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On Ahway Island®, children experience an inclusive world. Our mission is to help all kids accept, appreciate, and love all beautiful differences, in both themselves and others.
Our stories and meditations teach the importance of kindness, inclusion, acceptance, empathy, gratitude, curiosity, appreciation, emotional intelligence, and self-regulation. Our stories and characters are intended to model these values and to provide examples of solutions to everyday situations to help grow children’s confidence and positive behaviors. We incorporate teaching of self-soothing techniques to empower children to manage their own emotions.
Since 2017, Be Calm on Ahway Island®podcast has provided short and soothing episodes, each featuring a kid-friendly meditation followed by an original story with a positive message. Our short (15-25 minute) episodes are suitable for bedtime or naptime, and feature the gentle, everyday adventures of our many lovable and relatable characters, including a diverse group of curious kids, friendly animals, helpful vehicles, enthusiastic toys and tools, and our beloved and mysterious Dragon! With over 600 episodes, there’s something for everyone!
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Click HereQuality Bedtime Stories: This is the best podcast for you and your little ones. The stories, music, and voice are all nice and soothing. Starts out with a great body relaxing exercise, then on to a thoughtful high quality story. I have heard a lot of other offerings for children’s stories on the net and youtube, and these are the best and worth supporting!
I love this podcast!!!! You guys keep making new episodes! I totally recommend this podcast for any young children. It is super relaxing and the stories are soothing. I just totally recommend this podcast because it is a great way to calm down and isn’t half bad with the stories. I LOVE THIS PODCAST IT IS SO SUPER AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s Our Favorite: Calming and relaxing for our whole fam! Thank you for your awesome podcast💕
Cute stories. Great podcast! We’ve made this part of our nightly routine. It really helps my daughter (3) and my son (5) go to sleep.
Our daughter always seemed to have trouble falling asleep. So our doctor recommended we try some guided relaxation with her before bed. [Ahway Island]… helped teach her deep breathing and relaxation exercises that help her calm down. We play it nearly every night as part of our bed time routine. It has helped tremendously. We’ve also used “dragon breaths” and some of the exercises when she’s having a difficult time with some of her emotions.
Bravo bravo!! Very calming
I can’t sleep at night but this really helps you get you get first place medal 🥇 for best calming podcast ever
This totally calms my kids down and puts them to sleep! I made the mistake of listening to it in the car while I was driving this summer…it was too relaxing!
My daughter asks me to play this every night, she falls asleep before the story finishes!
My 4 and 3 year old boys listen to this each night. they are usually asleep before the story even starts thanks to the breathing exercises! we even do dragon breaths as needed through the day. we love ahway island!!!
THIS IS AMAZING
I stumbled across this while looking for something to help me go to sleep. I have severe anxiety, and that gives me a lot of trouble getting to sleep. I have found this very useful, and I really like it!
Matthew loves Cozy Corner [now Ahway Island]. It’s one of his favorite shows. He focuses on the dragon breaths and has better sleep after listening to your shows. Keep it up!
Good relaxation🥰
When I listen to your podcast I feel so relax. 🙃🙂
Great goodnight stories for both kids! Both my 4 and 6 year olds adore Ahway Island! I love how the stories begin with the relaxation breaths which really help them fall asleep. Heck, I’ve nearly nodded off while playing them for the kiddos!
Recommended by a friend, we started listening a few months ago. My 6 and 8 year olds look forward to it every night now. The guided relaxations are effective, and every story ends with both the characters and my kids asleep. Well done!
Yes, I recommend this podcast. My 4-year-old’s bedtime routine isn’t complete without it. He even learned to put himself to sleep because of this podcast.
My kids love and request it every night! We have been using our dragon breaths for about a year now and it’s my go to for naps and bed. Thank you!
My 5 yr old uses this to help calm down for bed … dragon breaths have helped her calm down when angry or dealing with big emotions, she waits for new episodes and refuses to miss episodes. Thank you!
We listen every school night before bed
It’s part of my daughter’s and my nightly routine. It even helps my boyfriend fall asleep quicker.
My 6yo listens to your podcasts every night before going to sleep. We’ve been listening to your relaxation and stories for a few months now. It’s helped him calm down and unwind, and it’s been awesome. Thank you!!
My youngest daughter really struggles with sleep and your podcast has completely transformed bedtime in our home. Not only do we love the stories and dragon breaths, when her favourite episode was no longer available and I reached out, it was restored before bedtime the following day. You folks are awesome.
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719. The Name Game: a kids’ relaxation and calming tale
The morning after his first sleepover, Henry and his Mami have a conversation about names.
339. Ronald’s Turn: an original short story for kids
The bridge project is almost done. Today is Ronald's turn to shine. The roller gets to put the finishing touches on the bridge!
717. Color Confusion: a bedtime story and mindful story for kids
George Turtle plays 'I spy' with Petunia Possum and Ballet Bunny on a hot day - but he picks something very difficult!
337. Dock Dog: a relaxation and story for your naptime routine
It's an incredible day! Darcy the dock dog gets her life jacket, ready for a boat ride.
714. Cloud Connection: a short story and meditation for kids
Rumina Rainbow meets Claude Cloud, and they find out that they have a lot in common.
336. Purchase Power: a calming bedtime story and meditation
After weeks of helping out Emily and Billy have filled up their saving jars. Do they have enough Purchase Power to buy the robot kit?