: As Brian finished his cereal, the doorbell ring.

4:01 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian's mom answered it. [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, Havier. [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, a Nora. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian's mom said, [SPEAKER_00]: Brian heard Havier and Anora's voices from the kitchen. [SPEAKER_00]: Excitedly, he grasped windfield's wheels and the two rolled right over to the front door.

4:19 [SPEAKER_00]: Hi, Havier. [SPEAKER_00]: Hi, Anora. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian said happily. [SPEAKER_00]: He saw that Havier had brought his skateboard. [SPEAKER_00]: An Anora had brought her pink scooter and her little yellow bag. [SPEAKER_00]: A Nora often carried around her bag, just in case her friends needed something.

4:39 [SPEAKER_00]: Hey Brian, have you all said? [SPEAKER_00]: Hello Brian, I know her said. [SPEAKER_00]: Okay you three, go have a fun day outside, Brian's mom said, and come back later for a special treat she had it. [SPEAKER_00]: Saying goodbye and thank you to Brian's mom, [SPEAKER_00]: Brian, Havier, and a Nora left Brian's house and rode down his driveway.

5:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian in-win-field, Havier on his skateboard, and a Nora on her scooter. [SPEAKER_00]: At the end of the driveway, they paused for a moment to take a deep, dragon breath. [SPEAKER_00]: In and out. [SPEAKER_00]: It's so pretty out here today, Anora said. [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, Havira agreed.

5:32 [SPEAKER_00]: The sun is nice and warm. [SPEAKER_00]: What are we going to do out here today? [SPEAKER_00]: Brian asked, Anora responded, well, I was thinking we could have a race around the paved running track across the street. [SPEAKER_00]: Add sounds like fun Brian said. [SPEAKER_00]: Then Brian snapped his fingers.

5:53 [SPEAKER_00]: He had a clever idea. [SPEAKER_00]: How about only two of us race at a time, Brian suggested? [SPEAKER_00]: The third person can stand at the finish line as a referee. [SPEAKER_00]: That's a great idea, Brian. [SPEAKER_00]: Have you ever said? [SPEAKER_00]: I'll reference first, look what I have in my bag, a Nora said.

6:14 [SPEAKER_00]: A Nora gently set her scooter down in the grass and pulled a small orange whistle, a piece of yellow chalk, a notebook, and a pencil out of her bag. [SPEAKER_00]: Wow, A Nora. [SPEAKER_00]: You always have everything we need in your bag. [SPEAKER_00]: Have you air said admiringly? [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, said A Nora with a grin.

6:38 [SPEAKER_00]: We can keep track of who wins each race in my notebook. [SPEAKER_00]: Okay, then, Havier, let's get ready to race, Brian said excitedly. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's go, Havier exclaimed. [SPEAKER_00]: With the yellow chalk, a Nora drew a start, and a finish line at different points to create the perfect race track.

7:01 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian, riding in Windfield, and Havier with his skateboard, got into position and waited at the starting line a Nora had drawn. [SPEAKER_00]: They were excited to race one another. [SPEAKER_00]: A Nora raised her whistle and gave it a big blow. [SPEAKER_00]: As soon as they heard the tooth of the whistle, Brian and Havier began to race.

7:26 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian was sure that he and Winfield were going to be the winners. [SPEAKER_00]: Winfield was always so fast on his bigger wheels. [SPEAKER_00]: Havier's skateboard just had little wheels. [SPEAKER_00]: But Brian didn't expect Havier to be so fast on his skateboard. [SPEAKER_00]: Havier zipped past Brian and Winfield across the finish line first.

7:50 [SPEAKER_00]: And Nora carefully drew a tallymark. [SPEAKER_00]: Next to Havier's main. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian was proud to see his friend win the first race. [SPEAKER_00]: And collect for Havier once he made it to the finish line. [SPEAKER_00]: But on the inside, Brian knew he had been too complacent about winning.

8:10 [SPEAKER_00]: He hadn't really wheeled when field as fast as he could have. [SPEAKER_00]: Then a Nora said, OK, let's have you two go twice more, and then we'll switch referees. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian and Havier nodded in agreement, and turned around, and headed back to the start line for the second race.

8:33 [SPEAKER_00]: This time, Brian really focused. [SPEAKER_00]: When Enora blew the whistle, Brian turned windfield's wheels around and around, with all his strength. [SPEAKER_00]: This time, Brian beat Havier to the finish line. [SPEAKER_00]: Nora carefully added a tallymark, next to Brian's name, and then clapped for both boys.

8:57 [SPEAKER_00]: Okay, this brace will decide the winner, set a Nora. [SPEAKER_00]: Once again, Brian and Havier headed to the start line. [SPEAKER_00]: Both boys focused hard, wanting to do their best. [SPEAKER_00]: A Nora blew her whistle and off they went. [SPEAKER_00]: First, Havier pulled slightly ahead, [SPEAKER_00]: Then, Brian pulled the head.

9:22 [SPEAKER_00]: Then, Navier caught up. [SPEAKER_00]: And the two boys flew across the finish line at the same time. [SPEAKER_00]: Tie, said Anora. [SPEAKER_00]: How exciting. [SPEAKER_00]: Do you want to go again to break the tie? [SPEAKER_00]: She asked. [SPEAKER_00]: No, it's your turn to race, Anora said, Brian, you've waited long enough.

9:44 [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, that have you. [SPEAKER_00]: Why don't you and Brian race now? [SPEAKER_00]: OK, thanks, Setinora. [SPEAKER_00]: After that, Brian and Anora raised each other. [SPEAKER_00]: Anora won two out of the three times. [SPEAKER_00]: Have you ever made Tallymarks next to each winner's name?

10:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Then, Brian took a turn being the referee, making Tallymarks next to the winner's name. [SPEAKER_00]: Then they switched roles again. [SPEAKER_00]: They had such fun that the time flew by and before they knew it, Brian's mom was calling them into the house to enjoy homemade cupcakes. [SPEAKER_00]: As the children came in and washed their hands, Brian saw that his mom had decorated the cupcakes with gold sprinkles.

10:36 [SPEAKER_00]: You can pretend the gold sprinkles are your gold medals for racing. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian's mom said, [SPEAKER_00]: As the three children enjoyed their cupcakes, they talked about the race, and about how their different vehicles were racing. [SPEAKER_00]: Wheelchair, scooter, and skateboard, each had different advantages and disadvantages.

11:04 [SPEAKER_00]: Finally, it was time for Brian to say goodbye to his friends. [SPEAKER_00]: After Havier and Inora thanked Brian and his mom again for the cupcakes and the nice time, Brian waved goodbye to his friends as they headed back home. [SPEAKER_00]: He was grateful to have such good friends. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian read a book until it was time to help his family with dinner.

11:28 [SPEAKER_00]: After dinner, he and his family played some board games together until it was time for bed. [SPEAKER_00]: By this time, Brian felt pretty tired after such a nice day. [SPEAKER_00]: After getting ready for bed, Brian lay down in his bed with wind-field nearby. [SPEAKER_00]: His mom gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead, reminding Brian that he was loved.

11:58 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian settled into his bed. [SPEAKER_00]: his room was cozy, his bed was soft and warm, as he relaxed, Brian thought of everything he had to be grateful for. [SPEAKER_00]: He was thankful for his mom and her yummy cupcakes. [SPEAKER_00]: Brian took [SPEAKER_00]: He was thankful for such a fun day.

12:52 [SPEAKER_00]: Brian closed his sleepy eyes and took another deep, dragon breath. [SPEAKER_00]: Ian pinned out. [SPEAKER_00]: Most of all, Brian was thankful for having such amazing friends [SPEAKER_00]: Although always made sure that everyone had a chance to play fun games together, Brian took one last, deep dragon breaths, in and out.

13:48 [SPEAKER_00]: dreaming about racing again with his good friends, have a year and a Nora. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be calm, unawait island. [SPEAKER_00]: See you next time.