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Indigo Dreams: Relaxation and Stress Management Bedtime Stories

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Indigo Dreams is a 60 minute CD/audio book designed to entertain your child while introducing them to 4 research-based, stress management techniques. Four unique bedtime stories incorporate diaphragmatic breathing, visualizations, progressive muscular relaxation, and affirmations (positive statements). These are the same techniques recommended for adults but presented in a fun, interactive format that appeal to children. Children follow the characters along as they learn belly breathing with A Boy and a Bear, make positive statements with The Affirmation Web, visualize with A Boy and a Turtle, and use progressive muscular relaxation with The Goodnight Caterpillar. All four of these stories are also available in book format. Indigo Dreams shorter stories are perfect for shorter attention spans and beginners. The stories are best suited for ages 4-9. These proven techniques encourage wellness and provide tools for children who suffer from anxiety, stress, trauma, hyperactivity, anger, sleep issues, and lack of confidence. The female narration is accompanied by soothing sounds of crickets, gentle breezes, and forest animals. An additional music sound track is included to further enhance your child’s relaxation experience. The Relaxation Techniques found in these stories can help children: Decrease phobias, fears, night terrors, worries Deal with changes, transitions (divorce, death, relocating, family member in military, having a sibling with special needs, health challenges) Fall asleep peacefully and quickly Have a more restful sleep Decrease moodiness, irritability Increase creativity Increase positive attitude Increase social skills Increase self-belief Increase test scores Have greater attendance Visit doctor less Manage pain during and after medical procedures and treatments Manage anxiety associated with hospital stays and treatments Sleep better when traveling, time changes, hotels, airplanes Self-soothe Increase ability to focus and concentrate Recover from PTSD, Abuse, Neglect, Trauma Decrease anger Mental Health Challenges, Depression, Bi-Polar, Anxiety Disorders Special Needs Autism, Asperger, OCD, ADD, ADHD, SPD

Indigo Dreams: Relaxation and Stress Management Bedtime Stories for Children, Improve Sleep, Manage Stress and Anxiety (Indigo Dreams)

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Indigo Teen Dreams: Guided Relaxation Techniques Designed to

June 7, 2010 By 1 Comment

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 affirmationsor 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 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 backbeats. The songs are suitably contemporary and pleasing, providing a seamless background for teens to practice their newfound skills of affirmation, breathing, muscular relaxation, and visualization. – Jennifer Sommersby Young, Reviewed in Rewind Resource Guide 2006

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

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Relaxation Techniques: Reduce Stress and Anxiety and Enhance

April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you are stressed, then take this opportunity to learn techniquesthat will change your life. On this audio CD you will find relaxation exercises that have been shown to be effective in reducing and managing the symptoms of stress and anxiety. To make learning simple, clear instructions are provided before each exercise. Use the seven simple, yet powerful techniques to experience relaxation every day. By repeated practice of the exercises, you can overcome stress and anxiety for a more healthful, improved lifestyle. This CD can be used independently or in conjunction with psychotherapy.

Relaxation Techniques: Reduce Stress and Anxiety and Enhance Well-being

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Yoga For Relaxation And Relaxation Techniques For Busy People

April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Daljit Kaur

Do you need to relax? Most of people are having a busy life and do not have time to relax. In their busy life, people are on the run moment they get up from bed to the time they retire for the day. How can you be relax when whole day is spent in meeting the deadlines, pushing schedules, getting to office, getting back to home and not having enough time for having proper meals? In addition, there can be different types of stress due to financial problems, health problems in family, lack of emotional support or work pressures. End result is we are feeling stressed mentally and physically for most part of the day. You need relaxation urgently if you are becoming easily irritable, feeling loss of energy, not enjoying your work and have a feeling of hopelessness. Even if you are perfectly fine and healthy, proper relaxation can make a wonderful change to your life and reduce your stress levels.

A person who does not do any work need not be necessarily relaxed. Similarly, lying in your bed does not ensure relaxation if your mind is busy elsewhere.

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Relaxation Techniques For Stress Management

March 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The unhealthy affects of stress can be evidenced in physical as well as mental and emotional health problems. Besides heart and digestive problems, stress can contribute to overall muscle aches, stiffness and even pain.

Relaxation techniques can help manage the affects of stress on the body as well as the mind. There are various techniques one can use to experience a state of relaxation and calmness, which require little time or effort on the part of the individual seeking to benefit from them.

Here is one relaxation technique that many people have found beneficial in managing the level of stress they experience.

Stair Step Relaxation Technique

Begin with a series of deep, cleansing breaths. Feel your body relax, as you slowly breath in and out. It can be helpful to imagine the tension and stress leaving your body as you exhale, while peace and calm fill you, as you inhale clean, fresh air. [Read more...]

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The Art of Peace and Relaxation Workbook

January 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

This workbook contains over 130 exercises in the form of surveys, questionnaires, inventories, and journal entries, to help you make some or all of these skills part of your daily routine, achieve balance, and stop victim consciousness. Moreover, by doing these exercises you will find they become a great study guide for the textbook, Managing Stress. By combining effective coping skills (mind) and effective relaxation techniques (body) you will be able to achieve frequent and quality periods of total body wellness.

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Relaxation Techniques For Public Speaking

November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By Trevor Johnson

Relaxation techniques for public speaking can be tremendously important in helping you to overcome the nerves that commonly precede speaking in public. You may be surprised to learn that even people who must speak in public on a regular basis often experience a case of the nerves. The difference is that they know how to utilize relaxation techniques for public speaking to help them calm their nerves so that they can give their speech or presentation.

There are many different techniques that can be used to help you relax prior to giving a speech. Progressive muscle relaxation is one of the most common and the most effective. You may have noticed that prior to giving a speech, it feels as though every muscle in your body is taut with tension. This can make your nerves even worse so it is important to learn how to release that tension. You can do this by relaxing each muscle group in your body progressively. Begin with your feet. Flex each foot for about fifteen seconds and then release it. Do this with each muscle group as you move all the way up your body. You should end with the facial muscles. Once you have finished you will likely notice that your muscles do not feel nearly as taut and that you feel calmer. Try practicing this technique a few minutes before you must give a speech.

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Relaxation Techniques to Fight Anxiety

June 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

If you are think that you are vulnerable to anxiety attacks, the let me tell you that you are not alone. 20 millions Americans run the same risk, they all suffer from anxiety. There are a lot of reasons that actually trigger anxiety, but the best part is that it is curable. Once you know the reason of anxiety it becomes all the easier. There are a lot of anxiety disorders but the most common is excessive worrying.

Anxiety greatly affects the quality of life that you are leading, if you are vulnerable to anxiety then most of the tome you will find that you are weighed down with worries. There are drugs that are available in the market that can help you to cope with anxiety, but relaxation techniques are much better as the reach to the root of the problem.

The different relaxation methods are deep breathing, muscle relaxation and meditation. Along with this it is important that your body is not deprived of a healthy dose of nutrients and vitamins to keep it fit. [Read more...]

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Relaxation Methods That You Can Use Daily.

May 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

There are a lot of techniques which can effectively help you to manage stress. But rather than the symptoms it is more important to track the stressors. Stressors are things that lead you to take stress and to become restless, stressors can be anything; it can be the traffic that you faced on your way to work, an argument with your loved ones or a pressure of project submission.

There are two types of stressors that is internal and external. External stressors are those which are beyond our control. On the other hand internal stressors are generated due to our own perception of things and emotions. There are relaxation techniques that can help you to control these stressors whether they are internal or external. It is more helpful in case of external stressors as they are beyond our control. Here is a list of a few very simple but none the less very effective relaxation tips.

1. Physical touch.

A caring touch can do wonders to your low mood. This can be a friendly hug, a pull at the cheek or a pat on the back. It could be anyone, a family member a friend or a colleague but a touch that says that “I care” is a definite mood lifter. [Read more...]

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Relaxation Techniques for Athletes.

May 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Athletes are most vulnerable to physical and psychological reactions to stress and anxiety. There are certain relaxation techniques that can help players to relax and these techniques if followed regularly can help them improve their game these techniques can e followed before a match and even during a match to control stress.

The different techniques that can help the athletes are breathing, meditation, muscle relaxation and visualization exercises. It is a known fact that sport is more a mental than a physical feat and to be ready mentally for a big game, athletes can rely on these relaxation techniques.

Step 1. Deep breathing

It is common for sportsmen to succumb to anxiety before a match; the athletes experience muscle tightening and an increased heart rate as a result. These side effects of anxiety act as a handicap and come in way of the performance of the players. They find it difficult to concentrate on the game and lose focus and concentration. Deep breathing can immensely help them to relax and loosen their tight body muscles. [Read more...]

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