Matyi

Working with the body has been part of my life since I was six, through different forms of movement, martial arts and sports. I started searching for philosophical answers and practising meditation at seventeen. For a long time these two areas, working with the body and spiritual practice, were separate in my life. Then, in yoga, the two came together. Searching in the world of yoga led me to the particular lineages in which I felt the certainty: yes, this is my path. The end of the search, though, was also the start of more serious and deeper work, which has been with me every day since.

The teachers I learned from

My anatomical and movement-based approach to physical practice comes from Gyöngyvér Pápa at the Mandala Yoga Studios. In those years, prevention and performance shaped my studies and my practice.

Pranayama and meditation from János Bálint, founder of Purnam Yoga & Meditation. He was the first teacher I studied the philosophical, mental and energetic sides of yoga with in person. In this period, what I practise and what I teach was set on subtler foundations.

Sándor Remete (Sundernáth), founder of Shadow Yoga, introduced me to the tantric practice of hatha yoga. In this lineage, grounding asana practice in energetic principles became central for me, as did working with the mudras of hatha yoga and the deeper layers of pranayama.

Yoga meditation and philosophy from József Papp, founder of the first Himalayan Yoga Centre in Hungary. For me, deepening meditation and an ever fuller understanding of yoga philosophy are the way to a quiet mind and an ever deeper knowledge of consciousness. This path began to give me inner stability: the presence of a ground that pervades everything and yet depends on nothing. I felt, and still feel, that what I found on the path of meditation is a great treasure. It made me realise even more how much I don't know. But that led not to lethargy but to the inspiration to explore. This inner flame is what I want to nurture in others too, and to be there as a companion on their path of discovery.

I am currently studying Shakta and Shaiva tantra.

My trainings

Fitness Company

• Foundation yoga teacher training

Mandala Yoga Studios

• Spine yoga teacher training
• Advanced spine yoga teacher training
• Mobility course for teachers
• Fitness instructor (OKJ)
• Hatha yoga teacher training (YACEP200)
• Astanga yoga teacher training, Primary Series (YACEP200)
• Flow yoga teacher training
• Restorative yoga course for teachers
• Trauma-informed yoga course for teachers