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Surfer Of Life

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Surfer Of Life Host Tomi Räisänen is a former professional ice hockey goalie and since his career as a player has been working in the healthcare department. "I'm a physiotherapist  and I am very interested on the mindset and how it is effecting us in sports, performance and everyday life. Surfer Of Life is concentrating on the focus and mindset. We can all learn from my high performer guests how they focus and build their mindset in order to perform at the highest level."Surfer Of Life is bringing you real life stories of important moments in peoples lives. This podcast is digging deeper on the mindset of top performers and experts on the field.  We often concentrate on the physical aspect but forget that strong and well built mental focus is the one that truly makes a difference. We will find out how peoples mindset is effecting in different situations and how we can build out mental fitness to a different, better level. To find out what makes the top performers so unique just come along and enjoy this amazing ride. Tomi will be interviewing highly talented performers who use their own words to share their experience and knowledge that has made a difference in their lives. These interviews are genuine and unedited, nothing fake!  We can all learn from guests experiences to bring our mindset to the next level and find the talented, focused and happy Surfer Of Life in ourselves!

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Evguenia Alechine - Traveler Scientist & Biohacker Is Making a Difference

September 22, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB

Evguenia Alechine is PhD in Biochemistry. Besides being a Doctor of biochemistry she is a science communicator, biohacker, yoga and acroyoga teacher, travel scientist, and sustainability advocate. Recently she has been selected to be part of a leadership initiative for women in science who will collaborate to address climate change and make our planet a better place to be. As part of this program, she is going to Antarctica on November with 100 female leaders. Her grand mission is to make th...

TRAILER : Breathe to Prevent Altitude Sickness - Steven Posner

June 18, 2019 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1 MB

Steven Posner climbed to Kilimanjaro in 50 hours without any acclimatization and without previous experience of mountain climbing. And he did almost the whole expedition bare chested! How is this possible? With right breathing techniques, determination and positive affirmations of course! Learn to understand how to avoid altitude sickness using right kind of methods for preparation and during the summit.

Breathe to Prevent Altitude Sickness - Steven Posner

June 09, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 31.2 MB

Steven Posner climbed to Kilimanjaro in 50 hours without any acclimatization and without previous experience of mountain climbing. And he did almost the whole expedition bare chested!    How is this possible? With right breathing techniques, determination and positive affirmations of course!   Learn to understand how to avoid altitude sickness using right kind of methods for preparation and during the summit.      00:01 Trailer   02:00 Introduction   02:53 Feelings after Kilimanja...

Wim Hof - Beyond the Five Senses

April 29, 2019 21:00 - 20 minutes - 7.41 MB

Wim Hof - The Iceman   He holds 26 official Guinness Word Records most of them thought to be impossible for humans to achieve.    Just for some to mention he has climbed Mount Everest wearing nothing but shorts and sandals, been submerged fully in ice for    almost two hours without loosing his body temperature, run a full marathon in Namibian desert without even a sip of water, and swam underneath the ice in Lapland for a crazy distance.    But he is so much more than a record holder....

TRAILER : Wim Hof - Beyond the Five Senses

April 29, 2019 21:00 - 3 minutes - 1.44 MB

This is a trailer for the episode with Wim Hof - The Iceman. We talk about the new outcomes of the Wim Hof Method and what is beyond the five senses.

Kalle Carranza - Never Stop Learning

March 18, 2019 22:00 - 55 minutes - 19.6 MB

http://www.ilovewaves.com https://itunes.apple.com/fi/podcast/kalle-carranza-never-stop-learning/id1272668438?i=1000432404811&l=fi&mt=2   Kalle Carranza is a surfer who has been on the covers of different surf magazines including Surfer Magazine, Surfer’s Journal and Wave’s Magazine. Kalle quit his career when he didn’t get the satisfaction anymore. This seems to be his way of living, following his intuition and heart. Kalle is passionate surfer and also has a great passion of learning ne...

TRAILER: Kalle Carranza - Never Stop Learning

March 18, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 878 KB

Surfer Kalle Carranza explains what surfing is all about and what are important aspect in life for him.

TRAILER : More Than Just a Walk - Jesse Volkoff

February 15, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 759 KB

Walking triggering emotions.

More Than Just a Walk - Jesse Volkoff

February 15, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 22.7 MB

When something triggers walking you might end up finding new deeper and really valuable  aspects of yourself 00:01 Trailer   01:22 Introduction   01:49 What does he like cold weather   03:24 Stressful situations in life and why going out to the nature feels relaxing   04:38 Finding the connection with nature   05:17 How upcoming tragedy triggered walking Why did he quit his job and started walking   09:20 Why has he continued walking Leaving all stress behind Focusing on onl...

UNF#CK Yourself - Bart Scholtissen

January 23, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 22.4 MB

Bart Scholtissen is a mindset expert, senior Wim Hof Method instructor, lifestyle hacker, outdoor lover, guide and fascinated by change in people and surroundings. Bart was once trained as a  Phd in Neuropsychology and he now finding a good balance between evidence based with experience based and his mission is to help people to get back to their nature.   Find Bart here:  https://bartscholtissen.nl https://www.instagram.com/bartscholtissen/   0:01 Trailer 1:36 Introduction 2:58 Expe...

TRAILER: UNF#CK YOURSEF - Bart Scholtissen

January 23, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 850 KB

Bart Scholtissen is a mindset expert, senior Wim Hof Method instructor, lifestyle hacker, outdoor lover, guide and fascinated by change in people and surroundings. Bart was once trained as a  Phd in Neuropsychology and he now finding a good balance between evidence based with experience based and his mission is to help people to get back to their nature. Find Bart here:  https://bartscholtissen.nl https://www.instagram.com/bartscholtissen/

TRAILER : Kenny Belaey - How To Make The Impossible Possible

January 01, 2019 22:00 - 1 minute - 867 KB

Multiple Bike Trials World Champion and World Cup winner,  Red Bull team rider Kenny Belaey

Kenny Belaey - How To Make The Impossible Possible

January 01, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 22 MB

Kenny Belaey is a multiple World Champion and a Guinness world record holder in Bike Trials. After almost two centuries Kenny is still one of the top riders in the world. Find out how he has been able to consistently develop his skills during his long career and what still motivates him to learn more.    Kenny did an amazing slackline project up on mountain territory. Listen and find out how he made this seemingly impossible project possible.    Find Kenny and his amazing stunts and mult...

Mastering Your Own Life - Tom Brunberg

December 11, 2018 23:00 - 55 minutes - 19.5 MB

Tom Brunberg is a man who was brave enough to start building his life to make it really enjoyable. His story is a good example that we don’t need fancy cars and enormous apartments to be happy. On the contrary many times less is more when you focus on the right details. Tom was a pretty shy kid who played computer games and didn’t do much physical activities and now he is doing lot of different extreme sports and writing his own blog. Listen to his story and you’ll find out how he changed hi...

TRAILER: Mastering Your Own Life - Tom Brunberg

December 11, 2018 22:00 - 1 minute - 631 KB

TRAILER: Mastering Your Own Life - Tom Brunberg

TRAILER: Josafath Herrera - How To Manage Stress

November 21, 2018 22:00 - 1 minute - 2.85 MB

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Josafath Herrera - How To Manage Stress

November 21, 2018 22:00 - 57 minutes - 20.2 MB

  Josafath Herrera, master of martial and dealing with stressful situations sat down with me to talk about stress management. We all have to cope with stressful situations every day but do we really understand the whole concept of stress? After listening to our conversation you will definitely know more about stress and what are the key factors when managing it! 0:01 Episode introduction  1:26 Trailer 2:38 Start Topic What is Josafath teaching in Finland and overall Why I wanted to ta...

Respect The Fun In Life - Skydiver Marek Skowron

October 30, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 23.7 MB

Skydiver Marek Skowron is a member in Finnish national Skydiving team and involved in different parachuting disciplines. He is jumping in different places and doing explorations all over the world. Relax, jump in to conversation with Marek and find out how it feels to fly in the air. 0:01 Trailer 2:07 Introduction 4:16 Meaning of life for Marek 6:15 Early days What was Marek like as a teenager 7:45 What is so special about action sports How did Marek get involved with parachuting 10:...

Flaviu Cernescu - Fear Is Not Your Enemy

October 13, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MB

How are extreme athletes like Flaviu able to perform in situations where only one wrong step will end their days on our planet? By many hours and years of practice of course! And here Flaviu is not an exception. He has been practising his stunts so many times close to the ground that when he is up in hundreds of meters above sea level on narrow ledges he is able to control his fear and put aside the fact that falling will definitely lead to his death. I'm really happy that I started my onli...

TRAILER: Apocalyptica's Paavo Lötjönen - Over 1500 Shows Step By Step

September 18, 2018 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.04 MB

TRAILER: Apocalyptica's Paavo Lötjönen - Over 1500 Shows Step By Step  Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF-iSJndTVQ    

Apocalyptica's Paavo Lötjönen - Over 1500 Shows Step By Step

September 18, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 21.4 MB

Despite the success which includes millions of sold albums and over 1500 shows Paavo Lötjönen has kept his feet on the ground. He is enjoying the ride small steps at a time and believes that this is one of the secrets why Apocalyptica is still going strong.  Join us as we talk with Paavo about: - How was Apocalyptica based - What type of instruments he played when he was young - How was he raised in a classical music family - How much does physical condition effect playing cello - Shifting...

Spirituality in Music - Alex Preda

August 31, 2018 21:00 - 51 minutes - 17.9 MB

Spirituality In Music - Alex Preda   Alex Preda is a Romanian Dj and a music producer and his music is played all over the world by top DJ:s like Sasha, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Pete Tong, Hot Since 82 etc.   He started his music career in Romania and moved to Amsterdam where he has build his career step by step towards the stars. Now he has putting on a show where he combines music and spirituality.   In this episode we talk with Alex about:   - The process of making music - How has...

TRAILER: Spirituality in Music - Alex Preda

August 30, 2018 21:00 - 1 minute - 808 KB

  Spirituality In Music - Alex Preda   Alex Preda is a Romanian Dj and a music producer and his music is played all over the world by top DJ:s like Sasha, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Pete Tong, Hot Since 82 etc.   He started his music career in Romania and moved to Amsterdam where he has build his career step by step towards the stars. Now he has putting on a show where he combines music and spirituality.   In this episode we talk with Alex about:   - The process of making music - How ...

How To Deal With TATTOO Pain - Jessika Elo

August 15, 2018 21:00 - 44 minutes - 15.6 MB

Are tattoos painful and if they are how to handle that pain ? While I'm getting a tattoo on my arm I'm interviewing tattoo artist Elo will explain how she has experienced different type of pain with the clients and by herself as well. We also discuss about her  colorful life and tattoos in general.

TRAILER: Maximize Your Potential - Mikko Kemppe

August 04, 2018 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.04 MB

TRAILER : Mikko Kempe's story is fascinating!  He was a quite shy when he was young and now he's giving dating lessons to thousands of people, he went to U.S to play basketball in university and came back to Finland after 15 year with great knowledge and skills of self improvement, biohacking, real estate business and Salsa dancing. 

Maximize Your Potential - Mikko Kemppe

August 04, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB

Mikko Kempe's story is fascinating!  He was a quite shy when he was young and now he's giving dating lessons to thousands of people, he went to U.S to play basketball in university and came back to Finland after 15 year with great knowledge and skills of self improvement, biohacking, real estate business and Salsa dancing. In U.S Mikko continued working in real estate even he's first deal was a disaster. He persistently aimed to be an assistant for John Gray and finally made that happen. He ...

Chris Wyse - The Power of Bass Guitar, Yoga and Being Present

July 03, 2018 21:00 - 29 minutes - 10.5 MB

Let's drop some band names: Hollywood Vampires, Ace Frehley, The Cult, Owl The Band  Chris Wyse has been a bass player in all the bands mentioned above and some other projects as well. He is a passionate and intense bass player who finds his strength in tranquility.  He is definitely not a rock star with health or mental problems. Instead of messing his head with alcohol and drugs Chris is finding inner peace by studying and staying in the present. Chris does yoga three times a week and r...

Julie Collas - How a Lawyer Became a Comedian

June 08, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 23.7 MB

Julie has a crazy humorist one-woman show in Paris which she built from scratch just by herself. Her story is quite amazing to be hones. How an earth a lawyer turned to be a comedian!? Julie worked 14 years in the legal department in the U.S though she was never really enjoying her life as a lawyer. She has always had a comedian blood inside her and she was making all kinds of crazy pranks and jokes while working in a serious business as a lawyer. These gags almost got her fired a couple of...

TRAILER: Julie Collas - How a Lawyer Became a Comedian

June 08, 2018 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.05 MB

TRAILER: Julie Collas decided to change her life for good and quit her job as a lawyer and build her own humorous show Oh My God She's Parisian. The road for success has been rocky but rewarding! 

TRAILER : Olympian Pontus Jäntti - Absolute Dedication

May 29, 2018 21:00 - 2 minutes - 978 KB

  Former professional badminton player Pontus Jäntti is explaining how hard life it is on the top as an individual athlete. We talked a lot about nutrition, mental strength and professional athleticism.  This is the trailer.  www.surferoflife.com  

Olympian Pontus Jäntti - Absolute Dedication

May 29, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 39.5 MB

Former professional badminton player and Olympian Pontus Jäntti is explaining how hard is life on the top as an individual athlete. We talk a lot about nutrition, mental strength and professional athleticism.   It's an awesome conversation and gives great perspective of what professional athletes go through during their career both mentally and physically.  www.surferoflife.com  

TRAILER : Have The Courage To Be Yourself - Tuukka Haapaniemi

May 15, 2018 21:00 - 1 minute - 966 KB

Tuukka Haapaniemi is a founder and a vocalist in Acapella band Club For Five. He's unique ability to use he's voice is something he has created by himself but it has demanded hard work. He's positive mindset has made him a very talented artist who is enjoying life to the fullest.

Have The Courage To Be Yourself - Tuukka Haapaniemi

May 15, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MB

Tuukka Haapaniemi is truly a human instrument. What kind of dedication and how much work it demands to be on his position as an artist. It's no secret that it demands tons of work. This is how Tuukka puts it in words "It's 90% of work and maybe 10% talent". Tuukka has an amazing way of thinking about life itself and how we really need to fail to achieve things we really want in our lives. He's positive mindset has carried him to this point just by doing what he is passionate about. This con...

TRAILER: The Art Of Getting Things Done - Satu Pihlaja

May 01, 2018 21:00 - 1 minute - 2 MB

Why do we procrastinate and don't get the things done?  Satu Pihlaja is a psychologist, psychotherapist, life coach and an author. Satu jumped into fire and tackled this topic by writing a book about it! In Finnish it's called Aikaansaamisen Taika. In english this would be The Magic of Getting things Done or The Art Of Getting Things Done.  In this episode we focus on human mind. How can we understand what is going on inside our heads and how to get the best potential out of us and above al...

The Art Of Getting Things Done - Satu Pihlaja

May 01, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

Why do we procrastinate and don't get the necessary things done ?   Can we change our mindset to find the lost potential ? Satu Pihlaja is a psychologist, psychotherapist, life coach and an author. Satu jumped into fire and tackled this topic by writing a book about it! In Finnish it's called Aikaansaamisen Taika. In english this would be The Magic of Getting things Done or The Art Of Getting Things Done.  In this episode we focus on human mind. How can we understand what is going on insi...

Rich Lyons - F#CK You Political Correctness

April 21, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 23.8 MB

One evening I was watching Stand Up comedy in Apollo night club when it suddenly hit me! Stand up on stage hmm..what if the audience doesn't get your jokes and people don't laugh? On the contrary how does it feel when everyone in the audience is laughing and enjoying the performance? How does real laughter effect people? I realised that if somebody know about these experiences that somebody must be a Stand Up comedian.  I got great answers for these questions when comedian Rich Lyons sat do...

TRAILER: Rich Lyons - F#CK You Political Correctness

April 17, 2018 21:00 - 1 minute - 738 KB

Rich Lyons is a Stand Up comic, actor, musician and a writer who is positive that political correctness is destroying comedy. 

Staying Alive in the Death Zone - Mia Graeffe TRAILER

April 07, 2018 21:00 - 1 minute - 699 KB

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Mia Graeffe - Staying Alive in the Death Zone

April 07, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 32.6 MB

Mia Graeffe fell in love with the mountains and this love has taken her to adventures most of us will never experience. Mia has been in various different mountain terrains and climbed three times to over 8000 meters  reaching two of the Eight-Thousanders summits Lhotse 8516m and the world highest mountain Everest 8848m. Mia has been dealing with this unique dangerous environment many times and been places where the grim reaper is knocking on your shoulders. But there is something that takes...

Roland Mastel - How to Live a Meaningful Life

March 24, 2018 22:00 - 2 hours - 49.5 MB

Shaolin Master Roland Mastel is able to tame his mind when ever necessary. He is a former Nordic Combined athlete and after he's sports career he was coaching for example four time Olympic champion Simon Ammann. After been taught by two great masters he became a master in Shaolin Kung Fu, Taijiquan, Shaolin Kosmos Qi Gong und Zen. Roland has an amazing positive attitude and a powerful message to share. After listening to what he has to say you're life quality might change permanently to bett...

Roland Mastel - How to Live a Meaningful Life TRAILER

March 24, 2018 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.03 MB

Shaolin Master Roland Mastel is able to tame his mind when ever necessary. He is a former Nordic Combined athlete and after he's sports career he was coaching for example four time Olympic champion Simon Ammann. After been taught by two great masters he became a master in Shaolin Kung Fu, Taijiquan, Shaolin Kosmos Qi Gong und Zen. Roland has an amazing positive attitude and a powerful message to share. After listening to what he has to say you're life quality might change permanently to bett...

Matti Suur-Hamari - Pro Snowboarder With a Growth Mindset

March 10, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 33.9 MB

Matti is now a professional snowboarder and he has won the World Champion for three times, he is a triple World Cup winner and an X-Games gold medalist in Paracross and Banked Slalom. At this very moment he is participating the Paraolympics in PyeongChang.  What did Matti do after realising that he's life will continue without the lower part of the left leg? Did he start feeling sorry for himself and blamed the car driver of ruining his life? NO HE DID NOT! He picked up his laptop and starte...

How to Rise Above Self Image Limitations

February 25, 2018 22:00 - 49 minutes - 39.8 MB

Aaro helander visited Surfer Of Life studio the second time and here are some topics we put on the table: - Self image limitations - Functional fixation - Our inner voice - Breaking the habits - Human defence mechanisms  

Create Your Own Success - Olli Tuominen

February 17, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 27.3 MB

Olli Tuominen is a squash professional who has literally created his own success. He has done everything including all the arrengements which are needed to travel the world to participate the professional tournaments. He's professional career is long and now when getting close rto 40 years of age he hasn't still really sufferd from  any greater injuries. How is this possible? Well..just start listening and you will find out.

TRAILER: Create Your Own Success - Olli Tuominen

February 16, 2018 22:00 - 1 minute - 876 KB

TRAILER: Create Your Own Success - Olli Tuominen   

Super Focus - Samuel Haanpää

February 04, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MB

Now it's finally time to grow apart from old habits and jump to the next level of human performance! I'm really happy that I've been able to find people like Samuel Haanpää who are step by step ripping that old rotten ideology in pieces.  Samuel is a co-founder in SAHA Training Company where the key elements are individualistic coaching and the combination of body, mind and skills. As I mentioned above you are never too old to improve your skills as an athlete or as an individual and that's...

TRAILER: Super Focus - Samuel Haanpää

February 03, 2018 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.08 MB

TRAILER: Super Focus - Samuel Haanpää     

Vellu Saarela - What is Tricking ?

January 26, 2018 22:00 - 56 minutes - 19.9 MB

Vellu Saarela is one of the best in the world in Tricking and he is still holding a record jump after many years he pulled it through. Vellu is a passionate tricker and he's unique sport has been giving him a lot throughout his life so far. He has an amazing performance group VellusTa which is touring around the globe making stunning stunts on and off the stage. Vellu's unique mindset lowers the risks to get injured in this intensive sport when there's no boundaries. He is a master of perfor...

TRAILER : Vellu Saarela - What is Tricking ?

January 25, 2018 22:00 - 1 minute - 794 KB

TRAILER : Vellu Saarela - What Is Tricking ?

My Meditation - Free Skier Paul Siljama

January 10, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 24.4 MB

Paul Siljama is a passionate free skier who's MEDITATION is skiing down the off piste and riding a surf or skateboard. It seems that free riders have a strong connection to nature and Paul is no exception. Environment is a big part of his lifestyle and he is able to use our beautiful planet as his playground as well as a teacher when he is searching for a deeper meaning of life. This conversation is for sure one of the deepest I've had with my guests in sense of finding a balance in enjoyabl...

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