About me
Kókány Viktória Barbara
Corporate Wellbeing & Event Specialist, somatic breathing coach, Junior TRE® provider
„The goal is not to banish stress from our lives completely, but to increase the flexibility of our nervous system and its way back to peace.”
– Amanda Armstrong MA

My journey
For more than two decades I have worked in organising experience-based events (family days, team-building programmes, partner parties). One of the hallmarks of my profession is practical, immediate problem solving. In time I also became a specialist at delivering reliable, stable events with my team even when the information changed daily in the week before the event. All of this in a constant "fight or flight" state of the nervous system, which one day called a halt. That was around 2023: this is when I came to know the beneficial effects of breathing techniques, and ever since I have been putting the method to work for others as a somatic breathing coach, whether for individuals or for teams.
I believe that in our society, growing ever lonelier under the influence of artificial intelligence, the wellbeing of the leader and of the team will grow in importance. Employee wellbeing today is far more than the sum of health programmes, sports opportunities and community initiatives.
A well-built corporate wellbeing strategy can be linked, among other things, to employee performance, behaviour, absence, turnover, commitment and the operational capability of the organisation. In the future, the corporate cultures that will be attractive are those able to take seriously the human being behind the workforce. Performance matters, but it is a consequence of the organisation taking responsibility for the mental health of its people.
This is what I support my clients with, by organising dedicated wellbeing days - primarily from a somatic, body-based approach.
My goal is to increase employee wellbeing with science-based methods that bring immediately measurable results in stress management and mental focus.
Areas of focus
- Somatic breathing trainings
- Workplace wellbeing programmes
- Team and community building with a wellbeing mindset
- Developing somatic stress-management skills for leaders
- Employee wellbeing development
Qualifications
- 2026- Upledger Institute Hungary, international TRE® provider(in progress)
- 2025- SOMA® BREATH international instructor training (founder: Niraj Naik)
- 2016- Budapest School, school-founder teacher training (trainer: Peter Halacsi)
- 2004- TMI leadership training (trainer: Andras Marmarosi)
- 2001- University of Pecs, MSc in Economics
- 1999- College of Commerce and Catering, Economist in Tourism
References
- Somatic breathing coach - 1-on-1 personal sessions and team-building for 8-30 people
- Beach Arena Csopak, project manager (2023-2025)
- Event marketing consultant (2018-2023)
- Bloom Event Agency (2014-2018)
- Extreme Events, director of events and client relations (2000-2013)
- Hungexpo, exhibition and conference organiser (1999-2000)
Our clients: NNG iGO (Balogh Petya), Mikropakk, Cofidis, MOL, Equilor, Porsche Hungária, K&H Bank, Coca-Cola Beverages, MOL Nyrt., Matáv Telekom, T-Mobile, Vodafone.
Curious how this method could fit your team or your own everyday life?