To clean the hourglass, we suggest to use a glass cleaner with a cloth of choice to wipe it down.

If you do not have a glass cleaner, you can make your own with 1 part hot water to 1 part distilled vinegar and add it to a spray bottle.

The Mindful Focus hourglass is made of virgin glass and synthetically created “sand”, made of glass beads. The glass beads are created by applying a high temperature to glass, allowing the “sand” to flow at a constant rate through the timer.

No chemicals were used to clean the sand. The sand is toner dyed to have a brown color.

The Mindful Focus is made in China and is packaged in 100% recycled printed Kraft packaging board.

The Intelligent Change Mindful Focus is a beautifully designed functional piece of art to give you a visual of 30 minutes of time to complete a task or do something that's truly important to you.

Here are some of our favourite ways to use this beautiful timer:

– For the Productivity Planner focused time intervals;
– Meditation time;
– Self-care time;
– Time on a phone call to someone special;
– Home-schooling timer for kids;
– Work out or yoga time;
– Time to read a book;
– Time to be present with your loved ones (flip it a few times here);
– Dedicated time to use your phone/tablet before bed, then put it away;
– Just flip it because it's beautiful and relaxing to watch.

Given its simplicity, elegance and functionality, Mindful Focus can be simply enjoyed as a design object that speaks to the passage of time and makes an eye-catching centerpiece in any space, from home offices to living rooms.

Have some other good ideas? Share them with us on Instagram and tag @intelligentchange. We'd love to see!