Indigo Dreams (3 CD Set): Children's Bedtime Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness [Audio CD]

Lori Lite (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2007 | Series: Indigo Dreams

Now children can relax and learn research-based, stress management techniques with all 3 CDs in the Indigo Dreams Series, by Lori Lite. Over 3 hours of stories and music!

Indigo Dreams entertains your child with 4 stories and music while introducing breathing, affirmations, visualizations, and progressive muscular relaxation. Children follow their friends along as they learn to fall asleep peacefully with The Goodnight Caterpillar, breathe calmly with A Boy and a Bear, build self-esteem with The Affirmation Web, and visualize with a Boy and a Turtle. Indigo Dreams offers slightly shorter stories with female narration and forest animals.

Indigo Dreams entertains your child with 4 stories and music while introducing a different version of breathing, affirmations, visualizations, and progressive muscular relaxation. Indigo Ocean Dreams is designed to entertain your child in an ocean setting while introducing them to 4 research-based relaxation and stress management techniques. Children follow their sea friends along as they learn to release and manage anger with Angry Octopus, build self-esteem with Affirmation Weaver, implement breathing with Sea Otter Cove, and visualize with Bubble Riding. Indigo Ocean Dreams offers 4 slightly longer stories with male narration.

Indigo Dreams: Garden of Wellness offers 5 stories plus a music soundtrack. Children follow their garden friends along as they use positive statements to build self-esteem and encourage healthy eating with Caterpillar Choices. The Perfect Club inspires self-acceptance and tolerance of others. Children learn the emotional coping techniques of breathing and visualizing to release angry, hurt, stressed, or sad feelings. Any child, whether or not they have been bullied, teased, or excluded can benefit from the techniques presented in these stories.

All 3 CDs empower children to decrease stress, anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and other challenges while increasing self-esteem. Each 60 minute CD includes calming voices, sounds of nature, actual techniques, and an additional music sound track to further enhance your child s relaxation experience. While written for boys and girls ages 5-11 in mind, any age child can benefit from these various research based stress-management and coping strategies presented throughout these 3 CDs.

Editorial Reviews

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My anxious daughter (age 6) can't wait to put on her CD and enjoy the stories that lull her off to bed without a concern in the world - and I'm not even speaking to how empowered she is in the morning. Thank you so much for producing this series - it's been our lifesaver in many different ways! Mom's Life Saver

I work as a special educator for children with moderate/severe disabilities, ages 8 - 10 years old. My students are children with autism, Asperger s and other disabilities, and their true challenges lie in self-regulation and social/emotional difficulties. These products have helped us as a classroom tremendously. These products are a wonderful addition to my classroom curriculum. Thank you! - K.M. Checo

My 10 year old daughter has been going through a tough time...lots of drama related to her friendships and anxiety about the foregoing issues led to pretty severe bouts of insomnia. My daughter listened to these CDs at bedtime, and the first night, slept the entire night through. She was able to relate to the stories, and the positive affirmations were something new to her that she truly embraced. I highly recommend that parents buy this series for their kids if they are struggling with anxiety or social concerns. Bonita

This is an absolute must! You will love this and your children will too. The stories are superb and the relaxation sounds are so soothing. My children ask for either a CD or story from Lori Lite's collection every single night. Thanks Ms. Lite for keeping our family relaxed and feeling confident!-K. Porter

What a great tool these CDs have been for both of my children. I originally bought for my son who has some anxiety and anger issues. A doctor wanted to put him on meds and we were not ready for that approach. After listening to these CDs he was practicing some of the techniques and understanding their value. He is 7. We love it. Thanks, C. Newman.

My eleven year old son s ADHD doctor recommended Lori Lite s relaxation techniques to help my son relax so he could sleep. I purchased the book A Boy and A Bear as well as the Indigo Dreams and Indigo Dreams: Garden of Wellness. Of the three products I purchased the Garden of Wellness is the CD my son picks to listen to every night. It is his favorite. Many nights my son would still be awake at midnight distraught that he could not get to sleep, because he was unable to quiet his mind and body. The last two weeks I have seen a change in my son for the positive. He has yet to hear the end of the CD because he is asleep before the CD ends. His anger has diminished; his dread of going to school has diminished; his self-consciousness of being different has also diminished. The Garden of Wellness CD has truly helped my son on many levels of his life and I am truly grateful to Lori Lite. I must also add the CDs have been very beneficial for me also and the children I work with on a daily bases. The two CDs and the book have helped all our lives become much more peaceful! Stephanie Lewke --Stress Free Kids website

About the Author

Stress Free Kids founder Lori Lite has created a line of books and CDs designed to help children, teens, and adults decrease stress, anxiety, and anger. As a parent, Lori spent two hours every single night trying to settle her young son down to sleep. Her daughter developed stress related night terrors and Lori herself became sick from anxiety. In an effort to help her family she created a story for her children that would entertain them while introducing them to research-based relaxation techniques. That moment began a journey that now includes 8 books, 6 CDs, curriculum and lesson plans. Ms. Lite's books, CDs, and curriculum are considered a resource for parents, psychologists, therapists, child life specialists, teachers, and yoga instructors. Her Indigo Dreams audio book/CD series has been awarded the CNE Award of Excellence. Ms. Lite has been interviewed and written articles for several media outlets, including: Family Circle, NY Times, MSNBC, ABC Radio; CBS News; USA Today; Web MD; Stress Free Living; Mind, Body, and Soul; and Job Club with Tory Johnson. She has also been featured in several publications which include Prevention Magazine, Parent Guide New York, Family Circle, Kiwi Magazine, and Aspiring Woman. Lori is a certified children s meditation facilitator and Sears Manage My Life parenting expert. She gained national attention when she appeared on Shark Tank, an ABC/Mark Burnett production. Lori has just released a relaxation music line. Indigo Dreams: Kid s Relaxation Music and Indigo Dreams: Teen Relaxation Music. Check her Stress Free Kids website, Face Book and Twitter for updates.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Stress Free Kids (September 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978778197
• ISBN-13: 978-0978778194
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Books on CD > Health, Mind & Body > Relaxation & Meditation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what we needed!, November 14, 2008

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M. H. "homeschooling mom" (PA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo Dreams (3 CD Set): Children's Bedtime Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness (Audio CD)

I hope to put into words how transformational this CD is.
My 8 year old son has a lot of anxiety due in part to his reading disability. So whenever I introduce a new concept to him (home charter school), he immediately thinks he can't do it, he gets extremely frustrated, and gives up before even trying. Awful. I was desperate to find something to help, and I knew something like Indigo Dreams had to exist. Lucky for us, I found it.
I downloaded it in MP3 format right away. My husband was very skeptical, but he knew we had to give it a try.
I prepared a small alcove off of our living room to create a "relaxation station". I painted it chocolate brown, brought in a couple of live leafy plants, set a dark green cushion on the floor, along with a few coordinating pillows. I set up his CD player with headphones, and explained to my son that during school, I will set aside time whenever needed for relaxation station. He was excited to try it out.
So on the first day of school, he got overwhelmed with his phonics lesson. He got through the lesson though, knowing that he would get down time. So shortly after, off he went to relaxation station. He was sitting up on the cushion, against the pillows. Literally, ten minutes later, he was nestled in, and sound asleep.
He LOVES "The Angry Octopus" from Indigo Ocean Dreams. That is his favorite. He says that he uses his imagination to see the story. When the octopus is angry, he feels angry too. And when the octopus breathes to calm himself, he does it too. He sees colors and the characters and the environment. He loves the sounds of the ocean. He says that it relaxes him and makes him feel good. (I think hearing a male narrarator helps too, whereas my daughter would prefer a female narrarator.)
Since using relaxation station on an as needed basis, my son no longer has the outbursts as I described earlier. He still gets frustrated from time to time, but now he is becoming an eager learner! He is progressing in school like never before! There are still challenges, but this CD helped remove one of the barriers, which was anger/frustration. Awesome!
I have recommended this to elementary teachers, special education teachers, and physical and occupational therapists. I have recommended it to moms of kids who are perfectionists or have anxiety or anger issues or are highly sensitive.
I am so glad I found this product. Even my skeptical husband admitted to its success. :)
My 6 year old daughter also enjoys this. She especially likes the breathing exercises. Although she does not share the same challenges as her brother, she still does benefit from the stories.
I would highly recommend this to parents, teachers, therapists, and specialists who work with children.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps my daughter sleep and relax, June 18, 2008

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Colorado Mom (Littleton, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo Dreams (3 CD Set): Children's Bedtime Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness (Audio CD)

My daughter loves these tapes. She has a hard time winding down and getting to sleep. At first she said she thought they were a little boring, but I explained that bedtime tapes aren't supposed to be fast-paced and exciting. Within a week she was asking for them every night. She started telling me what she was learning from them: how to relax, what to do if she felt mad during the day, focusing on what makes her happy and content, etc... Not only have they helped her fall asleep, I really think they have helped her deal with her emotions during the day as well.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Miracles, September 30, 2008

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Richie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo Dreams (3 CD Set): Children's Bedtime Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness (Audio CD)

My children ages 5,7 and 9 love all 3 of these CDs.The narrator of Indigo Dreams has a voice that can lull them to sleep even on the most difficult nights. They love the Ocean CD with the seachild/mermaid character and can really relate to the angry octopus. They now remind each other to take a deep breath like the octopus when they are losing their tempers. It is quite funny. All of my children are now using the techniques from the stories including positive statements like the dolphin. My oldest has been having trouble sleeping due to stress and worry about school. He constantly asks for The Garden of Wellness CD. The stories hit you in the heart and the practice tracks help him get rid of his worries and fears and anger and fall asleep quickly and soundly. I highly recommend this set. UPDATE: I just added the new MUSIC ONLY CD to our collection! Another hit at our house! Incredibly relaxing. A must have for any parent looking to get their kids in slumber land quickly!Indigo Dreams: Kids Relaxation Music Decreasing Stress, Anxiety and Anger, improve sleep.