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Hop along with Peter Rabbit as he squeezes under the gate and finds both treats and trouble in Mr. McGregor's garden in this classic Beatrix Potter story!

This 7-day series provides a comprehensive toolkit for undoing anxiety by mastering the connection between the mind and body. Over the course of a week, you will progress from foundational breathing techniques and full-body scans to advanced progressive muscle relaxation and empowering affirmations. Each session is designed to ground you in the present moment, utilizing deep relaxation and creative visualization to release the past and build a future of lasting peace.

Trying to hide from his mother, Tom Kitten climbs up the chimney and gets captured by two hungry rats who want to turn him into a dumpling! It is up to his family and a helpful dog to save him before he becomes dinner!

Ginger the cat and Pickles the terrier run a village shop where they let every customer buy now and pay later. But when they realize they have a shop full of empty pockets and a drawer with no money, they have to decide if their business can survive!

After losing her favorite handkerchiefs, a little girl named Lucie climbs high into the hills and discovers a secret door hidden in the grass. Inside, she meets a very busy (and very prickly) washerwoman who spends her days cleaning tiny clothes for all the forest animals.

The Memoirs of a Gunner offer a powerful, documentary style reflection of a young U.S. gunner's experiences in five major World War II battles. Written six decades later, he shares a rare, balanced and convincing view of the war he was part of as a paratrooper and combat soldier capturing both youthful emotion and enduring humanity. He describes several times moments of tragic events, which are part of the price for the later outcome. David Bowman talks not only about combat actions. There was still life 'in between' worth telling, when a huge army prepared for the next combat.

For Day 5, you will focus on the natural rhythm of your breath to rejuvenate your system and let go of resentment or attachments to the past. Through a series of empowering affirmations, you will train your subconscious mind to embrace change and remain happily at peace in the present moment.

For the final session, you will synchronize gentle physical movement with your breath to foster a sense of relaxed confidence and control over your emotions. You will then engage in a global visualization of a world in perfect harmony, using your imagination as a powerful tool to maintain your own internal paradise.

For this second session, you will engage in a powerful deep-breathing exercise designed to charge the nervous system and clear toxins from the body. This practice shifts your focus toward gratitude and visualization, helping you create a future reality free from lingering stress and strain.

In this short opening session of a week of Undoing Anxiety and Stress, you will learn a simple breathing technique that combines focused inhales and exhales with the opening and closing of your eyes to diminish anxiety.

Gently navigate through feelings of despair and find deep relaxation with this guided session featuring a soothing body scan. By harnessing the power of positive affirmations, you will retrain your mind to break free from negativity and embrace a renewed sense of joy.

Release the habit of overthinking and the need for control with this soothing guided session designed to ground you in the present moment. Through deep breathing and empowering affirmations, you will discover a renewed sense of inner strength and lasting tranquility.

This classic Beatrix Potter tale is about a very poor tailor in Gloucester who needs a miracle to finish the Mayor's magnificent coat by Christmas morning. When the tailor falls ill, the fate of the garment rests between his selfish, twist-hiding cat and a whole host of helpful little brown mice!

Snuggle up for the most beloved holiday poem of all time, perfectly capturing the pure excitement of Christmas Eve. It’s the cozy classic we all know by heart, just waiting to be shared with the whole family!

A mischievous squirrel named Nutkin repeatedly taunts a wise old owl with riddles while his fellow squirrels are gathering nuts, pushing the boundaries of politeness and patience. Will his cheeky antics finally provoke the owl, or will Nutkin's riddles prove to be his undoing?

Snuggle up with O. Henry’s beloved holiday classic, a heartwarming tale of a young couple who are short on cash but big on love. Their story is a timeless reminder that the most valuable gifts aren't the ones we buy, but the selfless sacrifices we make for each other.

In this touching story by Hans Christian Andersen, a poor young girl wanders barefoot through the bitter cold on New Year's Eve, desperate to sell matches but finding no customers. To keep from freezing, she huddles in an alley and begins to light the matches one by one, discovering that each brilliant flame brings a beautiful and magical vision of warmth and comfort.

A very poor but honest shoemaker discovers that the last bit of leather he owns has been mysteriously turned into a perfect pair of shoes while he slept. As this magical help continues night after night, he and his wife decide to stay up late one evening around Christmas time to find out who their secret, hardworking visitors are.

This classic, fun story from L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz) is about how the mean-spirited Daemons of the Caves get fed up with Santa making children happy, so they decide to kidnap him on Christmas Eve!

After eating too much lettuce, the sleepy Flopsy Bunnies are captured by the grumpy Mr. McGregor! Now, Benjamin Bunny and a clever mouse must save them by playing a funny trick using a sack of rotten vegetables.