There are few books on Pranayama. There are only a few sensible ones. The book “Pranayama. The Path to the Secrets of Yoga” by Andre van Lisbet, according to Andrei Sidersky, can be safely classified in the latter category. Many famous yoga masters studied Pranayama using it. Some even kept samizdat translations, which were given “to take away” from the apartment only to their best friends. When European champion in underwater shooting Andrei Lagutin decided to enter the APNEA Institute, the world’s best center for training submariners in free diving techniques, one of the main conditions for admission was knowledge of “ Pranayama" by Andre van Lisbet. The editors of "Janus" had to work hard to find an authentic copy of the book, published in Europe - in Spanish. Then, a few months later, a copy in English was found in one of the Florida state libraries. Soon another copy was sent from Australia. When the book was ready for printing, Andrei Sidersky said: “I am sure this will be a worthy gift for everyone interested in yoga. The book, which European experts already consider a classic, should be accessible to everyone. It’s a pity that when I started studying yoga, it wasn’t so easy to get it.”