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Short bursts of mindfulness throughout the day really helped me to restore it, but I kept forgetting to take them. "I was having mellow mornings and evenings to maintain a calmer state overall, but as soon as I got to work I was in exactly the same frantic zone. I ran a coaching consultancy for a couple of years, but I was still looking for ways to integrate meditation into my work day. “I studied to be a life coach to figure out what was going on with my mind, and to help other people. “I was under work pressure and taking no breaks to the point where I burnt out and suffered short-term memory loss,” he admits. Strang, too, found he was struggling to keep up with the pace of his working life – and he was looking for solutions. Being the consumer I’ve grown up to be, I was like, wicked, where can I buy this?” "That seemed more accessible to me than putting my headphones on and closing my eyes for 10 minutes. There was one session on HeadSpace that advised finding something you can refer to a few times a day and use as a focal point. “But as I got busier, I fell out of the good habits again. Sleek and modern, it’s a meditation prop that is perhaps more palatable to the corporate world than rose quartz or mala beads – designed more as an accessory to a MacBook, or something to reach for in lieu of your iPhone from time to time for a self-imposed screen break. Named The Moment Pebble, it's billed as a physical reminder to be mindful throughout the day, and a tool to bring calm to a busy life. Rather, it is a wirelessly charged electronic device which illuminates in your hand to guide you through a brief meditation using a pulsing light pattern, which gently oscillates for 30 seconds to give you an external point of focus outside your mind. Nor is it akin to the “solar-powered” crystals favoured by Gwyneth Paltrow and her ilk for their mysterious healing properties. That’s exactly what entrepreneurs Charlie Cadbury and Alex Strang recommend trying as a means to combat burn-out and the dreaded brain fog of modern life.īut this is no ordinary small stone, made smooth and round by the action of water or sand.