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The Clever Fox: A Guided Meditation for Children
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Summary Kids meditation story "The Clever Fox"—a 20-minute guided meditation for children
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In this Guided Meditation for Children you stumble upon Mr. Chi in the forest. Mr. Chi is a clever fox, the cleverest of them all in fact! You will get to meditate with Mr. Chi and he will help you with any problems you may be having at the moment. He is a very colorful character indeed!
This Kids Meditation Story is great for: Sleep; Anxiety; Stress; Worry; Relaxation and expanding the imagination!
Enjoy!
Thanks to Denitsa Gancheva for this resource.
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