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Sleep Story for Children _ BECOMING A SQUIRREL _ Bedtime Sleep Meditation for Kids · New Horizon - Meditation & Sleep Stories

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Speaker 1: Find a nice comfortable place to sit and close your eyes,
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lie down if you want to, and just relax. Take
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a deep breath into your nose and slowly and gently
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breathe out through your mouth. Again, take a deep breath
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in through your nose and slowly and gently breathe out
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through your mouth. One more time, deep breath in through
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your nose and slowly and gently breathe out through your mouth.
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Now bring your breathing back to its normal rhythm. Feeling
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your chest rise and fall gently, feeling all warm and
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very safe, and feeling peaceful and calm and very relaxed.
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Take another slow, deep breath in through your nose and
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slowly and gently breathe out through your mouth, knowing that
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in this moment, all is well in your world. And
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with each breath you take, you can feel yourself becoming
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more and more relaxed, and you feel so peaceful, so calm,
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but you feel very happy and light, and your breathing
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is now almost still. You're so relaxed. Now, imagine that
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you're standing in a beautiful, lush green field and it's
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raining very lightly. You look down at your feet and
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you notice you don't have any shoes on. You wriggle
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your toes in the soft, cool and damp grass, and
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it feels so good. You feel so good to connect
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to mother Earth yourself, and your feet start to tinkle
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just a little bit. You can smell the beautiful aroma
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of the wet grass, and it smells so pure, and
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tiny rain drops glisten on the lush green leaves. You
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close your eyes and feel the warm sun on your face.
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The rain has stopped now and there is a gentle
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breeze blowing, and you stretch your arms out either side
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of you feel a breeze sweep over your entire body.
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You feel great, so much better, more calm and peaceful.
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You look down and you see a path, really see
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all the details of the path. What's it made from?
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Is it narrow or is it wide? It's the path
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winding or is it straight? You decide it's your path.
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You begin to walk and see the path. It's leading
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you into a beautiful and majestic forest, and you can
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enter that forest. What can you see? What can you hear?
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They look over towards the trees and decide to take
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a look, because it kind of looks like a mini forest.
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And as you get nearer, you see some very big, beautiful,
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weeping willow trees, and their branches are so long they're
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almost touching the ground. The leaves glisten in the sunlight,
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and they shimmer and shine with a beautiful, silvery green color.
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You walk amongst them, touching their leaves with your fingers,
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and they feel smooth and silky to the touch. And
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as you look up, you can see the sun is
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shining through the branches, almost making it look as if
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the tree itself is moving and swaying in the cool breeze.
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As you walk deeper into the forest, it feels very magical,
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and you notice that all of your senses seem to
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sharpen as you walk deeper and deeper into it. It
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feels so lovely and peaceful. Here up ahead, you notice
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that the forest starts to thin as it opens into
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a clearing, And as you approach the clearing, you notice
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it's lighter and brighter than the forest, and it has
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a calm and peaceful energy. Standing you see a very
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large tree, and you are magnetically drawn towards the tree.
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As you get closer, you just know and feel that
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this tree is a very ancient and very wise old tree.
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It has very large roots all around it, and they're
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growing deeper, deep down into the earth, and the trunk
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is wide and majestic looking. As you stand there looking
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at this ancient and wise old tree, you become aware
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of a chattering sound and you wonder what it is.
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You look up, you see something move very quickly. Then
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you see another movement, and another one, and you wonder
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what on earth could it be. Then suddenly everything goes quiet.
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You keep looking now, and it's then that you see
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a little head pop out from between the leaves. It's
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a squirrel, a beautiful red squirrel with little tofty ears.
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He grins at you and says hello. He tells you
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his name is Joseph. Then other little heads pop out too,
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more little red squirrels, and they're all smiling at you
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and look at you with great, big, beautiful brown eyes.
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You say hello to them, and you ask them what
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they're doing here. Joseph tells you that this is their home,
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it's where they live. They ask you if you would
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like to join them and see exactly where they live. Well,
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of course you would love to, but you're a lot
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bigger than they are, and you wonder if you can
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fit in the tree with them. You don't think you can.
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Joseph says you can do magic and asks you if
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you would like to be a squirrel for the day,
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then that way you can definitely fit in the tree.
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You think this is a wonderful idea, so Joseph pulls
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out a little silk bag. He reaches inside with his
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tiny paw and pulls out very sparkly magic dust. It
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shimmers and it shines very brightly. He then sows it
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down on top of your head, well a face. Nothing
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seems to be happening, But then you find yourself getting
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smaller and smaller. You find that you are shrinking, and
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at the same time, you feel like you are growing
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a tail, a very big fluffy tail. Your hands and
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your feet have turned it to little paws, and your
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whole body has fair growing on your skin. You even
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have a little twitchy squirrel nose too, and tough to ears.
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Just like Joseph. You think this is fantastic, How exciting
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you have become a squirrel. Joseph says, not to worry, though,
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you won't stay like that. It's just for today, or
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if you want to, you're can have a sleepover with them,
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and it can be for tomorrow too. You can have
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your very own house in the tree, and you can
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be a squirrel with them overnight as well, and you say,
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oh yes please. You suddenly realize that you can do
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exactly what the squirrels can do. So you scamp up
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the trunk of the tree and you are moving very fast. Indeed,
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then almost immediately you're standing right next to Joseph and
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his friends. Joseph asks you if you would like to
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explore their home now, well, obviously, you say yes. They
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all turn and leap forward onto another branch, and it
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kind of looks like they are flying. You're not really
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sure if you can do this, but Joseph shouts to you,
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just believe you can do it, and you will. So
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you leap forward and realize that you are doing it,
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and it does feel like flying. You all jump from
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branch to branch at lightning speed, and it feels wonderful.
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You believed you could do it, and you did. Joseph
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leads the way to his home. He has a lovely
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little white house tucked away amongst the branches and the leaves.
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His friend's houses are dotted all over the tree, some
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low and they look really lovely. Little lights are shining
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inside them, and they look ever supposing. On the outside,
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there are hundreds of tiny fireflies, all shining the light
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for you. There is a rainbow of color everywhere, and
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each tiny firefly is a different one, each hamming its
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own unique color, so many different variations of colors, and
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you look at them in complete or it looks amazing.
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Then Joseph leads you to another little house. He tells
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you that this is your house. Oh wow, you have
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your own, very very very own house. That's fantastic. Joseph
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opens a door for you, and inside the warm light
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from the little lamps or making your house like eversir
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cosey and friendly. Joseph tells you that you can decorate
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your house any way you would like, and they will
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help you. So go ahead and design the inside of
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your house. Now, make it look just how you would
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want it to be. Anything that makes you feel happy
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when you think about it, you can have inside your house.
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Think about all the things that make you feel good,
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all the things that make you smile. Maybe you would
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like your favorite toy here. Maybe you would like great, big,
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soft and plump cushions everywhere, or a sofa and chairs,
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or maybe you would just like it as a bedroom.
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You decide, see it all in your mind's eye, can
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you see it? So, just for a little while, create
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your house with the help of Joseph and his friends.
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Oh what a beautiful home you have created. This is
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a place to let go of all your thoughts, all
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of your worries. This is a place to let go
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of anything that may make you feel sad. It's very
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safe here and you will only ever feel happy whilst
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you are here. You have created your very own stash
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of nuts to nibbelon. You didn't notice before, but there
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they are by the fireplace. Oh goody. You're feeling a
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bit sleepy now though, and would really like to go
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to bed, so you thank Joseph and his friends for
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helping you create the most perfect home. Joseph tells you
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that they too are feeling sleepy, and he tells you
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they can all play again tomorrow, so you all say
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good night to each other. You close your front door
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and head off to your bedroom, the one you created
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just for you. Now that you have the most perfect bedroom,
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you climb up on the most perfect bed and you
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lay your head on the soft and fluffy pillows and
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give a big sigh of happiness. You look over to
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a large window with beautiful curtains hanging either side of it,
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and through this window you can see the night sky
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and the beautiful stars shining just like diamonds twinkling away.
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You stare at them for a few minutes and think
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how lucky you are to have met Joseph and his friends.
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They are so kind. You really are looking forward to
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playing with them tomorrow. But your eyes are feeling really
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heavy now, and your body is feeling ever so tired.
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So you take a deep breath in through your nose
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and gently blow it out from your mouth. Take another
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deep breath and gently it out from your mouth. You
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feel very sleepy, so tired, so it lacks and peaceful,
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and you feel a gentle wave of sleepiness starting at
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your feet. And it's a warm and gentle feeling, kind
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of like how a feather feels when you brush it
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against your skin. So soft and gentle, but a little
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bit tickling. And you can feel your toes going to
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sleep and it feels all warm and tinging, ever so soft.
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You feel a soothing, gentle wave of sleepiness coming up
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your calves and your shins, and you feel it going
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up your thighs. You think your legs have already gone
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to sleep. You feel so tired, so sleepy, so very happy.
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The beautiful wave of sleepiness travels all the way up
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your body, down your arms, and into your hands, making
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your body feel very very heavy, very very tired, very
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very sleepy. And this gentle, warm wave of sleepiness travels
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up your face and over the top of your head
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and down the back of your neck. So tired, now,
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so sleepy. You feel nice and warm and snuggly under
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your soft quilt and very fluffy pillow. So just have
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a little sleep now, Night night.
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