by Saana Koljonen | Dec 30, 2023 | Personal posts, Posts in English, Self-Development
What sucks about my atopic skin issues is that it is a pain that everyone can see. My face and eyes are swollen, accompanied with red, itchy and burning patches – a physical manifestation of a struggle. It’s a look that makes me look like I am on the brink...
by Saana Koljonen | Sep 18, 2023 | Posts in English, Self-Development, Sport Management, Sports, Volleyball
I always hated when someone said “Oh I wish I could just train twice a day and get paid for it!”. People who say that don’t often see what goes into the pro athlete life. For example in volleyball, you’ll play your pro season for 8-9 months that you get paid for,...
by Saana Koljonen | Jun 1, 2023 | Authentic Self, Breathwork, Posts in English, Self-Development, Sports
Welcome to the world of breathwork for high performance and athletes, where the power of your breath can unlock your inner potential and elevate your performance to new heights! I know it has been a hot minute since my last blog post but since I have been taking...
by Saana Koljonen | Dec 23, 2020 | Personal posts, Posts in English, Self-Development
“Don’t hate the year that opened your eyes” Yep. The hate comes from the discomfort we have had to go through when adjusting to Covid and the new norms. The constant changes and maybe also fear and worry about what this is and what is going to happen. All this opened...
by Saana Koljonen | Dec 7, 2020 | Authentic Self, personality, Posts in English, Self-Development, Sports
Athlete identity has been an emerging topic lately in Finland, for example ex-figure skater Kiira Korpi wrote about how hard it was for her to hear that “ex” word everywhere after she was done with her professional career. Especially because she still...
by Saana Koljonen | Nov 21, 2020 | Posts in English, Self-Development, Sports
Hey there gorgeous piece of a human being who wants to get more and be more but might need some goal setting awesomeness to help along the way! How to set better goals for yourself is what you might need..? Or maybe you wish to have more clarity on what your goals and...