Holistic health has always been a big interest of mine and I felt drawn to working in a helping profession. With a strong interest in physical activity, healthy eating, and being close to nature, I began my studies in recreation and health development. A year later, I added psychology to my studies and started practicing yoga regularly, becoming increasingly open to philosophical and spiritual teachings.
I have always been attracted by other countries and cultures, and to broaden my perspective, I completed part of my university studies abroad. I participated in the Erasmus program in Sweden, and shortly afterwards I completed my master’s degree in Graz.
During my studies, my interest in yoga and spirituality drew me to the East. On my first trip to India, I went to Rishikesh for yoga teacher training. It was a complete cultural shock, but what I learned and experienced there felt like true knowledge that could be used to help myself and others.
Since then, I have visited India, Thailand, and Bali multiple times, where I have attended further yoga teacher trainings, philosophy courses, retreats, and practices, and met a number of great teachers. These journeys have not only broadened my knowledge but also deepened the work on myself.
After my university studies, I completed a variety of method-specific trainings and attended self-awareness programs and therapy. I believe that adequate self-awareness is an essential part of authentic work. Alongside my practical learning and work, during my doctoral studies, I researched the physical, psychological, and spiritual effects of yoga. I enjoyed learning, teaching, and researching. Though, I often faced internal struggles with the rational framework of the academic world. Together with this, one of the greatest rewards of my PhD program was the friendly and intellectual milieu I experienced through my research group, for which I am still grateful today.
Bridging the scientific and spiritual world is something I am very passionate about. Instead of viewing them as opposites, I see them as complementary. I believe in the power of science, but also that that the scope of psychology is limited without the inclusion of spirituality. As Bergin, an American psychotherapist, said in 1997: „If we omit spiritual realities from our account of human behaviour, it won’t matter much what we keep in, because we will have omitted the most fundamental aspect of human behaviour”. At the same time, the spiritual path without sufficient sense of reality or self-awareness can also pose risks. I believe that integrating scientific findings with the experiential path of the East can aid progress/advancement and help us avoid misleading paths.
My goal is to evolve, to unfold a conscious and loving life, which I strive for personally and in my work.
(However, acceptance does not mean inaction.)
• PhD in Psychology – ELTE Doctoral School of Psychology, Budapest
(Doctoral thesis: Physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits of hatha yoga practice)
• MSc in Psychology – KFU Graz, Austria
• BA in Behavioural Analysis – ELTE, Budapest
– Erasmus Exchange – Lund University, Sweden
• BSc in Recreation and Health Development – ELTE, Budapest
• Integrative Hypnotherapy – Association for Integrative Psychotherapy, Budapest
• Psychodrama Assistant – Hungarian Psychodrama Association, Budapest
• Integrative Communication and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Training – Association for Integrative Psychotherapy, Budapest
• Yoga Instructor (200 RYT and 300 RYT) – Rishikesh Yog Peeth, Rishikesh, India
• 250-hour Hatha Yoga Training – Agama Yoga, Koh Phangan, Thailand
• Pre- and Postnatal, Children and Teen Yoga – Bali, Indonesia
• Yoga Nidra – Koh Phangan, Thailand
• Various yoga courses, workshops, and philosophical lectures
– Bali, Budapest, India (Auroville, Rishikesh, Tiruvannamalai), Thailand
• Ayurvedic Massage and Herbology– Kannur, India
• Sports Instructor Certification – Budapest
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