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YEG Hustle

YEG Hustle

By YEG Hustle

A podcast focused on mindful entrepreneurship featuring serial entrepreneur Jay Downton and mindfulness coach April Prescott. We discuss how mindfulness plays a part in business development and operations, showing the listener how they too can employ these tactics in their own business.
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An Intro: Who we are and why we started The Hustle YEG.

YEG HustleMay 03, 2020

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Meditation: focus on the breath

Meditation: focus on the breath

Join April for a 21 minute journey with the breath.
Jan 07, 202122:28
Enough - a guided meditation

Enough - a guided meditation

In this episode, April guides you through a meditation that focuses on feeling "enough". Especially during tough times it can be difficult to access feeling like you are good enough or doing enough. Doing this practice Evan help remind you that regardless of your situation, you have enough, you do enough, and you are enough. Special thanks to Dr Home and the MindKind Fellowship for this practice.
Dec 10, 202025:15
Meditation: Bringing Calm to the System

Meditation: Bringing Calm to the System

I had a request from a friend to provide a general meditation for calming that could also be used for falling asleep. This meditation is a basic body scan that guides you through gradual relaxation of the body. You'll notice it ends abruptly and this is in case you are using it to fall asleep. You can exit your meditation at that time or continue to sit in silence. Let me know if you would like more meditations accessible through our podcast. Thanks for listening!
Oct 17, 202020:47
Episode 9: Responding to Stress

Episode 9: Responding to Stress

Jay and April talk about stress and how they respond with mindfulness. They discuss different strategies and share personal stories of when they felt most stressed and how they have overcome adversity.
Sep 08, 202028:18
Episode 7: Rarely does anything go as planned

Episode 7: Rarely does anything go as planned

How to deal with life not going your way? In this episode we are recording right off Jay putting out a fire. We talk about accepting that changes are constant and how to respond mindfully instead of from a place of fear or anger. We review what happens to the brain in a stress response and how to mitigate that when making decisions. We hope you enjoy and please share with others who may benefit.
Jul 29, 202018:20
Episode 7: Feeling Overwhelmed?

Episode 7: Feeling Overwhelmed?

Jay recently went through an experience that left him feeling very overwhelmed. In this episode we dissect that experience and go through our process of identifying the feeling, what might be at the root of thy feeling, if our thoughts are true during overwhelm, and if there is anything to be done. By listening to this episode you will come away with some steps to take the next time you are feeling under stress.
Jul 22, 202027:36
Episode 6 - Origin stories
Jul 15, 202037:47
Episode 5: Practicing Reflection - A conversation after a client session

Episode 5: Practicing Reflection - A conversation after a client session

In this episode Jay and April practice a reflective process after completing a coaching session with a client. This was Jay's first time in the coaching role and he describes what that was like for him. He and April give some insight into how they work together and what they can offer clients. You can find out more on Instagram @YEGHustle_
Jul 10, 202023:10
Episode 4: Q&A with April and Jay

Episode 4: Q&A with April and Jay

We answer some random questions and hope that our answers help you get to know us a bit better!
Jun 16, 202030:30
Podcast Metaphor - Intention, Purpose, Preparedness, and Practice

Podcast Metaphor - Intention, Purpose, Preparedness, and Practice

In this episode, we talk about the issues we have had in starting this podcast, from tech issues to rambling episodes that go nowhere. We show the process of coming to awareness in the HOW we want to do things. We talk about the importance of intention, purpose, and preparedness when taking on any venture in life. (We talkin bout practice!) We want to highlight the process as the path and that we do not strive for perfection in anything we do. The value in this episode comes from showing our process, an example of a coaching session, and some ways in which you can improve your process in your work.
May 26, 202028:54
Episode 2: Responding to coronavirus

Episode 2: Responding to coronavirus

In this episode, Jay gives you examples from his three companies in regards to their response to the coronavirus. He breaks it down into 3 segments: Team, Crisis Control, and Offence. As always, we add how mindfulness plays a part in each area. We hope this gives you some information towards supporting your response to the coronavirus in your business.
May 07, 202037:45
An Intro: Who we are and why we started The Hustle YEG.

An Intro: Who we are and why we started The Hustle YEG.

Welcome to mindful entrepreneurship! Jay and April started The Hustle YEG to provide coaching to those who are seeking to add mindfulness to their business skills. In this first episode, get to know the founders a bit better and how they plan to bring value to businesses in Edmonton.
May 03, 202027:08