Customer Reviews

Indigo Ocean Dreams: 4 Children's Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness

5 star:		(79)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The Indigo Dreams series is exceptional: The writing is delightful, the narration gentle and soothing, the music is dreamy and non-intrusive, and the relaxation techniques effective (even on a kid in her 5th decade of life!) Because I create guided meditation CDs for adults, I am extremely familiar with what is in the marketplace. More often than not I'm dissappointed, but I'm happy to say that Indigo Ocean Dreams delighted me. Not only does this CD help the listener to relax, it gently addresses some of the issues that can cause stress (anger, anxiety, poor self esteem, etc.), helping kids to find constructive ways to have more calm in their waking life as well. I'm looking forward to the next CD!

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. I ordered these cds based on the reviews, and was so pleased. My daughter listened to them 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 truely embraced. I highly recommend that parents buy this series for their kids if they are struggling with anxiety or social concerns. I listened to them too, and found them helpful as well.

Ocean creatures make this fun. My girls (ages 3 & 5), can relate to the octopus in the first story, stomp and get mad, then get under control. Then I can remind them later to be like the angry octopus and get control of themselves to fix things, instead of just being angry.

I never take time to do these reviews as I am too
busy. But this one deserves my time.
My son (5) is a bit on the anxious side due to some
surgeries, a very active mind/tense body, and quite
simply due to his personality. I have tried to teach
him breathing techniques and a small amount of
meditation- he didn't really learn them all that well.
However he LOVES both the Indigo Dreams cds for
kids and learned the breathing techniques
immediately. I was surprised to hear him say one
day out of the blue "MOM! On the cd there's one
called "Bubble Ride" and you can feel the bubbles
cascading all the way down to your fingertips and it
REALLY makes me relax!"
He won't go to sleep without them now. He
associates it with relaxation and sleep so all I have
to do is turn on the cd player and he immediately
closes his eyes and gets down to the business of
relaxing towards sleep. Before the cds, he would be
up and down in his room for up to an hour before
he would settle down and stay in bed.
My neighbors 10 yr old daughter is also very anxious
due to a break-in in their new home recently and
some other issues she has. I suggested this cd
awhile ago but her mother didn't buy it. Finally after
they had yet another sleepless night due to some
bad night terrors and were exhausted, I walked
down and physically handed one of our cds to them
so they would try it. She said her daughter loves
them and zonks right out. I never did hear if they
have "cured" her of the night terrors and anxiety
but I do know they bought their own copies the
next day!
It's a good thing too because my son was literally
crying to get his Indigo Ocean Dreams copy back
one night (he had the other one - Indigo Dreams
though!) and I had to walk down to their house in
the dark and trade them for our Indigo Dreams
copy!
The woman's voice is so soothing. It's
wonderful. I love to listen to it too. The pace is
perfect also. Thank you so much for these cds.
Children have so much to deal with in their little
lives and it's wonderful to see someone paying
attention to this and teaching them these
techniques they can learn easily and use for the rest
of their lives! Thank you Thank you!

I am kind of bummed because I went by one of these reviews that called this a "sequel" to the other one. It is NOT a sequel but is the exact same thing -- only the characters and setting have changed. Even my 8-year old noticed right away - "Oh this is the caterpillar story" and "this is the boy and the bear." We really liked the first CD, Indigo Dreams, and since this was described as for age 8-12, we thought it would be that "next step."

Yet I feel we completely wasted money since we already had the first. But if you don't have the first, then this is a great item. I don't know too many 12 year olds who would listen to it, but it's great for kids 6-10ish who need to learn relaxation techniques. Right away my son incorporated some of the techniques and is beginning to make some process with his anxieties.

Indigo Ocean Dreams I would highly recommend this CD for mental health workers who have children on their caseload. Finding resources for children are very difficult so I was very happy to locate this product. I have been working with several children experiencing anger management and anxiety problems and they really enjoy this CD. Also, their parents benefit from the techniques and the time spent with their children practicing the techniques.

Overall, the "Indigo Dreams" series of CDs is excellent, and my rating reflects my general perception across all three of them. The concepts and tone are soothing and the tools it teaches are effective. My very bright, creative 10 year old son suffers from pretty intense anxiety and stress issues; he also has some anger issues and trouble falling asleep, both of which are off-shoots of the stress and anxiety. While these CDs are (unfortunately!) not a total panacea, they are helpful for him on many a tough evening.

We own all three CDs in the "Indigo Dreams" series, and he listens to one or another of them just about every night. When he places one of those discs into the CD player, turns it on, and turns out the light, his body and brain seems to viscerally respond ... most of the time, anyhow. At his age and developmental level, he is just at the cusp of the kids' CDs being a little too young and the teen CD being a little too old, but he seems to benefit from them anyway. At this point, he still leans toward the kids' versions most of the time - the simple stories "zone him out" in a good way, though I can't honestly say that he "hears" them as much more than white noise after so many listenings. There are mornings when he tells me that he can't remember anything past the first or second story on the CD, which means he fell asleep relatively quickly. (YAY!) Sometimes we just skip the CD player to the "music only" tracks at the end of each CD and that relaxes him as well.

The only barrier that prevented me from rating the series with five stars rather than four is a minor "gender issue". My son prefers the voice of the female narrator; unfortunately, she is only present on the Indigo Dreams CD with the purple cover. And, also unfortunately, it's impossible just from surfing on Amazon to ascertain which narrator is included on a CD until one purchases it - the gender of the narrator is not included in the description or even on CD label/gem case. My son has "made his peace" with the male narrator (it wasn't a huge issue), but the female voice still seems to be most effective for him in terms of relaxing. (I suspect that the "Teen Dreams" CD may have garnered a more positive reception with a female narrator, but who knows?) This may not be an issue for most kids, but - if it is - be aware that the "Ocean" and "Teen" CDs include a male voice for the stories/exercises.

As an aside, my husband and I find ourselves successfully using some of the techniques that these CDs teach; I guess after listening to them (even peripherally) so many times we've just absorbed them! We await further additions to this terrific series!

I bought all 3 of the Indigo Dreams CDs for children/teens. I have 2 daughters who deal with anxiety. My youngest's anxiety was so severe that she ended up in ER with a panic attack, which increased her anxiety even more - it was a horrible cycle. In searching for techniques to help her, I found this CD series. It has been a godsend. She quickly downloaded both of the "non teen" CDs to her iPod, allowing her to take the relaxation "on the road" and to choose her favorites from both CDs. She's been using these for almost a month and now her bedtime is so peaceful and easy - no longer does she stew and fret and end up being awake for hours. She is always asleep within minutes. My eldest daughter likes her teen CD as well, though she declared it was "stupid" before she listened to it. Now she has it on every night. These are great great products!

My kids have been waiting "impatiently" for this CD to arrive in the mail and said it was worth the wait. Lori Lite hit another home run with her second CD Indigo Ocean Dreams. My 11 year old had experienced an increase in anger towards the end of his school year. My 9 year old is dealing with fear and anxiety due to a recent challanging family event.

The first night of listening was a great experience for my daughter. She learned new self-calming techniques and was walking around the house the next day practicing her sea otter breathing(belly breathing).
(she did this with the first CD "Indigo Dreams" where she did her Boy and a Bear breathing.)

My son learned how to release his anger and loved the Angry Octopus story. I listened to the CD after both kids were asleep and I was amazed at how relaxed I as an adult felt.I felt calm, peaceful and happy. I actually can not remember when I fell asleep. I just know that I had the best sleep I've had in months.

My life is so challenging now with all these recent changes that I will do anything to keep my kids healthy. The techniques of breathing, affirmations, muscle relaxation and visualizations presented in these stories are working for my kids.


These two CDs "Indigo Dreams" and "Indigo Ocean Dreams" have been such a blessings in my recent life that I had to share this with the world.

Thank you Lori!

I have purchased all the Indigo Dreams CD's for my 6yr old daughter. She absolutely loves climbing in bed and listening to these CD's just about every night! I was first introduced to the Indigo Dreams series a year and half ago when my daughter was battling a serious illness. Throughout her treatment and recovery, these CD's and techniques have helped to reduce her stress and anxiety. I would highly recommed these to anyone who has a child that maybe going through some type of stressful illness.