Tibor Kökény
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| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | December 27, 1970 Debrecen |
Tibor Kökény (born December 27, 1970 in Debrecen, Hungary) is a Hungarian psychologist and yoga teacher of Yoga in Daily Life System.
He finished as a psychologist in the University of Debrecen in 1998. Spent two times 6 months as a volunteer in Rajasthan, India in the Ashram Kailash of Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. He worked in Debrecen as a clinical psychologist and as an assistant professor in the Institute of Psychology, University of Debrecen.
Results connected to sport
- 2013. Coach of Deaflympic Champion Gábor Máthé (tennis)
- 2012. Coach of 10 km swimming Olympic Champion Éva Risztov
His main concern is to support professional training with the means of recreation and regeneration. For a sportsperson the main concern is quick recovery between trainings and races/matches. Physical recreation is aimed for the body with light stretching exercises from Yoga in Daily Life System. Other recreation techniques are relaxation and yoga nidra (deep relaxation) and different yoga breaths. A special oxygenation can be reached that fills the tissues of the body and giving focus and self-confidence for the sportsman. Also an inevitable part is nourishment that provides the bricks to reconstruction the exhausted cells. Psychological methods are used when the sportsman needs motivation or having problems with increased outer uncompared stress.
Publications
- 2014. Sport, Psychology - Reloaded (under preparation)
- 2011. Nagy, T., Kökény, T: Stress Management (Hungarian)
- 2011. Journey in My Scull (Hungarian)[1]
- 2009. History of Vegetarianism in Hungary. in: Társadalomkutatás, 27(2): 203-225[2]
- 2005. The Health Psychological Connections of Vegetarian Nourishment. in: Mentálhigiéné és Pszichoszomatika, 6(3): 231-243[3]
Others
- Craniosacral Therapy (level 1 & 2) (2012-2013)
- Yoga in Daily Life instructor trainer leader (2008-)
- Journalist (2003-). Main editor of the yoga magazine called Gyana Ganga ("River of Wisdom")[4] since 2000.
- Sport Trainee of Recreation (2003-)
- Yoga in Daily Life Instructor (2000-)
References
External links
- Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda - Yoga in Daily Life [1]
- Risztov’s and Máthé's coach Tibor Kökény [2]
- Risztov Prepares with Yoga (Risztov jógával készül) [3]
- Hungarian Olympic Association on support of yoga [4]
- Gábor Máthé (tennis) Deaflympic Champion, Sofia 2013, tennis men's single
- Éva Risztov Olympic Champion, London 2012, 10km open water swimming