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, soft breathing, and soothing imagination. Tonight, the Storylight turns rose-gold, signalling The Learning Glow — where children step inside the story to understand what this week’s Magic Word Growing feels like.
🌱 What This Episode Is About
In this warm, sleep-friendly retelling inspired by The Secret Garden, Max, Lumi, and the listener follow the rose-gold Storylight into the garden itself. The air smells of damp earth and new leaves. Mary Lennox is tending the soil, and nearby sits Colin, watching a tall blue flower stretch confidently toward the sun.
Colin longs to grow too — but fear makes him feel small and shaky. Lumi explains that Growing begins with feeling steady, like a seed sending its roots deep before reaching upward. Listeners are invited to help Colin by imagining roots growing from their toes into the warm ground.
With Lumi’s soft breathing cues —
“Breathe in strength… 1…2…3… Breathe out and send roots down… 1…2…3…” —
Colin begins to feel the earth holding him. His voice grows stronger. His shoulders relax.
Next, Lumi teaches Colin how to “unfurl” like the blue flower. With another gentle breath and a tiny stretch, Colin slowly pushes himself upright. His legs wobble, but Max reassures him that trembling is just “muscles waking up.” And then, with one brave breath, Colin stands — shaky but proud, the sun warming his face.
The garden holds him.
Mary beams.
Max cheers softly.
And Colin discovers what Growing feels like: bravery, strength, and a little bit of wobble.
🌿 Reflection Moment
As they step back from the garden, Lumi invites Max — and the listening child — to think of a moment from their own day when they felt themselves Growing. Max remembers trying to tie his shoelaces. The listener is guided to hold their own tiny moment of courage like a warm, rose-gold glow in their tummy.
💤 Why This Episode Helps With Sleep
This gentle children’s sleep story uses research-backed calming techniques:
• Slow narration (100→90 wpm)
• Soft 60 BPM lullaby tones
• Guided breathing to reduce bedtime anxiety
• Gentle sensory imagery (earth, flowers, sunlight)
• Predictable, comforting Max & Lumi structure
• No fear, tension, or overstimulation
🌙 Educational & Emotional Benefits
• Deepens understanding of the word Growing
• Helps children recognise bravery and effort in their own bodies
• Encourages mindfulness and self-regulation
• Builds emotional vocabulary and confidence
• Supports neurodivergent listeners with slow pacing and repeated cues
• Reinforces perseverance and gentle courage
👂 Listening Guide for Parents
Play this episode as your child gets cosy in bed. Lumi gently guides them to curl like a seed, breathe like roots, and stretch like a flower. These quiet movements help activate bedtime calm and settle restless bodies.
🌳 Inside Nocternia
As the rose-gold glow floats back into the Storylight Jar, the Dreamtree warms with new understanding. The Learning Glow is complete, and Growing is rooted inside the child listener — ready for next week’s Living Glow.
Press play, breathe softly, and step into The Garden That Listened — a calming kids’ bedtime story inspired by The Secret Garden, perfect for peaceful nights and gentle routines.
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