A bedtime podcast for parents who want calmer nights, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.
Created for families with children aged 4–7, Max & Lumi blends soothing storytelling, gentle mindfulness, and sleep science into a 7–12 minute nightly ritual that helps young minds slow down and feel safe before bed.
Pediatric sleep studies show that predictable, calming bedtime routines can help children fall asleep up to 30% faster and reduce night wakings by nearly half.¹ Max & Lumi is built entirely around that science — offering a consistent, screen-free way to end each day with connection, learning, and calm.
Every Magic Word of the Week unfolds across three softly connected episodes — The Listening Glow, The Learning Glow, and The Living Glow — released on alternate nights. Families are encouraged to replay each episode on the days in between, using repetition to deepen comfort, memory, and emotional regulation.
✨ The Listening Glow – helps children settle and focus their attention through slow breathing and mindful cues.
✨ The Learning Glow – gently revisits the story, building vocabulary and understanding through calm repetition.
✨ The Living Glow – guides children to use the week’s word in a tiny act of kindness or reflection before sleep.
Each episode features:
• Lumi’s warm welcome and the Magic Password of the Week — a “think it, don’t say it” word that quietly grows your child’s vocabulary.
• Gramps’ glowing storytelling — reimagined tales that nurture empathy, imagination, and emotional security.
• Max’s sleepy goodnight — modelling relaxation and closure, supported by soft, 60–75 BPM lullaby tones proven to slow heart rate and breathing.
Parents love that Max & Lumi is:
• Screen-free and ad-safe — perfect for winding down without blue light or overstimulation.
• ADHD- and neurodivergence-friendly — predictable pacing, silence, and rhythmic cues for self-regulation.
• Guided by sleep psychology — Inspired by research from Lurie Children’s Hospital, Sleep.com, and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on how calm bedtime storytelling improves sleep, mood, and learning retention.
Rooted in science, wrapped in imagination — Max & Lumi helps families end each day in peace.
Press play, breathe softly, and let the Storylight glow.
Join the Storylight community on Instagram and Facebook, or visit www.maxandlumi.com for bedtime tips, new episode updates, and a little extra evening calm.
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A bedtime podcast for parents who want calmer nights, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.
Created for families with children aged 4–7, Max & Lumi blends soothing storytelling, gentle mindfulness, and sleep science into a 7–12 minute nightly ritual that helps young minds slow down and feel safe before bed.
Pediatric sleep studies show that predictable, calming bedtime routines can help children fall asleep up to 30% faster and reduce night wakings by nearly half.¹ Max & Lumi is built entirely around that science — offering a consistent, screen-free way to end each day with connection, learning, and calm.
Every Magic Word of the Week unfolds across three softly connected episodes — The Listening Glow, The Learning Glow, and The Living Glow — released on alternate nights. Families are encouraged to replay each episode on the days in between, using repetition to deepen comfort, memory, and emotional regulation.
✨ The Listening Glow – helps children settle and focus their attention through slow breathing and mindful cues.
✨ The Learning Glow – gently revisits the story, building vocabulary and understanding through calm repetition.
✨ The Living Glow – guides children to use the week’s word in a tiny act of kindness or reflection before sleep.
Each episode features:
• Lumi’s warm welcome and the Magic Password of the Week — a “think it, don’t say it” word that quietly grows your child’s vocabulary.
• Gramps’ glowing storytelling — reimagined tales that nurture empathy, imagination, and emotional security.
• Max’s sleepy goodnight — modelling relaxation and closure, supported by soft, 60–75 BPM lullaby tones proven to slow heart rate and breathing.
Parents love that Max & Lumi is:
• Screen-free and ad-safe — perfect for winding down without blue light or overstimulation.
• ADHD- and neurodivergence-friendly — predictable pacing, silence, and rhythmic cues for self-regulation.
• Guided by sleep psychology — Inspired by research from Lurie Children’s Hospital, Sleep.com, and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on how calm bedtime storytelling improves sleep, mood, and learning retention.
Rooted in science, wrapped in imagination — Max & Lumi helps families end each day in peace.
Press play, breathe softly, and let the Storylight glow.
Join the Storylight community on Instagram and Facebook, or visit www.maxandlumi.com for bedtime tips, new episode updates, and a little extra evening calm.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children settle through calm storytelling, mindful breathing, and imagination designed for peaceful sleep.
Tonight, the warm amber glow from Part One deepens into rose-gold, signalling the arrival of The Learning Glow — the stage where children step into the story to understand what the Magic Word really feels like. This week’s word is Wisdom, and in the Learning Glow, Max, Lumi, and the listener travel into Peter Rabbit’s cosy burrow to discover how Wisdom feels inside the body.
🐰 What This Episode Is About
As the Storylight rises, Max and Lumi follow its glow into the sandbank beneath the big fir tree. The burrow is quiet, warm, and safe — Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail are fast asleep. But Peter is awake. His “fizzy legs” won’t let him rest, and a single firefly outside the tunnel is tempting him to sneak out again.
Through whispered conversation, gentle breathing cues, and soft reassurance, Max and Lumi help Peter notice the “knot” in his tummy — the quiet feeling of Wisdom trying to speak. Instead of rushing after the firefly, Peter learns how slow breathing can melt the wiggles, soften the knot, and turn restlessness into comfort. Breath by breath, his paws grow heavy, his ears droop, and he finally chooses rest over mischief.
This episode turns the idea of Wisdom into something children can feel: a warm, steady sensation inside the body that helps them pause, listen, and choose the safe, restful path.
💤 Why This Episode Helps With Sleep
The Learning Glow gently leads children toward natural sleep through:
• Calm narration ~100→90 wpm
• Warm, steady soundscape (soft harp, cosy breath sounds)
• Guided breathing that lowers arousal and bedtime anxiety
• Predictable Max & Lumi rhythm that supports routine
• Safe, low-conflict storytelling with slow emotional pacing
• Deep sensory imagery (warm sand, chamomile, earth) that soothes the mind
By helping children recognise the “fizzy legs” feeling and showing them how to ease it, this episode supports emotional regulation — a key part of healthy sleep.
🌙 Educational and Emotional Benefits
• Deepens understanding of the Magic Word Wisdom
• Teaches children to notice internal signals (knots, wiggles, restlessness)
• Builds skills in self-regulation and calm decision-making
• Encourages mindful breathing as a bedtime tool
• Shows how Wisdom can feel warm, safe, and reassuring
• Supports vocabulary, emotional awareness, and imagination
• Completes the second stage of the Three Glows learning cycle
👂 Listening Guide for Parents
Play this episode as your child gets cosy with lights dimmed. Encourage them to follow Lumi’s breathing cues and picture the rose-gold Storylight guiding them into the burrow. Children naturally mirror Max’s slowing pace, making this episode especially helpful for busy minds and “fizzy legs” at bedtime.
🌳 Inside Nocternia
As Peter drifts into sleep, the rose-gold Storylight returns to the jar, carrying with it the feeling of Wisdom — warm, steady, and safe. The Dreamtree absorbs this new understanding as Max, Lumi, and the listener step quietly back into the night.
Press play, breathe softly, and join Peter Rabbit in Peter’s Patch of Peace — The Learning Glow — a gentle bedtime story for children aged 4–7 that brings Wisdom to life through calm breaths, warm tummies, and the comfort of knowing when to rest.
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