Daniel Vanyi

I first encountered psychology when I was a teenager, when I got hold of an introductory textbook. Reading it got me thinking and encouraged me to reflect on myself and examine my emotional world. Partly inspired by one of my teachers and partly based on the guidance of the book, I also started to practice meditation. All of this brought exciting experiences and started a slow transformation of my worldview. I studied psychology at Eötvös Loránd University. Although at first I liked the theoretical focus of the university, over time I increasingly desired a more direct, self-explorative experience, so I took part in the training of the Hungarian Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counseling Association. I gained important experiences here, and my outlook on life was significantly shaped. The desire arose in me to help others on their own path with a similar approach, so I started working as a counseling psychologist. Meanwhile, as a result of my several years of meditation practice, my related readings, and my self-explorative "training", I became more and more interested in the psychological approach of Buddhism, and I joined some meditation groups. I have attended several weekend meditation workshops as well as a 1-week retreat. From 2016 I was a member of the professional team of the Rogers Center Foundation for 5 years, where I facilitated several person-centered encounter groups (a kind of self-exploration group). I also participated in several professional workshops here, and I am still a member of the intervision group organized by the foundation. Since 2018 I have been a regular participant in the professional courses of Dr. Manu Bazzano (psychotherapist , teacher and independent researcher living in London), who– based on Zen Buddhism, the philosophical counter-tradition and various psychotherapy approaches – aims at developing a new therapeutic approach. In connection with this, I have published two papers in psychotherapy journals.