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Sea Otter Cove: A Relaxation Story introducing deep breathing to decrease stress and anger while promoting peaceful sleep (Indigo Ocean Dreams)

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Just what the field needed:
I had a challenging time in my search for an appropriate book for my young child to learn and practice relaxation exercises. I consulted with my colleagues who specialized in child mental health and was surprised at how limited the options were. Obviously, the field has needed a good children's book that focuses on such a basic skill as diaphragmatic breathing. Sea Otter Cove is such a book. A sweet book with lovely illustrations - one that draws on powerful nature imagery to help children learn to breathe in more calming ways. We first came across it when listening and enjoying a splendid CD called 'Indigo Ocean Dreams' which is an audio compilation of four stories. It is a pleasure to have both the audio version as well as the actual book itself. Together they help reinforce the concept and enhance the practice of such important skills as slow, steady breathing and visualization - skills that will be solid building blocks for relaxation response, sleep induction, pain management and coping with stress, anxiety and anger. A great addition to the field. Thank You!

We have the CD and the book version. Sometimes our daughter likes to read along with the CD and sometimes enjoys each seperately. Each of the books/CDs in this series offer excellent guided imagery - good for bedtime and general relaxation. Particularly helpful for ADHD, trauma and just plain "snuggie" bedtimes. If interested, you might also consider Charlie Channel - Bedtime Buddy by Charlie Channel in Amazon's mp3 downloads.

We have found this book to be very helpful in our new study where we are working with children who exhibit various fears and anxieties. We are happy to see children are able to follow through with the story and be able to relate to some of the scenes in there own way. it is important for more books like these be developed for younder children which allow them to practice skills in groups and individual basis.

We were quite simply amazed at how relaxed our young daycare children became aafter listening to the Sea Otter Cove story. They were happier and much less stressed out and able to enjoy playing together much more peacefully. ~2 thumbs up!~

Breathing techniques have been used for centuries and been shown by modern research to be effective with adults. As a doctoral candidate in psychology, I certainly appreciate the initiative the author, Lori Lite, has taken to introduce breathing techniques to children. In my opinion, this is quite revolutionary. Reading this book to children is a fantastic way to start teaching them to become aware of breath and use it as an anchor when feeling distressed. The story line is charming and naturally encourages a child's participation. Very well done.

This book came as a recommendation from my supervisor for some of my clients that were struggling with anxiety or being hyperactive. This book really works with clients. They follow the breathing exercises and helps them to learn deep breathing without even knowing it!

I just wanted to say thank you for these books.

Our daughter has some sensory integration challenges which cause her unnecessary anxiety. Your materials were recommended to us for their calming techniques so we purchased the Indigo Ocean Dreams CD. She loved it and asked me if there were other discs and books.

I purchased the Otter Cove book, a few other books (e.g. the Angry Octopus, the one with the Caterpillar, etc.) and the other two kids CDs.

Her favorite story is still Otter Cove and, earlier this week, she told me that the calming counting repetition helps her be less "scared". As a parent, how can you put into words the feeling and sense of relief? She asked me to read the book to her (instructing me on how to count) so we had a lot of fun with it.

Anyway, I just thought I'd pass along my thanks for creating such a wonderful tool yet also enjoyable for the kids.

Thank you from a relieved father,
Jason

Sea Otter Cove is an excellent tool for helping children develop relaxation skills. The rythymic words help soothe and comfort the children when they are reading it, the ongoing continuous practice the kids use as they go along seems to come more naturally to them rather than just tlaking it out. I would highly recommend this book along with the cd.

This is a fabulous tool for any clinician or mom. I bought it for work as a child trauma therapist, the kids love it. It has helped them get to sleep, decreased night terrors, and has helped open the door to the children recognizing what happed was not their fault. As a mom...I began using it at home with my 11 year old son who has test anxiety and being bullied due to dyslexia. We listen before bed and the morning of the big tests and he is off to school with confidence in a relaxed state.

I am a child therapist working with school age children. I ordered Sea Otter Cove over a year or so ago and have shared it with many families. It has been amazing how quickly the children have settled down and become peaceful when I have played this CD. Some parents even have played the CD while driving with their children. They have reported calmer kids and much happier driving experiences. This CD has been a wonderful addition to my treatment toolbag.