<p>It&#8217;s a gloomy and rainy day on Ahway Island, but Serena and Salvador Sea Lion have a fun day anyway!</p>
<h6><em>Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new stories this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Gloomy Day Fun,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday!</em></h6>
<p><strong>Narrator:</strong> Male</p>
<p><strong>Story Begins: </strong>8:49</p>
<p><em>Gloomy Day Fun </em>Excerpt:</p>
<blockquote><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">It was a gloomy afternoon on Ahway Island. The sun was shining behind </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">the clouds, of course, but nobody on the island could see it, because</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">there were too many clouds in the way. It wasn’t really cold, but the air </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">was heavy, as if the clouds wanted to rain down on the ground below</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">but just weren’t quite ready yet. The world just felt a little dreary and as </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">if everything was just…waiting for something.</span></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Serena and her friends were sleeping on some big rocks in the water </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">not far from the shoreline. They had felt listless in the morning and had</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">decided to take a nap. Now, the tide was starting to come in, and the </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">water rose higher and higher against the rocks until at last, suddenly, a </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">wave swept up over the rock and all over Serena’s body.</span></p></blockquote>
<h4>Today’s Meditation: Feel your muscles relax as you check in with your body from head to toe.</h4>
<p>Looking for a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break?  You&#8217;ll find it on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like &#8220;<a href="https://www.ahwayisland.com/nap-time/">Nap Time, or Not?</a>,&#8221; 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. You can search for stories by Learning Message, Character Type, or Narrator Type on our <a href="https://www.ahwayisland.com/episodes/">Episodes</a> page. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our <a href="http://ahwayisland.com/meet-our-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">team</a>, please visit our <a href="http://ahwayisland.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">About</a> page, or check out our <a href="https://www.ahwayisland.com/faq/">FAQs</a>.</p>
<h6>Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care.</h6>
<p>As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on <a href="http://patreon.com/ahwayisland">Patreon</a>. If you&#8217;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 an extra episode each week!</p>
<h6>Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations?</h6>
<p>We hope your child loved “Gloomy Day Fun.&#8221; We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahwayisland/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AhwayIsland">Twitter,</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ahwayisland/">Instagram</a> ) to help us bring our original stories with positive messages to even more listeners!</p>
<h3>Be Calm on Ahway Island is on Kinzoo Messenger!</h3>
<p>Be Calm on Ahway Island is now part of the Kinzoo Messenger app as a special experience called a Path! In Kinzoo, Paths are unique interactive stories and engaging activities you can explore on your device. We&#8217;ve reimagined some of your favorite Be Calm on Ahway Island episodes as Paths on Kinzoo, providing a whole new way to experience our calming stories. It&#8217;s like having a journey through Ahway Island right at your fingertips! Click <a href="https://www.kinzoo.com/kinzoo-messenger">here</a> to find out more!</p>
<h6>In the press:</h6>
<p><a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/">Digital Trends</a> warns listeners that <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/best-podcasts-for-kids/">&#8220;you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious.&#8221;</a> Yay!</p>
<p>We’re honored that the website of <a href="https://www.svchs.com/">Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems</a> includes us on their list of <a href="https://www.svchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Technology-to-Boost-Mental-Health-for-Kids.pdf">Technology to Boost Mental Health.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://jooki.rocks/">Jooki</a> recommends <a href="https://jooki.rocks/blogs/news/top-27-best-podcasts-for-kids">us as an outstanding podcast</a> for preschoolers.</p>
<p>We’re reaching listeners internationally! <a href="https://www.sassymamahk.com/health-wellness-make-peace-new-year/">Sassy Mama Hong Kong</a> included us in their article on transitioning into the new year, <a href="https://www.sassymamasg.com/">Sassy Mama Singapore</a> recommends <a href="https://www.sassymamasg.com/the-best-podcasts-for-kids-when-youre-staying-home-avoiding-screen-time/">us for limiting screen-time while sheltering at home</a>, and <a href="https://www.havenmagazine.com.au/">Haven Magazine Australia</a> included <a href="https://www.havenmagazine.com.au/take-it-slow-these-school-holidays/">us in their tips for getting through the school holidays.</a></p>
<p>Thank you to Anne Bensfield and Pamela Rogers of <a href="https://www.slj.com/">School Library Journal</a> for listing us as one of <a href="https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=8-Podcasts-To-Encourage-Mindfulness-Kidcasts-librarians">&#8220;8 Podcasts To Encourage Mindfulness!&#8221;</a></p>
<h6>We’re happy you listened today. Come back to Ahway Island anytime!</h6>


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