Hello,
I'm Noah,
And this is Like You,
Mindfulness for Kids.
I'm so glad that you're here.
On this episode,
We'll travel to outer space and imagine how it feels to walk on the moon.
So listeners of all ages,
Find a place to listen where you feel comfortable and safe.
As I ask questions and invite you to say affirmations,
You're welcome to speak aloud.
Or as always,
You can just think your responses quietly in your mind.
Let's begin with a breathing exercise to calm your body and focus your mind.
We'll make this breathing exercise part of our preparation for traveling to the moon.
Start by pulling on your astronaut helmet.
Now take a few breaths and feel the oxygen flowing inside your spacesuit.
Now let's breathe deep as we count down from five.
Then we'll breathe out as we imagine blasting off.
Ready?
Take a deep breath in.
5,
4,
3,
2,
1.
Now breathe out as you blast off.
Let's do that again.
Deep breath in.
5,
4,
3,
2,
1.
And breathe out as you blast off.
One last time.
Long breath in,
5,
4,
3,
2,
1.
And blast off.
Great job.
Now I'm going to do one last countdown.
This time when I get to 1,
Let's all say,
I like me.
5,
4,
3,
2,
1.
I like me.
I like you too.
You are bright and beautiful like a star in the sky.
Blast off.
Blast off.
Blast off.
Blast off.
Now that we've blasted off,
Let's imagine floating in space.
Keep breathing deep and relaxing.
Imagine how it feels to float weightlessly in space,
As light as a feather.
Relax every part of your body as you imagine floating and breathing inside your astronaut helm.
Now let's take a look around.
Thousands of stars surrounding you.
Imagine the light of the stars slowly twinkling,
Brighter and dimmer and brighter again.
Take a few moments to just enjoy the beautiful glow of their light.
When you look down,
You can see our home planet,
Earth.
From way up here in outer space,
It seems so small.
And yet,
It is home to you and everyone you know and billions of other people all around the world.
Watch the Earth slowly spinning as you think about all of the people that call this planet home.
While you float in space,
The people you love may be far away,
But you can make that distance seem small by holding them in your heart.
Think about someone you love now.
Whenever you think of them,
It's like they're with you.
Now your spaceship is slowly moving away from Earth.
Watch Earth growing smaller and smaller as you glide through space.
As you're traveling away from Earth,
You're moving closer and closer to the moon.
So now turn and look at the moon.
It glows bright,
Reflecting the light of the sun to fill the night sky.
The twinkling stars were beautiful,
But compared to them,
The moon is big and bright and breathtaking.
Take a few moments to appreciate the glow of the moon.
Thank you,
Moon.
Now it's time to land on the moon.
As your space shuttle lowers down to the surface of the moon,
Let your arms relax and drop them down,
Too,
Letting them hang loose.
Now imagine climbing down a ladder and setting foot on the surface of the moon.
How do you think it would feel to stand on the moon?
Would you feel nervous,
Excited,
Full of wonder?
Let's try taking a walk on the moon.
There's less gravity here,
So you're nearly weightless.
With each step,
You float through the air and gently return to the ground.
Let's take a few more deep breaths.
With each breath in,
Imagine taking a big step and leaping through the air.
Then with each breath out,
Imagine easing back to the ground.
Breathe in and leap through space.
Breathe out and float back down.
Breathe in with a giant step through the air.
And breathe out as you ease back down to the moon.
Now you've got the hang of it.
Take a few more minutes to imagine bouncing and floating as you walk on the moon.
And as you enjoy your moonwalk,
I'll sing you a new song about shining as bright as the moon.
That I'm so bright,
Glowing like the moonlight,
Calm and peaceful all night,
Glowing like the moon.
Now I'm feeling glowing like the moon.
Breathe deep to fill my chest till I'm as full as the moon.
Relax and let my body rest till I'm as full as the moon.
Fill my mind with good thoughts till I'm as full as the moon.
So grateful now for all I've got.
I feel as full as the moon.
I know that I'm so bright,
Glowing like the moonlight,
Peaceful all night,
Glowing like the moon.
Now it's time for affirmations.
Affirmations are words you can say about yourself to remind yourself how wonderful you are.
You could say these out loud or inside your head.
I'll say each affirmation twice so you can listen the first time,
Then say it together with me the second time.
Here we go.
My mind is full of brilliant ideas.
My mind is full of brilliant ideas.
I try my best each day.
I try my best each day.
I work hard to achieve my goals.
I work hard to achieve my goals.
I am full of confidence.
I am full of confidence.
I am thankful for today.
I am thankful for today.
I dream big and shoot for the stars.
I dream big and shoot for the stars.
I deserve good things.
I deserve good things.
I'm out of this world.
I'm out of this world.
Now let's take a few slow,
Deep breaths as we wind down our time together.
If any of those affirmations stood out to you,
Feel free to write them down or just store them safely in your mind to say whenever you need it.
I can't wait to spend time together again soon.
Until next time,
I like you,
I'm proud of you,
And I'm glad we're friends.
Have a happy and peaceful day.
Glowing like the moon.
Glowing like the moon.
Like You is written and hosted by me,
Noah Glenn.
I also composed and performed the Like You themed music and other music that appeared in this episode.
Our podcast cover art was illustrated by Maya Sane,
And our episode art is created by Lindsay Glenn.
Thanks for listening.
