Peace Out Relaxation And Mindfulness Stories For Kids

We pretend to whistle with an acorn cap today, bring our hands near our mouth. Feel free to skip this one and/or make sure everyone has washed their hands right before listening. Did you know that trees talk to each other? They do! Mother trees can send food to their saplings. Trees that are being attacked can send warnings to their neighbours. Trees help each other and that connection is very important for their own survival and health.  Oh yes, of course we’re doing a tree pose today(!), along with a couple other relaxation exercises.  We also mention the Australian bushfires. During the time of writing, it was announced that there are no more active fires for the first time since July 2019! Great news, but the devastation from these mass fires will take months and even years to recover from, especially now with COVID-19, and you can help. Here are a few places accepting donations at the link below. (And as with any charitable donation, it’s best to do some research into the organization to ensure you’re ha

It’s the end of the week so it’s time to relaaax! Today we’re going to do a top to toes relaxation exercise. Mindfulness Activity: We are focusing on relaxing our bodies today but it’s also important to keep active and moving. If you can’t get outside to play in the fresh air and sunshine, you can still play some fun movement games in the house. Here are a few ideas (just be careful of the things and people around you): Walk up and down the stairs 5 times (try doing this in different ways: slow motion, fast without stamping, skipping one step, backwards while holding the railing)Play sports with a beach ball or balloon. You can kick it around, try to keep it in the air, play volleyball, or aim in into a basket. Do yoga! Find some kids’ yoga videos or cards to stretch and move and balance. Yoga poses can help build your muscles, improve your coordination and balance (which is great for sports), and keep your body AND your brain active! Take a long string or ball of yarn and make a path around the room. Balance

Just breathe! Today is all about breathing as we play the Birthday Cake Breathing Game!

Think you have a good memory? We’re going to test that out today! Mindfulness Activity: Share one of your favourite memories with someone by drawing a picture, writing a story, showing them a photo, or just by telling them about it! (Ask them about their favourite memories too!) Subscribe to Peace Out on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also listen at peaceoutpodcast.com.  Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

It’s all about the senses today as we do a simple grounding exercise. This good for those who experience anxiety or are having anxious thoughts.  NOTE: We will explore the sense of taste and smell, so it may be helpful to have a piece of fruit or veggie stick ready!  Mindfulness Activity: Go outside for a sensory walk! Choose one of your senses to focus on during different parts of your walk (what can you see, hear, smell, touch right now?).  You can try this listening game outside: find a safe place to stop, close your eyes, and focus on the sounds you are hearing. Put up your fist and then one finger for each sound you hear until your whole hand is open. Share what sounds you heard and see if someone heard different sounds. ** Remember to stay 6 feet / 2 metres (or 3 kids' arm length) distance away from other people on your walk. Maybe you can bring along some more fruit and veggies to snack on after your walk!  Subscribe to Peace Out on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also listen at p

Today we do a Loving Kindness practice, sending friendly wishes to four people in our lives, including ourselves!  Mindfulness Activity: Call a relative or friends to say hello today!  Subscribe to Peace Out on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also listen at peaceoutpodcast.com.  Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

Many countries are closing schools in response to the coronavirus, which means students are home for awhile. Things are confusing and changing everyday, so now it’s more important than ever to take time out of our days to pause so we can rest, recharge, and go back to life with a clear and calm mind.  So we’ve recorded five mini episodes (one for every weekday) that can be listened to at the beginning or any point of your day to help build mindfulness into your child’s routine. We’re calling them “Time to Pause”. You can create a routine and healthy habits by listening to them again on the designated day of the week.  And remember: Social distancing doesn’t mean emotional distancing. Kids and parents and family can listen to the Time to Pause episodes together, they’re only a couple minutes long! We even add an activity that you can do after the episode is over, most are ways to express kindness to others, something that I really think is needed at this time.  Peace Out is part of KidsListen, which has put to

Are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable? Today we’re talking about being adaptable while we move, breathe, and imagine that we’re a growing tomato plant and also a buzzing bumble bee! One of our poses today, inspired by boat pose in yoga, is quite challenging, using a lot of core muscles. A couple of options are given, but one more that can be used is holding behind the knees. Encourage your child(ren) to rest whenever they need it. If you’d like to tell us about a time when someone did something kind for you, please send a voice recording to peaceout@bedtime.fm with “Kindness Story (child’s name)” as the subject. We will listen and respond to each one and choose a few to include on future Peace Out episodes!  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): plants, buzz pollination, nutrition Social-emotional connections: awareness and consideration of others, being adaptable to the situation, resiliency Resource What’s the Buzz? How Tomatoes are Pollinated by Christine Casey The Importance of Bees, Canada Ag

Today we talk about mycelium. To me, this is such an interesting topic, so I’ve included some links below if you want to learn more!  We also do a Loving Kindness practice today. This is when we think of four people (ourselves, someone we love, someone we find difficult, a neutral person) while we say: May you be happy May you be healthy May you be safe May you live with ease  This is a beautiful practice that helps encourage kindness. And speaking of kindness, if you’d like to tell us about a time when someone did something kind for you, please send a voice recording to peaceout@bedtime.fm with “Kindness Story (child’s name)” as the subject. We will listen and respond to each one and choose a few to include on future Peace Out episodes!  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): mushrooms, mycelium, root systems Social-emotional connections: interconnectedness  Resources Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of the Natural World by Julia Rothman (I love this beautifully illustrated book!)

Have you ever seen a geode? Those rocks that have beautiful crystals inside? Today we’re going digging for geodes and talking about how you never know the beauty inside rocks…and people! If you’d like to tell us about a time when someone did something kind for you, please send a voice recording to peaceout@bedtime.fm with “Kindness Story (child’s name)” as the subject. We will listen and respond to each one and choose a few to include on future Peace Out episodes!  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): geodes, crystals, natural resources (ethical mining practices, mindful consumerism and environmental impact of our choices)Social-emotional connections: Finding beauty in unexpected places, looking deeper for the potential and beauty in ourselves and others (“don’t judge a book by its cover”) ResourcesAll About Geodes and How They Are Formed A Very informative video, appropriate for childrenAre Crystals the New Blood Diamond? By Eva Wiseman, The Guardian. For older children, parents, educatorsDo Y

Welcome to Season 4 of Peace Out Podcast! This season, we are exploring the life cycles of different animals, plants, and minerals on earth. We’re starting simple, with a pebble!  Also new this season is our Kindness Story shared each episode. If you’d like to tell us about a time when someone did something kind for you, please send a voice recording to peaceout@bedtime.fm with “Kindness Story (child’s name)” as the subject. We will listen and respond to each one and choose a few to include on future Peace Out episodes!  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): rocks, erosion Social-emotional connections: patience, resilience Resource Erosion by National GeographicFour Reasons to Cultivate Patience by Kira M. Newman How to teach children patience: making waiting fun! YouTube video by Extra Education Beyond School Time (some great, practical ideas!) Shape and Erosion of Pebbles, a scientific paper by Durian, D., Bideaud, H., Duringer, P., Schröder, A. P., & Marques, C. M. (2007). Maybe not to re

In Season 3 we asked listeners to tell us where they felt safe, happy, and calm. We loved hearing from you and received so many recordings, we weren’t able to fit them all into last season. So we decided to make this special bonus with some more recordings that were sent in! Special thanks to the listeners featured in today’s episode:  VivSadeKyleighBreaCaitlinEllisKianCorinWesley August Fraser Tayga Eliana ColtraneSilasEllisCharlotteMadison NorahJosie Katelyn  Season 4 premieres in 2020, more details in this episode, including our new question for listeners: What are your stories of kindness? Send in a recording of yourself telling us Kindness Stories to peaceout@bedtime.fm and we will include some in our new episodes! Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

Hello there! It’s been awhile and we wanted to check in with you. Work on Season 4 has begun and it will premiere in early 2020. Find out more in this quick Peace Out update!  Keep in touch with us by following us on Facebook, Twitter @peaceoutpodcast, and Instagram @peaceoutstories. You can also send us a note at peaceout@bedtime.fm.  Peace out and peace within, Chanel  Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

Wow! This is the last episode of our third season! This entire season we spent time traveling through space! From the moon to Neptune, black holes and constellations, and even seeing the northern lights up close, this season was a blast…off! If you haven’t listened to the first 18 episodes, go back and check them out! And don’t forget to subscribe to Peace Out so that you don’t miss us when we return! Connect with us for podcast updates and other children’s mindfulness, yoga, and other fun things for children and families! Twitter @peaceoutpodcastInstagram @peaceoutstoriesFacebook @bedtimefm Full transcript of each episode is available upon request from peaceout@bedtime.fm. Peace Out was created and hosted by Chanel Tsang and produced by Rob Griffiths at Bedtime FM. Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

We have two more episodes before we have a break for the summer. Don’t forget to subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode! Today we’re going to be checking in with our minds and bodies, starting with a body scan. There won’t be much movement so get comfy and get ready to relaaax! Spaceship information from NASA:https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#14 Connect with us! Twitter @peaceoutpodcastInstagram @peaceoutstoriesFacebook @bedtimefm Full transcript of each episode is available upon request from peaceout@bedtime.fm. Peace Out was created and hosted by Chanel Tsang and produced by Rob Griffiths at Bedtime FM. Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

How do we make friends and have good relationships with our friends and family? Today we are going to talk about the three things that help us do this: Reflect, Respect, and Connect. We have two more episodes before we have a break for the summer. Don’t forget to subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode! Connect with us! Twitter @peaceoutpodcastInstagram @peaceoutstoriesFacebook @bedtimefm Full transcript of each episode is available upon request from peaceout@bedtime.fm. Peace Out was created and hosted by Chanel Tsang and produced by Rob Griffiths at Bedtime FM. Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

We’re going back to the moon! In Season 1, “A Trip to the Moon” brought us to the moon’s surface with our imagination. Join us as we go back in this short mindfulness + movement story. Twitter @peaceoutpodcastInstagram @peaceoutstoriesFacebook @bedtimefm This season we’re heading out to space, and with that, we are introducing a new feature: SafeSPACE. We hope that as children think about and talk about where they feel safe, it opens up discussion with their families and also creates an awareness of where they can go or who they can turn to when they need it. If your child would like to share where/who/what their safe, happy, or calm space is, please send in a recording of them, picture, or message to peaceout@bedtime.fm or on our Facebook page @bedtimefm or Twitter @peaceoutpodcast. We’d love to hear what makes them feel this way and why and we’ll share it on a future episode or on our social media! Full transcript of each episode is available upon request from peaceout@bedtime.fm. Peace out and peace within

Today we talk about the importance of trying our best, trying again (or practicing), and pivoting (changing direction/strategy). We want to promote resiliency in children by encouraging them to keep trying and start to look for ways to be excellent! If you’re listening to this in a classroom, you’ll need some room for one of our exercises today, so please make sure everyone is spread out comfortably.

For this episode, the first exercise requires a bit of room as we crab walk around. If you’re listening in your classroom, it might be a good idea to make sure you have a nice clear area first. Today we’re focusing on our five senses: taste, touch, smell, hear, see. Five breathing and movement activities and we end off by doing a helpful grounding technique that helps bring back control when we feel that things are out of control, especially for anyone who experiences anxiety. Check out our social media for pictures and video of the Tibetan singing bowl and the grounding technique too! Twitter @peaceoutpodcastInstagram @peaceoutstoriesFacebook @bedtimefm This season we’re heading out to space, and with that, we are introducing a new feature: SafeSPACE. We hope that as children think about and talk about where they feel safe, it opens up discussion with their families and also creates an awareness of where they can go or who they can turn to when they need it. If your child would like to share where/who/what t

Breath is life! If you want to practice mindfulness, focus on your breathing because it’s always happening right now. Today’s story does not have much movement, instead we are going to do a few breathing exercises (including Darth Vader breathing!) during our guided imagery!  Our Darth Vader breathing is inspired by pranayama breathing. Here are a couple of videos if older children or adults are interested in learning more! Pranayama - Full Yogic Breath Explained (Pranayama Breathing Exercise Class)https://youtu.be/oFR_zlbLnY4 The Science of Yogic Breathing by Sundar Balasubramanian (TEDxCharleston)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIfwbEvXtwo Do you have a kindness club or something similar in your school? Do you do random acts of kindness with your family or friends? We’d love to hear from you and what you do! You can contact us on our Facebook page (Bedtime FM), Twitter (@peaceoutpodcast), on Instagram (@peaceoutstories), or peaceout@bedtime.fm!   Full transcript of each episode is available upon request fro