For thousands of years, yoga adepts have been searching for and honing practices that could help a person on his inner journey. The result of their work was a harmonious, scientifically verified system for improving the body, mind and spirit. One of the guardians of the ancient wisdom of yoga is the Order of Swami Saraswati, now led by Swami Satyananda Saraswati. It is his book – the result of the author’s many years of work on systematizing and giving the ancient techniques of Indian rishis and yogis a modern sound – that we want to present to our readers. This book includes only one hundred percent working techniques, the effectiveness of which has been tested by generations of seekers of the highest truths. Once they become a part of your life, they will inexplicably change its tone. You will discover that there are no incurable diseases and good health is not a gift from above, but the result of a correct lifestyle; that stress and negative emotions take place in your life only to the extent that you cultivate them. The book has gone through more than seven editions, and finally the Russian-speaking reader also has the opportunity to become familiar with this wonderful practical system of classical yoga.