Sergey Strekalov started to conduct his seminars on personal and spiritual growth in 1988. By 1995 he developed a new system of self-improvement, which he called “Games in Spaces”. Little by little the formal program ,,Games in Spaces" came developed from the theory. It was aimed at and dedicated to studying the rare skill of learning from yourself.
This led to the need for organizational structures to assist people in their efforts to change their relationships with the surrounding world.
In 1999 Public Associations of Human Holistic Development Whole World was registered in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. People from Kirghizia, Moldavia, Byelorussia, Israel and Iceland also took part in its activities.
In December 2000 the International Union of Public Associations of Human Holistic Development Whole World (IUPA Whole World) was registered. Estonian Non-Profit Organization Whole World joined with this association.
The general purpose of IUPA Whole World is human development assistance. We intend to assist with person’s natural abilities. This is achieved by realizing on integral and inseparable connection with existence. We realize this when our physical, intellectual and spiritual beings are harmonized.
The general purpose of School Games in Spaces is to develop open-minded holistic attitude towards life, which can be achieved by acquiring personal experiences in seminars of the school and taking part in other programs of the association.
Education program and all seminars are developed by Sergey Strekalov and include elements from various traditional and spiritual systems, contemporary psychology, also personal discoveries explored in meditations by Sergey Strekalov.
The program can be compared with educational programs in universities, by its theoretical and practical content. Educational material is simple and easily adjustable to each participant of the program.
The process of acquiring personal experiences consists of seminars dealing with everyday events, camps in wild nature and programs of IUPA Whole World.
The study program is divided into 3 stages:
In Estonia the seminars of the first stage are carried through by Tõnu Talimaa (in Estonian) and Sergey Ossipov (in Russian).
III Stage
The aims of this stage are not confirmed. These are depending on the intentions and preparedness of the people who are going to carry it through. By today, over 500 seminars of various duration are carried through by Sergey Strekalov, where over 15 000 people have been participated. >From the year 2000 Sergey Strekalov carries through 4-year study for people who want to give seminars by the school program.
At the end of year 2000, a new program was started to implement projects, which are aimed at helping to solve social problems important to the public (to help people in need, improve family relationships, and increase economic security).
Project Clean World Around Me is aimed at bettering environmental conditions in usual resort places (tourist bases, convalescent homes, boarding houses, beaches and so on). The main concern is the problem of treating solid household waste. This project promotes collecting and utilizing solid waste at certain designated locations.
Now, two more projects have developed. These are aimed at assisting people to regain their inner balance.
Project Healthy Family can also be called the project of vitality and relationships' balance. It consists of numerous practical seminars with the following subjects: harmonization of family relationships, personal health, creative thinking, healthy lifestyle, methods to clean the body inside, balanced diet/nutrition etc.
Project New starts - a sequence of seminars, which are aimed at bettering a person’s economical condition and assisting in an increase of commercial activeness. This is a collection of seminars related to earning money, bettering commercial success, and achieving financial and social self-assurance.
This program belongs to the practical part of the school Games in Spaces. Within the framework of the program a chain of stores named Whole World will evolve in different regions. These stores will sell esoteric goods as well as goods reflecting cultural and national specification of various countries and nations. The chain of shops will sell Chinese collection teas, introducing and giving an opportunity to taste them. Also, the shops will organize Chinese tea ceremonies.
In February 2002, one of these shops will be opened in Tallinn.
The aims are to create the by direct study of national and psychological traditions, close contacts and understanding between people from various nations.
For example, there is a possibility to study the Chinese tea-culture in tea ceremonies. The ritual of fire-pyramid Agni-Hotra will not only acquaint India, but also the former more ancient culture. You can also learn about Turkish tea and tea service, bath-tent Inipi of Northern American Indian culture. We also acquaint people through yoga, Chi-Gun, modern common concepts of Sufis' and Buddhists' practices.
Within this program a new project Esoteric Tourism begun in the spring of 2001. The aim is to tour in foreign countries. A study-program consisting of various meditations is also included in tour, which will help to understand the specific cultural features and spiritual values of the country.
In spring 2001, a 10-day tour in Turkey was organized. It was aimed at experiencing and understanding the subpersonalities and archetypal powers.
In Spring and Fall 2002 such tours are planned again to Turkey, and in summer to Lithuania and Estonia.
In city centers all programs of the association are interlaced.
In stores it is available to buy esoteric goods, collection teas and things related to tea-culture, also cultural goods of various nations.
In Tea-Club there is a possibility to take part in tea ceremonies and study various Chinese tea collections under the assistance of the Master of Tea.
Club assemblies, meditations with various aiming and many more activities will take place in Meditation Hall.