012 | History

1 stage. 1994-1997 г.г. - Becoming.
Territory: Ukraine: Donetsk - Dnepropetrovsk - Kherson - Odessa - Kishinev - Kirovograd.
Society: the Crisis period in economy, instability of the state institutes, a condition of long depression in the regions traditionally connected to the coal industry. The enterprises and shafts are closed. That are not closed - do not pay wages. People do not have prospects, hope, an opportunity to influence a situation. In such conditions the pulse is necessary for people to move forward, to not surrender.

M.Bo/Paul Piskarev: < On the very first training in Donetsk has come 30 person. Miners and miner's wives. Much of them needed to hope only for a miracle. They also came - behind a miracle - on a training devoted to love, personal force, the personal responsibility, health. Came simultaneously with trust and readiness to destroy the person if desirable will not take place.
The training has turned out so strong, that responses on it I received even many years after. One of its participants has removed a hearing aid. Another has admitted later, that the training was his last chance before a suicide:

Activity. Meditations. The trainings directed on disclosing of creative abilities, realization of spiritual potential. Themes: , , < Man and female >, a communicative training, a training on psychology of money. For 3 years through projects КОАN have passed about 500 person.

2 stage. 1997-2003 г.г. - Strengthening
Territory: Israel - Czechia - Hungary - Germany - France
Society: the Market of educational services in Israel and the central Europe in a sufficient measure is filled. It is possible to study and try on to own life almost any form of knowledge, any practice, school, to find adherents of any religion.
However КОАN is not school. And not spiritual meeting. These are people which have touched meditation which have passed trainings КОАN. Different people: widely-read and not so, shipped in culture and only tested requirement to study and move forward. Critically adjusted and loyal. People which search for own self-identification in culture and a society, the way and the sources of development, creative energy and force.

M.Bo/Paul Piskarev: < At the certain moment in Israel I have understood, that I have a chance to realize old dream - to leave from society. To leave in anywhere. To refuse money, the status, a social role. To study < in the original > philosophy Dao - vagrancy. To begin the tramp in million city, anybody - in the state, structuring human life from birth to death is an opportunity to estimate own internal forces! One and a half year I have lived in one of parks of Tel Aviv (the blessing the climate allows). Trained. Meditated. Communicated with people. Taught and treated. Has bypassed the country on foot. The first money has received that has made massage to one of workers of park. Then street advertising has worked, people began to come. Someone needed to recover, someone - to talk. Conducted groups, but invariable daily spent or distributed to all money which received within day. The beginnings to make campaigns in desert. First in loneliness, then with fellow travellers. Perhaps, it was the happiest months in my life and rather magnificent life.
The similar period in own life can be finished only effort of will. In the certain day I have simply undertaken the first work which was offered to me. And the beginnings all over again: worked as the cleaner, the courier, the security guard, the trainer, the psychologist.

In Israel КОАN for the first time has found organizational structure in society. Feature КОАN which has allowed successfully to compete in the market, that the knowledge received in this organization and skills are easily and successfully used in daily life, business and relations.

Activity: the Project < Clinic - Consulting - Club >.
Clinic of east medicine:
- Acupuncture;
- Massage (and preparation of masseurs);
- Su-Dzok;
- Classes Rejky;
- Psychological consultation.
Consulting:
- Consultation of owners of small business;
- Social work through municipality (the psychological help to emigrants from Russia: to people, it is difficult to adapt in new social conditions, to victims of acts of terrorism, mothers - singles etc.).
Club:
- Meditations;
- Campaigns, trainings, camps.

3 stage. 2003-2006 г.г. - Development.
Territory: Russia, Moscow
Society: In comparison with Israel and the European countries Russia now is the country with huge potential for development of business in sphere of formation, and Moscow - one of the best cities for the decision of creative tasks in business. However that refers to in Russia - rather inert, frequently an excited environment. To operate, move and in general to exist in it, it is necessary to be able to operate own conditions. To be capable to training, fast action, non-standard decisions in realization of the knowledge. This is not teach at school. It is do not teach in high school. First of all, because the requirements of time showed to us, can vary quickly too.

M.Bo/Paul Piskarev: < the task today - to collect interesting, educated, curious people and to prepare a team of professional coaches КОАN which can to teach people to practical knowledge and to offer a unique product in the educational market. To combine various approaches in education and to teach the person to learn not only world around, but all.
To include in sphere of interests КОАN all that promotes disclosing of potential of the person: music, dance, theatre, travel, creativity >

Activity. Corporate and open seminars - trainings. Camps. Couching. Creation of new team КOAN Zen GROUP.

Why now КОАN is the company?
M.Bo/Paul Piskarev: < the Organization is a form of a material. For me business - as a material for the artist before whom there is a creative task. I am an architect. I understand all about the form, structure, a material. Each element has the functions. The base for a long time is incorporated, communications are brought - it is possible to build! I want to construct new structure of an affair which exists 12 years.
Money in business - one of criteria of efficiency. If you can earn - you are necessary. But КOAN Zen GROUP is not business which task is at any cost to earn money. Faster - business which purpose is BUSINESS. Business КОАN - we advance a theme of culture in the market. Also we study to compete in today's conditions >.

КOAN ZEN GROUP in some years.
If a little to dream (and our dreams are in the habit to come true) is:
- 20-30 instructors and trainers;
- Own club with convenient halls, a dance-floor, cafe;
- A generality of people around КОАN - the person of 500 sure, happy, people.
It is the sated creative environment in which it is possible to realize any projects.

The author of article - Tatyana Zlotnikova, the journalist
In article materials of interview for " Radio of Freedom " are used