Mindful Stories & Meditations for Children
A gentle space where bedtime becomes a gateway to wonder, calm, and inner growth. Through lovingly crafted stories and guided meditations, we help children relax, feel safe, and connect with the wisdom within. Free to everyone.
Welcome to The Cozi Nest
Bedtime should be a moment to exhale. But for many children — and the parents trying to settle them — it's anything but. Racing thoughts, big feelings that didn't get processed, the invisible weight of a busy school day: all of it tends to surface the moment the lights go down.
The Cozi Nest was created to help with exactly that.
Here you'll find a growing collection of free guided meditations, mindful bedtime stories, and gentle affirmations — all crafted specifically for children, and all designed to do one thing: help your child feel calm, safe, and ready for sleep.
The stories aren't just entertaining. Each one is woven with mindfulness principles — helping children process emotions like anger, sadness, and worry in a way that feels natural rather than instructional. A child listening to Breathing Through the Storm isn't being taught a technique; they're being gently guided through one. That's intentional. Find out more here: TheCoziNest.com
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Meditations
Bedtime Affirmations
Cozi Nest creator Emma Reynolds
As well as an accredited MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) instructor I'm also a trained practitioner from the Mindfulness in Schools Project, UK.
I created Macmillan Education's first mindfulness course for primary school children, reaching teachers and classrooms across the world. But I keep coming back to the same question: What about the children at home?
The Cozi Nest is my answer to that. Everything here draws on the same science that underpins adult mindfulness practice — the research on attention training, emotional regulation, cortisol reduction, and the neuroscience of the developing brain — translated into something a child can actually receive at the end of a long day. A story. A breath. A quiet voice telling them they are held.
It's free. It's here whenever you need it. And I hope it becomes a gentle part of your family's evenings.
Find out more here: TheCoziNest.com