In Yoga: A Manual for Life Naomi Annand shows you how to use the ancient practice of yoga to live better in the modern world.

Utilising simple, breath-led movement, this beautiful practice companion teaches you how to wake up feeling energised, calm an anxious mind, sleep better, feel inspired.

Ideal for total beginners to more experienced yogis, this manual includes everything you'll need to live a more balanced, grounded life, from five-minute lifehacks to longer sequences with specific goals in mind.

Always accessible, Yoga: A Manual for Life has at its centre the principle of authentic self-care. Be calmer, happier and more creative..


Motherhood is the most important job in the world, and it's also the most demanding. It calls upon your every resource – mental, physical, spiritual – and while it is frequently a source of unmatched joy, it is also often depleting like nothing else.

Naomi Annand shows you how yoga can help you navigate its emotional highs and lows, how to tap into the creativity of motherhood and also how to nurture yourself so that you might nurture others.

Using breath-led sequences and simple two-minute life hacks, this beautiful practical companion teaches you how to soothe rattled nervous systems and uplift tired bodies whatever your age and whatever your experience.

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  • ‘Beautiful, useful, tender.’

    Kathleen Baird-Murray ― British Vogue

  • 'This book feels like an embrace. It lays open the full spectrum of what it is to be a mother and holds your hand through the joy and the love, the craziness and the exhaustion. I will be buying it for every mother I know.'

    Anna Jones, author of One: Pot, Pan, Planet

  • 'More than just a yoga manual. takes a wide-angle look at motherhood and contains bountiful tips on how to keep yourself grounded and calm.'

    Hannah Ridley ― Harper’s Bazaar

  • 'Naomi Annand is such a sensitive and empathetic yoga educator. This book is beautiful, and calming and full of so much wisdom. Everything is clearly explained, and what I really love above all is that it dispels the myth of perfect yoga practice, and of perfect motherhood.'

    Dr Pragya Agarwal, author of Sway and (M)otherhood

  • 'This beautiful practical companion teaches you how to soothe rattled nervous systems, give yourself the much-needed downtime and uplift tired bodies whatever your age and whatever your experience.'

    OM Yoga & Lifestyle

  • ‘Gorgeous’

    The Green Parent

Yoga: A Manual for Life contextualizes the ancient practice of yoga in the modern world with elegant images and authentic text.

A stand alone practice companion and beautiful coffee table book, Yoga: A Manual for Life is for anyone interested in yoga, mindful movement and meditation, and exploring how these practices fit within the modern world.

  • As well as an extensive guide to poses, this book features a number of picture-led sequences with specific targets in mind: to combat stress and fatigue, to ground, to uplift, to inspire creativity and to sleep better. These sequences are underpinned with essays on yoga's relationship with different aspects of life, such as yoga and discipline, yoga and self-care, and yoga and difficulty. Peppered throughout the book are mindful "life hacks"--simple ways to take yoga's message of radical self-care off the mat and into daily life.

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  • 'This is such a wonderful book for yoga beginners and experts alike. If you love yoga, you need this book.'

    ― British Vogue

  • 'Beautiful, informative, useful'

    Anna Jones, columnist and author of The Modern Cook’s Year

  • 'A beautiful and succinct book, full of imaginative sequences. It's the ideal companion for anyone looking to develop a home practice.'

    Hannah Ridley ― Harper’s Bazaar UK

  • 'Just what we've all been waiting for: thoughtful, open-hearted, embodied, and thoroughly modern. Each page is infused with Naomi Annand's love for the yoga of life. A must-read and reference manual that you'll return to again and again.'

    Bo Forbes, psychologist, yoga teacher, and author of Yoga for Emotional Balance

  • 'Using simple, modern movement, and including everything you need to discover a balanced life, this read seeks to soothe anxious minds, and leave you inspired.'

    ― Happiful

  • 'For yoga devotees everywhere, this beautiful hardback guide is inspiring and calming.'

    ― Stylist

  • 'This beautiful guide is at once a pleasure to read and a useful reference tool for anyone looking to deepen their practice.'

    ― The i

  • 'A really special book'

    Jo Good ― BBC Radio London

  • 'A comprehensive guide to yoga at home.'

    ― Metro