Meditation Rocks

As the seasons shift and nights draw in, self-care is more important than ever. Lucy Stone’s business, Meditation Rocks, transforms darker days into brighter days, through the power of mindfulness.

Happy Wednesday! You've made it to the half way point - yay! How is the week going for you? Are you able to find time to meditate, or even just mindfully breathe by yourself? Let us know in the comments how you find time to meditate!

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Did you see the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies last night? If you watched via Discovery+ and Eurosport, then you would've seen Meditation Rocks friend, Amy Williams! Let us know in the comments how you found the Winter Olympics this year?

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I am delighted to be part of a panel of experts offering a new training programme for British microbusiness owners, in partnership with GoDaddy

Launched to coincide with the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the content has been devised in partnership with Team GB athletes, Olympic gold medal winners and experts in sport science and business.

The GoDaddy ‘Business Of Performance’ training programme includes input from myself along with Team GB freestyle skier and medal hopeful, James Woods, Olympic skeleton champion, Amy Williams MBE OLY, entrepreneur Simon Squibb, and former Olympian Greg Whyte OBE.

Meditation Rocks founder Lucy Stone said: “Finding time to look after yourself is crucial when you are self employed, although it is often the first thing to get dropped when running a business, especially when you are also juggling other aspects of your life such as raising a family or caring for loved ones. But taking a few minutes each day to “check in” with yourself can really help keep track of your mental and physical health and wellbeing.” The programme includes tips and advice on how to refine your mindset, use meditation to your advantage, adapt your diet and learn from other people’s success and failures.

Recent GoDaddy research revealed many GB small business owners are struggling with the three ‘Peak Performance Principles’ of sleep, nutrition and stress. Identified by renowned sport scientist, physiologist and former Olympian Greg Whyte OBE, the ‘Peak Performance Principles’ are indicators of a person’s health, wellbeing and productivity.

GoDaddy’s study suggests that many small business owners are battling with poor sleep, an unhealthy diet and high levels of stress. In fact, according to the research, microbusiness owners surveyed in the UK reported that they get an average of just 6.3 hours sleep a night, 1.3 hours less than the average person. More than half (53 per cent) said they got six or fewer hours of sleep, meaning the majority fall under the recommended seven hours a night. A third (32 per cent) described their diet as ‘poor’ and complained of low energy levels (31 per cent), nearly three in five (58 per cent) say they can’t concentrate for long periods at a time. A further quarter (25 per cent) say they have poor mental health and wellbeing.

Find the toolkit here: https://lnkd.in/e345gFDQ

Happy Friday! As we are still in the month of love and affection, what is your love language? This can be how you communicate with others, how others communicate with you or how you communicate with yourself.

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Happy Wednesday! Today our founder, Lucy Stone is heading over to Hayesfield Girls' School again to work on mindfulness and wellbeing with the students. At Meditation Rocks we understand the importance of having skills that can help young people with their wellbeing and mental health, so they can continue to use these throughout their childhood into adulthood.

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See also: a form of meditation. Loving-kindness is a traditional meditation, aiming to spread love, kindness and connection to ourselves, those around us and the world.

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Happy Valentine's Day! Why not practise a love and kindness meditation today or a love based mudra?

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Valentine's Day is just around the corner and we want to remind you that the day of love can also focus on loving yourself!

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Happy Friday! Well done for making it to the end of another week - how has your week been?

Also a reminder that we offer meditation memberships where you can have access to 5 live sessions every morning, and to our exclusive members page full of pre-recorded meditations for every theme and mood. Find out more by visiting the link in bio!

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Focused attention in the present moment, without judgement. How do you like to meditate?

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