Yoga: A Manual for 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.' - Vogue.co.uk Be calmer, happier and more creative. 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.

Naomi Annand was a dancer in the Royal Ballet Company until her career was curtailed by injury. She then discovered the therapeutic power of yoga and has been teaching ever since. In 2012, Naomi set up her own studio in east London, Yoga on the Lane.

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 * Yoga: A Manual for Life is just what we've all been waiting for: thoughtful, open-hearted, embodied, and thoroughly modern. This stunning book is approachable and easy-to-use for people new to yoga, while at the same time, its deep wisdom will nourish those more experienced. 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 * This is such a wonderful book for yoga beginners and experts alike ... If you love yoga, you need this book. * VOGUE.co.uk * The ultimate coffee table book * 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 beautiful guide - this is the perfect coffee table book for would-be yogis * Top Sante * A really special book -- Jo Good * BBC Radio London * A comprehensive guide to yoga at home * Metro * One of the most beautiful books on yoga I've seen * Jasmine Hemsley * Beautiful...evokes a real sense of the joy that the author finds in her practice * OM Yoga & Lifestyle * A yoga manual to set you on the right wellbeing path * You Mag *