Episodes
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Episode #6: How to adopt a beginners mind.
In this podcast I go into a brief talk about inviting in a child-like mind state. By doing so we invite curiosity to take the lead. This can open new doors to creativity and problem solving that otherwise may be hindered by all the what ifs that exist in our adult minds. In the mindfulness world…
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Guided meditation: Body scan with movement
This 13 minute guided meditation will take you on a trip through your body. I will prompt you to make subtle movements as you go, then finding stillness. Doing so can help those who are having a hard time settling into stillness.
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Guided meditation: Start with Why
In this episode I reference 2 books, "Start With Why" by Simon Sinek and "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. I talk about how meditation and mindfulness can help us find our why. The why and the how of our lives stem from the emotional centers of the brain. Because there is no capacity for language…
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Guided Meditation: Unfolding
Using the metaphor of origami we look at the act of unfolding and how we can apply it to our practice. This meditation is about 14 minutes long and can help offer as a point of reflection for your current state and maybe digging into anything that needs to change.
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Guided meditation: Full Moon
In this meditation you are invited to visualize yourself in the process of unfolding. We use this metaphor in meditation to help conceptualize those issues in life that we are ready to let go of. This process involves growth and observing ourselves growing, unfurling and changing can help this...
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Guided Meditation - Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times
Using a body scan, we travel inward to help find certianty in the body. When the world can feel very uncertain and chaotic, we can tune to the body to remind us of what is true and reliable. We can tap into the breath or our heartbeat to remember that there are pieces of life that we can depend…
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Episode #5: How to Stop Making Assumptions in your Business
In this episode I discuss the behaviour of making assumptions. Through mindfulness we can make better decisions including not making them based on assumptions. Assuming is based in the future or the past. By being mindful, we move into the present and we learn how to make decisions based on the...
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Episode #4: Waking up - A chat with Kristen Sluiter
In this episode I invite my friend Kristen to help me describe the concept of watching the world wake up through mindfulness. Kristen and I met at a silent retreat 5 years ago and continue to practice together and share our perspectives on mindfulness and meditation. This episode is more of a...
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Episode #3: Seeing Life as a Collection of Cycles - Returning to the Beginning
In this episode, April brings you to one of her favorite places, Jasper Park Lodge. While here, she shows you the power of reflective practice after a difficult time. Using the cycles of nature as an analogy, April guides you through a practice of noticing sensation as ever-changing. By doing so,...
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Episode #2: Transformation - The Only Constant is Change
In living mindfully we learn to embrace that life is change. When we can accept the challenges that come our way and how we are changed by them, it can reduce our suffering. By using the analogy of the mountain, April guides you through embracing transformation. Followed by a guided meditation,...
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Episode #1: What is mindfulness and meditation?
I introduce my credentials as well as what mindfulness and meditation mean to me and how it may be of benefit to you. I focus on how mindfulness and meditation can help in your business. We end the podcast with a guided meditation. #meditation #mindfulness #entrepreneur
About this show
I help business owners, CEOs, and entrepreneurs discover how mindfulness and meditation can help them enhance their business across all measures.
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April Prescott
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