When I was 4, I had an experience that signed my life forever. I was running in a country road, with my two older brothers in the countryside in the state of Minas Gerais, where we lived in Brazil, in a location bordering the state of Goias, and we met the biggest snake I ever heard of. It was so big that even though I was staring at it, and it was staring at me in turn, I could not believe what I was seeing. My brothers ran away quickly, shouting out loud in fear because they understood immediately what that thing was, but I was too little to understand what I was really seeing and so I keep running in its direction before I realized that that monster was a living being. I got really near the monster when it stopped crawling raised its head, as it heard my brothers shouting. It saw me and stared at me. Its girth was like an average adult man's and it was at least 20 meters long. As it heard my brothers' shouting, it raised its head, which was as big as a calf and as high as a three or four-floor building. I understand that it is hard to believe but it is the truth. However, it is not about its size I am writing, I have something more important to say. I am describing the whole situation because something really important happened that day. As I said, I was a very little boy and barely understood that that monster was a snake, but I understood that the best thing I could do at that moment was to stay motionless. I stop breathing and did not move a finger. The snake looked for an instant in the direction I was supposed to run and then returned its gaze towards me again, this time, it turned a little bit its head to one side, as if it were analyzing me properly as if had not understood why I was still stationary. It was clear to me all these things and after a few seconds, it gave up on me and resume crawling away. After many years, I read somewhere that that kind of snake is almost completely blind. It is only able to see the movements. It, therefore, hunts confiding on its preys' fear. As one prey sees it, it runs away scared and then, the snakes attack it speedily. That moment was crucial in my life because something, like a huge force, told me to halt and to stay motionless. It showed me the snake's blueish eyes and made me understand that it was not actually seeing me, but, if I had run, it would have grabbed me. Since then I had many chances to reinforce my belief that God really exists and is always taking care of me. Nevertheless, I was not able to explain why so, how it was possible and, even worse, I was not able to answer any other questions that arose following these first ones. I lived a long time talking to God and having His responses and proof that He was taking care of me, but I needed more. I needed to able to explain it to be sure that I was not going to make some terrible mistakes and would end up disappointing Him. I needed to know Him, as a friend. Then, one day I discovered yoga and it was like coming back home. I had many of the answers I was looking for, in a clear, scientific way. I have had many mystic experiences since my discovering the yoga path. I had my life completely changed, for the better. And the asanas are the door through which I enter this dimension. This is why I decided to share these magnificent teachings. I think many people will take enormous advantage of these teachings and will get their lives changed for the better. In this book, you will discover the immense power of the asanas. If you decide to approach then in the same way I did, you will discover another dimension in life. Do not underestimate the power of yoga. You might want to start performing the asanas but soon you will include meditation as well to your sadhana and before you even notice, you will be living a more purposeful and successful life.Yoga is the highway to freedom, and to a healthy and wealthy life.