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CODE WORD CHALLENGE! Today’s episode is about the very interesting Batfish! They can “walk” and go “fishing” and some look like they’re wearing lipstick! This episode also contains the tenth and final code word that you’ll need to put together our ocean sentence about why we need to protect our oceans. Collect all 10 code words from our 10 ocean-themed episodes this season, unscramble them to put together a sentence about why we need to protect our oceans. Then enter your guess here by Jan. 21, 2022 and then register to join us for one of our live Peace Out Live events on Saturday, January 22, 2022 (10:30 AM EST and 4:00 PM EST) where we’ll create a relaxation story together and then do a draw for an ocean animal stuffed toy! More details and how to enter on at www.PeaceOutPodcast.com!   Resources Batfish (Britannica Kids) Red-Lipped Batfish Facts (World Atlas) Two New “Walking” Batfish Species Found (National Geographic) Walking Batfish (National Geographic) Why Do Red-Lipped Batfish Have Red Lips? (Ocean Conservancy) Red-Lipped Batfish (Galapagos Conservation)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang   Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   To support the podcast, please go to our Patreon page. Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com *The WWF stuffed toy prize is available for Canada and the U.S. (based on availability). An alternative prize will be sent for winners outside of North America.

Ready to swim with a Whale Shark? These are the largest fish but are known to be gentle and calm creatures so let’s dive right into another relaxation story together. We start by introducing our podcast friend Warrior Kids! Warrior Kids Podcast is a celebration about everything Indigenous! Join Pam Palmater for great stories and education for action to learn how to make this world a better place. You can check them out on Apple Podcasts or any podcast app! IT’S ALMOST TIME! Want to win an ocean friend stuffed toy*? We’re giving away two toys at our live event on January 22, 2022. Find out how to enter our ocean sentence contest at www.PeaceOutPodcast.com! To support the podcast, please go to our Patreon page.   Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): ocean conservation, environmental awareness and activism, sharks  Social-emotional connections: self-regulation and reflection   Resources Top 5 Facts about Whale Sharks (WWF UK) Whale Shark (National Geographic) Octonauts – The Whale Shark (full episode on YouTube) Whale Shark (Oceana) Filter Feeding Explained: Whale Sharks vs. Baleen Whales (Ocean Conservancy)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang   Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com   *The WWF stuffed toy prize is available for Canada and the U.S. (based on availability). An alternative prize will be sent for winners outside of North America.

Common Murres are born on oceanside cliffs and can dive so well underwater with their strong wings that they look like they’re flying underwater! Learn more about these amazing seabirds as we power up our imaginations and do some fun mindfulness activities together. Want to win an ocean friend stuffed toy*? We’re giving away two toys at our live event on January 22, 2022. Find out how to enter our ocean sentence contest at www.PeaceOutPodcast.com! To support the podcast, please go to our Patreon page. Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Common murre, seabirds, ocean conservation, environmental awareness and activism Social-emotional connections: Bravery, courage, asking for help when we need it Resources Common Murre, Underwater Flyer (BirdNote Podcast, two-minute episode includes audio of what the Common Murre sounds like!) Common Murre Identification (All About Birds) Common Murre (Oceana.org)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang   Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com   *The WWF stuffed toy prize is available for Canada and the U.S. (based on availability). An alternative prize will be sent for winners outside of North America.

What’s kelp? Kelp forests help clean the air, is a home for different sea animals, and…you may have eaten some today! Find out more about kelp forests as we breathe and stretch under the sea. Want to win a WWF ocean friend stuffed toy*? We’re giving away two toys at our live event on January 22, 2022. Find out how to enter our ocean sentence contest at www.PeaceOutPodcast.com! To support the podcast, please go to our Patreon page.   Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Kelp forests, seaweed and plants, ocean conservation, environmental awareness and activism Social-emotional connections: Interconnectedness, kindness Resources Marine Ecosystems: Kelp Forests (Oceana Canada) Watch: Forests in the Ocean (Oceana Canada via YouTube, about 45 seconds) California’s critical kelp forests are disappearing in a warming world. Can they be saved? (National Geographic News)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang   Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com   *The WWF stuffed animal prize is available for Canada and the U.S. or countries where WWF delivers (based on availability). An alternative prize will be sent for winners outside of North America.

Hello everyone! We usually post a new episode every other week but this week I thought I’d share a holiday story that I wrote that was shared on the Story Time podcast. It’s about a boy named Henry who is having a tough time in a new neighbourhood…but things start to change once he starts making the biggest snowball of his life! It’s read by my friend Rob Griffiths. If you like this or want to hear more bedtime stories, go over to bedtime.fm or find Story Time on Apple Podcasts. They have a lot of great stories that I think you’ll really love! And you might hear me reading a couple of them! But for now, I hope you enjoy my little story called The Snowball. Happy holidays! Peace out and peace within, Chanel

Dive into another ocean adventure! Today we’re visiting a new friend, the dugong (sea cow). Learn more about these gentle giants as we practice some mindfulness and yoga together. Don’t forget to write down each episode’s special code word this season! Once you have all 10 code words you can unscramble them to make up the special sentence about oceans! Enter your guess at our website (www.PeaceOutPodcast.com) and we’ll announce the winner at our live season finale on Zoom in January 2022 (second morning session added!). You can already register for this event on our website too. Like Peace Out? We’d love it if you left us 5 stars and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. This helps other children and families find out about us. Thank you! If you’d like to sponsor our podcast, check out our Patreon page.   Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Dugongs (sea cows), ocean conservation, environmental awareness and activism Social-emotional connections: Belonging, inclusion, empathy for others   Resources Dugong (Oceana.org) Dugong (WWF.org) Dugong (National Geographic) What in the World is a Dugong? (National Geographic, about 5 min.) 7 Facts About Dugongs (WWF Australia)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang   Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com

Guest Episode! Here at Peace Out, we're all about mindfulness and cooperation. So this week, I wanted to share another mindfulness podcast with you. It's called Like You: Mindfulness for Kids by my friend Noah Glenn.  On Like You, you'll find mindful breathing exercises, affirmations for kids, amazing music, and a lot of fun talking about feelings. I'm excited to share Like You's "Riding a Wave" episode. If you want to find out more about Like You, check out their website likeyoupodcast.com which is in our episode notes, or subscribe to them at Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.    Next episode we’ll be back on our ocean adventure! Have you listened to the past episodes this season? Each episode contains a special ocean word. Collect all 10 this season to create a special ocean sentence! Enter the sentence to win PRIZES at our live even in January. More info at our website, PeaceOutPodcast.com.

Meet the Peacock Mantis Shrimp, a rainbow-coloured crustacean that has strong eyesight and an even stronger punch! Yep, you read that right, the mantis shrimp's punch can be deadly...but we'll help them find their calm! Don’t forget to write down each episode’s special code word this season! Once you have all 10 code words you can unscramble them to make up the special sentence about oceans! Enter your guess at our website (www.PeaceOutPodcast.com) and we’ll announce the winner at our live season finale on Zoom in January 2022. You can already register for this event on our website too.   Like Peace Out? We’d love it if you left us 5 stars and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. This helps other children and families find out about us. Thank you!   If you’d like to sponsor our podcast, check out our Patreon page.   Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): stomatopods, oceans, biology, biodiversity Social-emotional connections: self-regulation   Resources Mantis Shrimp Packs a Punch | Predator in Paradise (Nat Geo WILD, YouTube video, about 3 min.) The Most Amazing Animal Eyes | The Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Love Nature, about 3 min.) Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Oceana.org) Peacock Mantis Shrimp (National Geographic Kids) The mantis shrimp packs the most powerful punch in the animal kingdom (Guinness World Records) Why the Mantis Shrimp is my new favorite animal (The Oatmeal, funny infographic, more appropriate for older children)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com  

This week we have a special guest host…Olive the Olive Ridley Turtle! Olive’s going to take us down to the Great Barrier Reef where we’ll breathe and stretch while we learn all about coral reefs and why they’re so important to us. Don’t forget to write down each episode’s special code word this season! Once you have all 10 code words you can unscramble them to make up the special sentence about oceans! Enter your guess at our website (www.PeaceOutPodcast.com) and we’ll announce the winner at our live season finale on Zoom in January 2022. You can already register for this event on our website too. Like Peace Out? We’d love it if you left us 5 stars and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. This helps other children and families find out about us. Thank you! If you’d like to sponsor our podcast, check out our Patreon page.   Resources What Are Coral Reefs? LiveScience Great Barrier Reef UNESCO World Heritage Conservation Guide to the Great Barrier Reef Australia.com Why is the Great Barrier Reef in Trouble? BBC Great Barrier Reef | Exploring Oceans National Geographic (YouTube, approx. 4 min.) Amazing Turtle’s Eye View of the Great Barrier Reef World Wildlife Federation (approx. 4 min. video) What can I do to protect coral reefs? (National Ocean Service)   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Music credit: Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com

Have you ever heard of sea bunnies? They may sound like mythical beings but these little creatures are real! They might not be related to rabbits but they are pretty cute. Join us as we dive under the sea to learn more about sea bunnies as we stretch, breathe, and relax.    Follow Peace Out on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode! Get updates on our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as well as our Peace Out Podcast Mailing List.   Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Sea Bunnies, animal self-defence, life cycles Social-emotional connections: Self-regulation, self-care/self-protection   Resources Meet the Adorable “Sea Bunny” Taking Over the Internet National Geographic (includes video) Meet Jorunna parva, the sea bunny Earth Archives   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com   Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Kemp’s Ridley Turtles are the smallest sea turtles on earth. Learn more about these incredible creatures as we move, breathe, and learn a new mindfulness activity! We also talk about ahimsa (not harming living creatures) and about making kind choices every day.   Follow Peace Out on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode! Get updates on our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as well as our Peace Out Podcast Mailing List.   Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Kemp’s Ridley Turtle, sea turtles, by-catch Social-emotional connections: Empathy for others   Resources Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Nature Conservancy Canada Kemp’s Ridley Turtle Oceana Understanding and Preventing Fishing Bycatch World Wildlife Organization Ahimsa (The Concept of Non-Harming in Hinduism) Mahividya   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com

We’re back! This is the first episode of our fifth season and it’s an ocean adventure! We’re starting off with some cool ocean facts and practice ujjayi (oo-JAI-yee) breathing, or ocean breathing. Ocean breathing is a great way to check in with ourselves, plus it’s super relaxing! Season 5 Code Word Challenge: Each episode has one ocean code word. Collect all 10 code words. Unscramble them with your family to create the secret ocean sentence! Go to PeaceOutPodcast.com (after the final episode release) to enter your sentence for a chance to win a special prize! Follow Peace Out on your favourite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode! Get updates on our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as well as our Peace Out Podcast Mailing List. Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Oceans, biodiversity, ecology Social-emotional connections: Working together, respect and empathy for others and ourselves   Resources Ocean Habitat by National Geographic Kids 10 Ways You Can Help Save the Oceans Oceana: Protecting the World’s Oceans How Much of the Ocean Have We Explored? National Ocean Service Why Can You Hear the Ocean When Holding a Seashell to Your Ear? How Stuff Works   Peace Out Podcast Producer, Writer, Host: Chanel Tsang Sound Editing: Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion   Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com

Get ready to dive into Season 5, an ocean adventure! Join Chanel as we explore the ocean, meet interesting sea creatures, all while we relax and recharge with mindfulness activities.  Don't forget to follow us on your podcast app so that you don't miss a new episode!  If you'd like to support the podcast, check out our Patreon for fun perks like stickers in the mail, personalized birthday messages, and bonus episodes based on Patron ideas!  For all things Peace Out and children's mindfulness (and the occasional sighting of our Peace Out co-producer pup), subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!  Until next week, peace out and peace within!   

Missed the event? For upcoming events and podcast updates, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Our online home is www.peaceoutpodcast.com. Join our monthly mailing list for Peace Out Podcast news and mindfulness activities!  Like what you hear? Become a Peace Out Patron to get access to perks like personalized birthday messages and live Family Yoga Hour with Chanel!   Join us on National Pet Day for a live Peace Out relaxation story all about our favourite pets! We’ll play fun mindfulness games and create a Peace Out relaxation story together.  Sunday, April 11, 202111:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Eastern Time On Zoom Register in advance for this meeting HERE.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Hope to see you there!  Subscribe here to our monthly newsletter for mindfulness activities and Peace Out news, like live events such as this one, and updates.  © 2021 Peace Out Podcast, Chanel Tsang. All rights reserved. All episodes are written, narrated, and produced by Chanel Tsang. Please do not use without permission. For more information please contact hello@chaneltsang.com.  Music credit: Rainbows by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4261-rainbows License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

In this bonus episode for parents, caregivers, and educators, Chanel shares her favourite mindfulness meditation practice called Mettā Meditation, or Loving Kindness Meditation. This is a practice that comes from Buddhism and its intention is to cultivate an attitude of benevolence and goodwill towards ourself and others, by repeating short phrases, like: “may you be happy” and “may you be healthy.” Loving Kindness Song  I hope you're happy I hope you're happy And healthy And healthy Always be safe Always be safe Live with ease Live with ease (To the tune of "Frère Jacques") Subscribe here to our monthly newsletter for mindfulness activities and Peace Out news and updates.  References: Fredrickson, B. L., Cohn, M. A., Coffey, K. A., Pek, J., & Finkel, S. M. (2008). Open Hearts Build Lives: Positive Emotions, Induced Through Loving-Kindness Meditation, Build Consequential Personal Resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(5), 1045–1062. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013262 Siegel, D. (2015). Part II: Your brain. Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. S.: Penguin Random House.  Young, S. (2016). What is mindfulness? A contemplative perspective. In K. A. Schonert-Reichl & R. W. Roeser (Eds.), Mindfulness in behavioral health. Handbook of mindfulness in education: Integrating theory and research into practice (p. 29–45). Springer Publishing. © 2021 Peace Out Podcast, Chanel Tsang. All rights reserved. All episodes are written, narrated, and produced by Chanel Tsang. Full transcript of each episode is available upon request. Please e-mail hello@chaneltsang.com.

Hi, this is Chanel Tsang from Peace Out Podcast. Peace Out is on a break, but I want to invite you to join me for one of Peace Out’s first LIVE events! We’ll do the Calm Down Countdown and chill out with a relaxation story together!   Festival of Giving (October 24, 2020) On Saturday, October 24th, 2020, I’ll be at Doing Good Together’s Festival of Giving. This fun event will have different kindness activities, service projects that you can do as a family, read-aloud story time, singing and dancing, and more! The event is free and online this year so anyone can join the fun! I’ll be at the opening event at 10:00 a.m. Central on Zoom, guiding kids and families in a Loving Kindness Yoga session. We’ll do a relaxation story together, just like on the podcast, and then end with a Loving Kindness practice, like the one we did in our Mycelium Mindfulness episode! Register for this event at Doing Good Together’s website.   Family Yoga Day! (November 7, 2020) I’ll be doing a live Peace Out relaxation story on Saturday, November 7th at 11:30 a.m. EST. I’m partnering with my friend Michelle at Parivartan Yoga for a really awesome family yoga day on Zoom! First, we’ll get together to do a Peace Out story. Then, I’ll have a special fun activity just for kids to do while the grown-ups do a yoga class with Michelle (and of course if you want to do the yoga class too, you can!). Then at the end we’ll all come back together and share our activities as a group! This event is by donation and all proceeds will go to one of the food banks near us so we can support our neighbours who might need some extra help right now. Register in advance for this meeting here! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   I hope I can see you at one of these fun events! I’m so excited to bring Peace Out to you live and get to see your faces and do the breathing exercises together, even though we might live far apart. For more information, see this episode’s notes or go to our website peaceoutpodcast.com.   Keep in touch! Sign up for our new mailing list for a monthly newsletter with updates on Peace Out as well as mindfulness activities and resources. Here’s our latest newsletter. Follow Peace Out on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting Peace Out’s new Patreon. Copyright 2021 Chanel Tsang. All Rights Reserved.

Get comfy and settle in because we’re going to spend the first part of this guided relaxation talking about mindfulness. This episode is lighter on movement and more focused on listening. Thank you for joining us this season! We are going to miss you while we are away writing and recording season five *NEW* Join our new Peace Out Podcast Mailing List for monthly updates, news, and fun mindfulness activities. We have one more episode in Season 4 and then I will be taking a few months to research, write, and record Season 5. There are a few changes coming up and I’ll keep in touch through the mailing list. Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections):  Social-emotional connections: Interconnectedness of nature and humans, compassion, empathy Resources Cell (Britannica Kids) Non-Judgment: What is it? And Why Does it Matter? (4 Benefits) By Patrick Buggy (Simple and clear explanation of non-judgement!) 20/20/20 Rule (to prevent eye strain from looking at screens), American Optometric Association Give Your Child's Eyes a Screen-Time Break: Here's Why 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

Nothing is as relaxing as a dinosaur’s roar, right? Right? Hmm, well we’re going to try to relax, stretch, and breathe today as we talk about (and pretend to be) the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex! We’ll shake our tails, do the T.rex Twist, and even float in today’s guided relaxation for kids and anyone who is looking to relax mindfully, playfully! ☺ *NEW* Join our new Peace Out Podcast Mailing List for monthly updates, news, and fun mindfulness activities. We have one more episode in Season 4 and then I will be taking a few months to research, write, and record Season 5. There are a few changes coming up and I’ll keep in touch through the mailing list.  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): Tyrannosaurus rex life cycle, extinction  Social-emotional connections: Perceptions, open mindedness, anti-racism  Resources Tyrannosaurus Rex (American Museum of Natural History) Tyrannosaurs Rex (National Geographic Kids) Tyrannosaurus Rex: Facts about T.Rex, King of the Dinosaurs (Live Science) What Did a Baby T.rex Look Like? (American Museum of Natural History on YouTube, about 6min.) Baby T. Rex Was an Adorable Ball of Fluff (LiveScience.com) A relative of T. rex has been discovered in Alberta—and its name is terrifying (CBC Kids News) Everything We Though We Knew About T.Rex Is Wrong (The Nature of Things with David Suzuki episode, CBC, about 45 mins.) If you’re outside of Canada you can watch the full documentary at https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6d590l the section on how T.Rex may have sounded starts at 34mins in. 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 underground today to learn more about the life cycle of cicadas! These incredible insects live underground for 17 years before emerging altogether—all 1.5 million of them!  During the first breathing exercise called Backbone Breathing (our kid-friendly version of yogic spinal breathing), we are going to breathe in to fill up our “tummy tanks” and make an imaginary car drive up our spine, or backbone, and breathe out to go back down the backbone road. The goal is to pay more attention to the spine because it helps us breathe better (especially when we fill up our “tummy tank”) and improves our posture, so our chest and shoulders are more open, allowing us to breathe in and out more deeply.  If you are listening with someone else, you can take turns: one person follows along with the directions and breathe while the other traces their spine, paying attention to when they are breathing in (up) and breathing out (down). Rewind the episode to switch and take turns doing the breathing exercise!  Please subscribe to Peace Out so you don’t miss an episode and leave us a review and five stars if you like what you hear! This will help other kids and families find us and then find their calm too! Thank you!  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): insects, cicadas, defence mechanisms, prime numbers,  Social-emotional connections: patience, practice, different types of intelligence  Resources Cicadas (National Geographic) 10 scintillating facts about cicadas (CBC) Amazing Cicada Life Cycle (Sir David Attenborough’s Life in the Undergrowth) on YouTube (About 5 min.) 17 Year Periodical Cicadas (Planet Earth, BBC Earth) on YouTube (About 4 min., better for older children) Why Are Cicadas So Good at Math? (PBS.org) (About 5 min. Good intro to cicadas and their life cycle, with a very brief image at the beginning that some younger children may find initially scary but is meant to be humorous and is explained immediately. Would recommend, it’s very interesting!) 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 all spending most of our time at home now, so you may relate a lot to our friends in today’s relaxation story: salmon. Salmon have a superpower and that’s finding their way home, no matter how far they swim away.  We hope that you are safe and happy at home right now.  Stay well and take care, everyone.  Today’s Themes Scientific (curriculum connections): salmon, salmon life cycle, migration patterns, predators, animals’ homing instincts Social-emotional connections: returning home, roots, family, taking the time to respond vs. react to make good choices ’Resources Salmon Life Cycle, Marine Institute  Homing (animal behavior), Britannica Salmon Run at Port Hope, Ontario (YouTube video, about 20seconds, shows the salmon jumping over a waterfall!) Fish: Salmon Fish at Sea and Fish Spawning - Something Fishy: Kids Lesson 6 (YouTube video, about 5 minutes, created for 10-12 year-olds) Salmon Run – Bronte Creek Underwater (YouTube video, about 4 minutes) 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