yelena gomayun acts as their spiritual guide.larly leads groups of stressed city dwellers to the altay mountains. >> i was here a year ago, and all my wishes were fulfilled. i came to relax, but also to find miracles. >> gomayun directs the visitors to the healing icons of the village monastery. and the confluence of the two rivers is the place to wish for a spouse. >> i think we russians in particular were always on a quest for meaning. that's the way we are. i remember being a small child in the soviet union, and one of my relatives went to a healer. that kind of thing was normal. >> we've come to a village in southwestern russia, to visit the home of nadya melgunova. she says women like her used to be burned at the stake. nowadays, doctors refer their patients to her. she's known as the babushka, the village matriach. nadya offers treatments with water, wax, and prayers. but she only treats people who've been baptized. >> there you go. you were really scared. but now the fear has almost gone. everyone comes to me. rich, poor,