Indigo Teen Dreams: Guided Relaxation Techniques Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-esteem and Self-awareness (Indigo Dreams) [Audio CD]

Lori Lite (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2005

Indigo Teen Dreams allows teens to manage stress, anger, and anxiety while increasing self-esteem and self-awareness. Teens explore the research-based, stress-management techniques of breathing, visualizations, progressive muscular relaxation, and affirmations or positive statements. This straight forward, easy to follow approach encourages teens to take charge of their own feelings and stress. It provides a safe place where teens can be themselves while not worrying about peer pressure or living up to any ones expectations. The male narrator is motivating, encouraging and soothing at the same time! Additional uplifting music sound tracks are provided to further enhance their relaxation experience. Teens are encouraged to make good choices and believe in themselves while managing stress and anger. Great for teens entering Middle School through High School.

Indigo Teen Dreams is also available in a 2 CD set with the Indigo Teen Dreams Relaxation Music sold on Amazon

Indigo Teen Dreams is an approachable way to introduce your teenager to harnessing the mind s power to improve self-esteem, deal with difficult emotional or social issues, and instill calm during the tenuous years between child and adulthood. The introduction provides context for affirmation and positive thinking in a manner that is the perfect combination of welcoming and informative. Teenagers can be very resistant to trying new things, so the guidance is subtle enough to be effective without any over-the-top vibes that might make a teenager giggle or roll her eyes. The music for the exercises is relaxing and calming, devoid of screaming guitars or chest-pounding back-beats. The songs are suitably contemporary and pleasing, providing a seamless background for teens to practice their new-found skills of affirmation, breathing, muscular relaxation, and visualization. - Jennifer Sommersby Young, Reviewed in Rewind Resource Guide 2006

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have purchased the Indigo Dreams for Teens. I have three children ages ranging from 11 to 16 yrs old. They love to listen to the CD's. They especially find it very helpful during exams and also very useful when dealing with peer pressure in school. It gives them tools they can use to deal with the situation at hand in a positive constructive manner.

I am a psychiatric social worker who purchased Indigo Teen Dreams for our unit. We have utilized this wonderful CD on a twice weekly basis as part of our relaxation curriculum. We have a very diverse population of adolescents ranging from kids who are moderately depressed or highly anxious to severely behaviorally and emotionally-disturbed. This CD has reached teens across the board and given them the initial realization that they do have some control over their bodies and how they choose to respond to situations and stressors. I applaud Indigo Teen Dreams CD for its usefulness in everyday life in supporting teens with many diverse needs and challenging issues to find a better way to deal with their stressors. ---Mary L. Whalen

Life can feel very busy for all of us, especially teenagers. Sometimes you feel like you are standing in the middle of a busy street with cars and people zooming past you. Horns are honking and people are shoving you. You feel as if you do not know which end is up and have no way of controlling the situation you are in. Luckily, with the help of Lori Lite and her inspirational CD, Indigo Teen Dreams, you will able to escape the busy traffic and float into a world all your own. A world where you are in control of your own body. A world where you can be you. A world where you can finally be at peace with yourself. As a teacher and an older sister to two teenagers and the creator/writer at , I have consistently been looking for a book, a CD, anything that young adults will listen to in order to build their self-esteem and at the same time relax them from the stresses of everyday life. The search is over! Indigo Teen Dreams is top notch. From the moment you press play Lori Lite has provided a narrator who has a calm, even, steady tone to ease your mind. You cannot help but get wrapped up in the sound of his voice. The CD goes on and the narrator talks to the listener and not AT the listener. He is understanding and accepting which is something that teenagers long for every day. The narrator is able to make a connection with the listener and provide tips and words of encouragement for all. Combine this with the soothing background sounds and nature-like music that is provided and you have a unique CD that teens will actually listen to and learn from. All teenagers should have this CD! It is a touching and personal experience that they should not miss out on. Encourage your teen to be open-minded about listening to this CD. I guarantee that once they listen to the lessons Lori Lite provides they will feel empowered and start taking over their feelings, emotions, and everyday actions. Indigo Teen Dreams is a Teenager MUST-HAVE! -Heather, UniversalTeens --Heather, UniversalTeens

From the Author

I wrote these tracks after attending my daughter’s High School orientation. The principal announced that the next four years would be the most stressful years of my teen’s life! My husband handed me a note that said "what are they doing to help them manage the stress?"

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Stress Free Kids, LLC; 1 edition (August 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097086339X
• ISBN-13: 978-0970863393
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Stress > Anger Management
  • #4 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Teen Health > Self-Esteem
  • #10 in Music > New Age > Relaxation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indigo Teen Dreams: Diversity at it's Best, July 25, 2006

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Mary L. Whalen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigo Teen Dreams: Guided Relaxation Techniques Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-esteem and Self-awareness (Indigo Dreams) (Audio CD)

I am a psychiatric social worker who purchased "Indigo Teen Dreams" for our unit. We have utilized this wonderful CD on a twice weekly basis as part of our relaxation curriculum. We have a very diverse population of adolescents ranging from kids who are moderately depressed or highly anxious to severely behaviorally and emotionally disturbed. This CD has reached teens across the board and given them the initial realization that they do have some control over their bodies and how they choose to respond to situations and stressors. I applaud "Indigo Teen Dreams" CD for its usefulness in everyday life in supporting teens with many diverse needs and challenging issues to find a better way to deal with their stressors.

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indigo Teen Dreams: Affirmations, Deep Breathing, Relaxation and Visualization, September 26, 2005

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CPTScott - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo Teen Dreams: Guided Relaxation Techniques Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-esteem and Self-awareness (Indigo Dreams) (Audio CD)

As a parent, I would give this CD 10 stars because I think it is so valuable!

Lori Lite, the creator of Indigo Dreams and Indigo Ocean Dreams (as well as many other wonderful tools for children) has now created a real gift for teens. This Indigo Teen Dreams CD is a wonderful resource to help teenagers learn to empower themselves by learning how to connect with their inner being and strength, as well as how to deal with this very stressful time in their lives.

Considering all the pressures they have to deal with, from peer and social pressures (which often lead to eating disorders),a changing physiology, pressures to do well in school and other activities, teens can benefit immeasurably by learning the techniques presented here.

This CD has tracks that contain guided affirmations, deep breathing techniques, relaxation and visualization, tools that will not only help them during the difficult teen years but can also help them build a foundation that can help them for the rest of their lives.

By learning to go within and learn how to live from the inside out rather than from the outside in, teens can find a place that is always available to them, a haven to weather the storms of life. Even when they may not be dealing with a specific stressful event, these tools can help with the ability to concentrate and build a general sense of confidence.

When you connect with a place larger than the day to day dramas that can often swallow one up emotionally, you can live from a centered place, and that is true empowerment.

This program is also a wonderful tool for teens to use in order to relax into sleep after a stressful day (and parents may find themselves wanting a copy for themselves as well to help them deal with their own stress).

As with Lori Lite's other CD's, the quality of the production is top notch from the fidelity of the recording, the pacing of the individual tracks as well as the narrators and the music.

I only wish I had a tool like this when I was going through those difficult teen years, but I am grateful that my own children have Lori Lite's CD's available for them. My almost 9 year old daughter and 12 year old son have already been using both Indigo Dreams and Indigo Ocean Dreams and now my Son can use Indigo Teen Dreams as well. I will have a copy ready for my daughter so that she'll also have this available to her when she enters those difficult years.

Highly recommended!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teen Stress Relief!, April 10, 2006

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Monika (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo Teen Dreams: Guided Relaxation Techniques Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-esteem and Self-awareness (Indigo Dreams) (Audio CD)

My soon to be 13 year old was having difficulty adjusting to the stress of middle school. Late night homework and projects made it difficult for him to shut his mind down for the night and fall asleep. I tried Indigo Teen Dreams after my nephew told me how much he enjoyed the visualization technique on the CD. He stated that he "never felt anything like that in his life"!

My son loves the relaxation techniques and is now falling asleep quickly and peacefully. I was amazed at how easy it was for him to follow along. The speakers voice encourages and guides you (teens)through each exercise while reinforcing why a teen should want to do affirmations, breathing and muscle relaxing.

This is a must have for every teen or pre-teen. It could really ease the transition and stress of adapting to middle school and high school.