- [Elmo] It's Monster Meditation.
With Elmo.
- [Andy] And me, Andy.
- Oh, Elmo really wanted to play.
- [Andy] Hi Elmo.
- Huh?
Oh, it's Elmo's friend Andy.
Hello Andy.
- [Andy] What's wrong, Elmo?
You look disappointed.
- Well, Elmo was supposed to
have a playdate with Abby,
but she's sick with the sniffles.
And she can't come out and play.
- [Andy] Aw, I'm sorry
to hear Abby's sick.
- Elmo too.
Elmo doesn't know what to do.
- [Andy] I know it can be disappointing
when things don't work
out the way you planned.
I know how that feels.
- Yeah.
- [Andy] Hey, how about we do
some monster meditation together?
- Medi what?
- [Andy] Meditation.
It's an activity to help you
when you're feeling really disappointed.
So first we'll begin
with some belly breaths.
So put your hands on your belly.
Take a slow deep breath in.
(Elmo inhales)
And then slowly breathe out.
- Ah.
- [Andy] Good job, Elmo.
Now let's do that one more time.
So, slow deep breath in.
(Elmo inhales)
And slowly out.
- Ah.
- [Andy] Now, do you wanna
play one, two, three, freeze?
- Oh.
- [Andy] You're very
good at freezing, Elmo.
(Elmo giggles)
Now to do one, two, three, freeze
we're gonna take three
steps and then freeze.
When you freeze look around you
and call out what you can see.
- Elmo's ready.
Follow along with Elmo and Mr. Andy.
Remember, one, two, three, and freeze.
- [Andy] Okay, so one, two, three, freeze.
- Oh.
- [Andy] Now look
around, what can you see?
(Barkley barking)
- Barkley!
Oh hi Barkley, Elmo didn't see you there.
- [Andy] Hey, maybe Barkley can join you.
- Barkley, do you want to play
one, two, three, freeze with Elmo?
(Barkley barks)
- [Andy] Great!
Here we go again.
One, two, three, freeze.
(birds chirping)
- Birdies!
Oh, and they're making
such a pretty sound.
- [Andy] They do sound wonderful.
- Bye-bye birdies.
- [Andy] I wonder what else you'll see
when you take three more big steps.
One, two, three, freeze.
- Oh.
Elmo sees Slimey and Oscar.
- That's my name, now get lost!
- Oh Oscar.
(Elmo giggles)
- [Andy] Look at all you
can see on Sesame Street
when we play one, two, three, and freeze.
- Yeah.
Elmo saw Barkley, birdies, and Oscar.
- Me?
- That's right.
And now Elmo knows what
he's going to do today.
- [Andy] What's that?
- Have a playdate with his friends
Barkley, Slimey, and Oscar.
- What?
Oh.
Do you know any grouch meditation, Andy?
Uh, yuck!
(Elmo giggles)
(Barkley barks)
