Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). After a delicious vegetarian breakfast from organic products and a cup of aromatic boiled coffee, we are heading along the shore of the UNESCO Lake Sevan, which length is 74 (!) Kilometers, we will go to the world-famous Khachkar Cemetery - Noratus. There we will get acquainted with a meteorite that has fallen once upon a time because of the earthquake from the peaks of the volcanoes of the Gegham Highlands and, most likely, we will get an exciting tour around the oldest Khachkars from the local grandmother-knitter. After our tour to Noratus, we are on our way (again along the delightful coast of Lake Sevan) to a secluded monastery near the holy spring and get acquainted with the magnificent father Arman,

from where we will climb the steep slope to the very top of the cliff to the beautiful secluded viewing platform, from where one can observe the whole Sevan and the mountains in the distance. Here we will do a little practice and enjoy the inner silence. In the evening we will descend from this wonderful highland to enjoy a great dinner on the shore of the lake! Relaxing evening practice, and tomorrow we meet the great Azhdahak!

Morning Transformational Practice (06:30 - 08:00). So, so, all of you asked for a real hike with an overnight stay in the mountains of Armenia? Her you go! :) We officially declare - two days in the desert mountains and volcanoes, surrounded by wild grasses, cosmic landscapes, low clouds and ultramarine sky to be! We will be there where millions of years ago there were eruptions and earthquakes, thousands of faults of the earth's crust, where the waves of frozen lava became the ground under our feet, where wild animals roam and for hundreds of kilometers across - not a single soul, only the eagles soar, closing the sun from the blueness of the sky. We will be there and we will practice, practice, practice. But that's not all the good news! It is there that we will conduct a master class on landscape painting and capture all the beauties of the local mountains on our canvases. They say that in the mountains you can feel Eternity, you can feel God, and these are not myths, this is what the energies of those stately, ancient places cause in the soul. Let's plunge into them ... Two days, like Eternity. On jeeps we will go to the most mystical place of Armenia, the refuge of mountain spirits, the rulers of thunder and lightning - VISHAPS. Mount Azhdahak – a sleeping volcano, a place full of cosmic energy flows. There, accompanied by an experienced guide, we will spend the whole day, traveling to places reminiscent of another planet! And if Azhdakak will be favorable to us - we will get an unforgettable experience for our souls!

About Azhdahak

"There are two kinds of places of power on our planet - these are nodal points and zero points.

NODES are places of accumulation of energy of the Cosmos and the Earth energy, places of huge intensity, often they are inaccessible or less desirable for human habitation. But people are still always drawn there, and the indigenous peoples of the Earth often built churches in such places. Here are some well-known NODE places: Mount Shasta, California; Sedona, Arizona; and Machu Picchu, Peru.

ZERO POINTS - can be felt as beautiful places, but still too overwhelming to be there for a long time. This place represents pure creative energy.

This is the place with no crystal lattice, and therefore a pure energy of Cosmos pervades it!

It is very difficult to live there, and for this reason such places on the Earth are often uninhabited (and some are in the oceans).

The magnetic field in this place has random characteristics, and is difficult for the life force and balancing of brain synapses ( also makes it difficult for standard magnetic navigation).

Here are some well-known ZERO places: the Lunar Valley (San Pedro de Atacama), Chile; Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Africa) and the Bermuda Triangle.

Not far from the world-famous Lake Sevan, included in the UNESCO heritage list, is the most mystical place of the whole Armenia, the ZERO POINT OF THE PLANET! Seemingly a gloomy plateau, with an average height of 2500 meters, it is filled with the powerful energy of countless extinct volcanoes.

On the Gegham Highland there live THE MYSTERIOUS YEZIDIS - because of the mystery of their fire cult and the esoteric philosophy, they are mistakenly considered for "devil-worshipers". That is not true. The Yezidis, like the Zoroastrians, revere the Sun - as the source of life and the visible presence of God in the world, and Fire - as a manifestation of the nature of the Sun on earth, for which they are sometimes called "sun worshipers" or "fire worshipers."

The highest point of the watershed is the Azhdahak Volcano, with an altitude of 3597.3 m above the sea level located in the northern half of the ridge. Azhdahak - in the Armenian mythology is half-man-half-vishap, or, in another words, dragon-man.

VISHAPS (age more than three thousand years!) - the spirits of mountains, thunder and lightning, live in high mountains, in large lakes, in the sky, in the clouds. Rising up to the sky or going down, especially to the lakes, they produce a roar, sweeping everything in their path (they say that the storms on Azhdahak are frighteningly majestic and very destructive, the nature is raging in full force and God forbid the man to be in this terrible time there). The vishap, who survived for a thousand years, can absorb the whole world. Often during a thunderstorm, older vishaps from high mountains or lakes rise to heaven, and heavenly vishaps descend to the ground. And in the Persian language Azhdahak means - huge, powerful, large. "

On the mountain: we drive in jeeps, cook at the stake, spend the night in tents in the crater of Azhdahak volcano!

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MEET THE DAWN FROM THE VOLCANO CRATER. Space. Mars.

On the volcano, we will conduct the morning Transformation Practice DIRECTLY in the Crater (06:30 - 07:30), as well as meditation and pranayama.

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Bonus: a photo session at dawn and at sunset on Volcano

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Tomorrow we go to the ancient region of the mysterious Nagorno-Karabakh!

Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). And we set off! Past golden ores, fields, gorges, deserted paths, abandoned cars and factories. In Karabakh, the atmosphere of unprecedented greatness reigns, so that one wants to hold his breath involuntarily and just watch, listen and feel. Our first stop is the Dadivank monastery of the 1st - 6th century AD. On its small, almost abandoned territory we will come into contact with the first Orthodox church in the entire Caucasian region. This large monastery complex is one of the most famous historical centers of national culture. Constructions of the monastery give grounds to assert that for many centuries there was a monastery with a numerous brotherhoods. Founded in the 1st century AC. After overcoming the narrow mountain gorge, we will get to the village of Vank and the monastery Gandzasar - the main temple of Artsakh. The main attraction of the Gandzasar Monastery is the Church of St. John the Baptist. The construction of the cathedral began in the year 1216 by its founder Prince Asan Jalal Vakhtangyan, who called himself "The Great Autocrat" and "King" of the Khachen Principality, the most powerful political unit of the Country of Artsakh and the entire eastern edge of Armenia. Asan Jalal's gravestone is located in gavit, right in front of the entrance to the main hall of the cathedral. The tombstone is made of white marble and is decorated with three large carved spherical figures. The first figure is the Star of David, a biblical symbol. It is noteworthy that in the center of the Star in Gandzasar is nothing but the image of the Wheel of Eternity - an ancient Indo-Aryan sign widely used by medieval Armenians. It is interesting that a combination of these two characters is rare. Armenians, especially the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, believe that in Gandzasar Monastery was or, at least, was in the past, one of the most revered Christian relics - the

head of St. John the Baptist. Afterwards we will take a walk through the museum of ancient manuscripts and head to the Real Village House in the heart of Karabakh, in order to practice the relaxing practice in the evening, after a long road. Tomorrow's a hike!

 Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). Today we are in for a surprise! A hike specially prepared for our group by experienced guides with 20 years of climbing experience, participant of two Karabakh wars and just a sincere person. He will show us the places known only by the natives. In the second half of the day we will go to the hot depth of the Unot Gorge, from where a refreshing waterfall flows over the mossy stones in the fancy form of Umbrellas. Here you can swim either under the icy stream of the waterfall, or in the warm waters of the river, eat the sugary Karabakh watermelons and just enjoy the hot summer! In the evening - a dinner party, practice and sleep. Tomorrow - Tatev and Vorotan! 

Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). Early in the morning we will leave Karabakh to cross the picturesque serpentine and come to Syunik region of Armenia. Here we are met by eagles soaring high in the sky, endless spacious fields dotted with medical herbs and flowers and mountains encircling the emerald green hills. Monastery Tatev, located in the breathtaking Vorotan gorge awaits our visit today. Tatev's magical history began from the 8th-9th century. They say that only high-spirited people are let on his ancient land.

Having descended from the elevation of Tatev Monastery to the delightful Vorotan Gorge, which begins in Armenia and extends to Iran itself, we will walk along a route that crosses hills, highlands, rocks, fields, ledges and cliffs, sources of clean drinking water and forests. At sunset we will visit the lonely standing mysterious church of Vorotnavank with a view of the luxurious Vorotan gorge. In the evening - a delightful dinner from farmers' products in the village of Shaki, practice session and sleep. Tomorrow is a church that no one knows about!

Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). In today's program there are absolutely unique architectural structures. Firstly, it is, of course, a flooded church on Lake Tolors. The old church of St. Karapet (16th century), already dilapidated, is located at the place where there used to be a settlement, and next to it there was an old Kurdish cemetery. There still can be found some bones or skulls.

People from the village moved to live in the upper regions, and the church was flooded to make a reservoir in 1970th . Now sometimes the church completely disappears under the water, only the cross is visible. The place is covered in silence and the magic of the mountains around. Leaving the church in the blue waters, we will head for the ancient Red Church, which is hidden somewhere on the hills of the Sisian Mountains. And there are fields of flowers and a wild mountainous stream, and stones are reddishly red, which can not be found anywhere hundreds of kilometers away! And no one knows where did the red stones come from in these mountains. Here, when we ascend, we will necessarily practice yoga, listen to silence, and try to see our Spirit.

We do not want to descend, but we'll go back and have a picnic! We'll cook vegetables and other delicacies from the local farm, we'll make tea from the herbs, collected in the mountains, and talk in a warm company of like-minded people!

In the evening - relaxing practice and sleep.

Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). Today, having enjoyed an excellent breakfast from farm products of organic origin, we will definitely visit one majestic church, built in the 6th century AD (that is, almost immediately after Armenia's acceptance of Christianity in 301 AD). In this church, everything is authentic - both architecture, and icon paintings, and a deep sense of silence and reverence. After that we will head to our secret route - 10 kilometers along the hot Vorotan gorge, surrounded by mountains of frozen lava, a real stone organ, a symphony of ancient stones. Our ultimate goal is the Vorotnavank temple, forgotten in the mountains, built in the 9th-10th century, destroyed by a powerful earthquake and again raised to life. There is no place more desired and more mysterious, believe it or not, but we returned to it three times (!) during the last yoga tour, because we could not fully enjoy the grandeur and spirit of this place.

And further, in the evening at sunset ... in the endless fields we hasten to ascend to the Megalithic complex, whose age is more than 7000 years!

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About the Karahunj

The name “Karahunj” megalithic monument is received from the radio astronomer Paris Heruni. In translation from the Armenian "kara" which means "stone", "hunzh" which means "to sound" or "speak", taken together as "karahunj" means "sounding, speaking stones".

Prior to Heruni, the complex was called Zorats Karer which means "mighty stones" or "stones of power". It is impossible to say unambiguously what the purpose of the Karahunj was. If taken for the correct age of 7500 years, it turns out that in fact it was built in the Stone Age. Of course, there are many hypotheses, both real and absolutely fantastic. For example, this place was used for burial or as a sanctuary for worshiping the gods, or there was something like a university in which some sacred knowledge was passed to the chosen ones.

In the center of it, there are ruins measuring seven by five meters, presumably it was some kind of religious structure. Most likely, this part of the complex served for rituals in honor of the god Ara, because the ancient temple of this god near Yerevan has exactly the same proportions.

There is another version. Ruins or the remnants of the sanctuary, in the center of which stood a huge dolmen or, in other words, a burial mound. But the most common version is still the version of the most ancient and powerful observatory. This conjecture is supported by conical holes drilled in the upper part of the stones. If you look carefully, they are directed at certain points of the sky.

It is interesting that the location of Karahunj stones almost completely repeats the pattern that forms on the ground by the Chinese pyramids. And from the height, you can see that the stones in the center of the Karahunj schematically repeat the constellation of Cygnus, that is, each stone corresponds to a certain star. Adherents of this hypothesis are sure that there was a certain highly developed civilization, which thus immortalized in the stone the atlas of the starry sky compiled by it.

The question arises: why exactly the constellation of Cygnus, and not the Great Dipper, which is habitual for humans, for example, served as the main landmark? There is an opinion that the location of the stars at that time was different, since the slope of the earth's axis has since changed.

More recently, another version appeared about the purpose of the Karahunj. This huge megalith is a cosmodrome! In favor of this assumption, there are even arguments: first, a convenient location relative to the equator, which facilitates the launch of spacecraft, and secondly, no additional labor is required to create a launch pad as the rock pillow is very suitable for this purpose.

In addition, some megaliths contain images of some creatures and even a disk hovering in the air. These drawings can be treated in two ways: it is a meeting of earthlings with extraterrestrial aliens, or representatives of ancient civilizations of the earth, for example: Atlants and Hyperboreans, which is quite possible in the Caucasus region.

Many believe that Karahunj is still used as a cosmodrome, since locals often see glowing balls, similar to large fireballs, which are directed towards the megalith. One more thing, some stones of Karahunj have an electromagnetic field. It is possible that this property they have acquired and preserved since the time of the ancient cosmodrome.

Another quite astonishing fact has recently been discovered by researchers: Karahunj does not stand still. It is calculated that every year the huge stones that make up the megalith move to the west for two to three millimeters, as if in the direction of displacement of the earth's axis. Another puzzle of this place is yet unresolved: the stone complex is located on one meridian with the Chinese pyramids and Greenland. Is it an accidental coincidence or an exact calculation?

In the evening - supper, traditional practice and long-awaited sleep. Tomorrow - to the sleeping Giant!

Morning Transformational Practice (07:00 - 09:00). Today we are going to the giant, overlooking and protecting this Earth for millions of years. This is a magnificent volcano Ukhtasar. Ukhtasar - the sacred mountain Ukhtasar is one of the most important archaeological finds of Armenia. Ukhtasar (Ուխտասար) is located in the Syunik volcanic massif several dozen kilometers from Sisian. The highest point of the massif is mt.Trasar (3594 m), the ninth highest mountain in Armenia. On the territory of Ukhtasar there is a glacial lake formed in the crater of an extinct volcano, that was erupting during the Pleistocene period. In this lake almost all year round ice floes float, and the snow in its vicinity never completely melts. The petroglyphs discovered there are dated the 5th-9th millennium BC. and relating to the unencrypted hieroglyphic writing, are called Prasumer. According to the English astronomer Olcott, people who invented the ancient constellation figures lived between 36 ° and 42 ° N, presumably in the area near Mount Ararat and in the Euphrates River valley. According to the studies of rock paintings, historians have found out that they "drew" for many years in different epochs, adding "their" epochal handwriting to the stones. Rock paintings are popularly known as "isagir" and they are scattered hundreds of kilometers along the slopes of Ukhtasar. In the evening we will return to our house in the village of Shaki, we will have supper.

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Attention! Right on the volcano Ukhtasar, we will hold a master class on painting, where we will draw an amazing landscape on the canvas with acrylic paints!

The master class is conducted by a graduate artist (Vrubel School, Stroganov Academy), winner of the Moscow and Russian painting competitions, teacher of graphics, painting and sculpture, instructor of the course "Esoteric Art" - Lisa Korston.

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