Guest on Quotidien on November 4, 2025, Natasha Andrews, photographer, actress, and yoga teacher, presents Flows, a guide of rituals for better breathing and living in tune with the seasons. On television, she explains how pranayama supports her on film sets and in the countryside. The book, published by Hachette Pratique on November 5, extends a journey between performing arts and well-being.
A TV Scene That Says a Lot
At 8:50 PM on November 4, 2025, the set of Quotidien on TMC lights up. Natasha Andrews presents Flows, her first book of practices and rituals. Between smiles, the Australian slips in a joke that went viral: "I scold him in English… it’s more visceral." The tone is set: talking about breath, alignment, and seasonality doesn’t preclude self-deprecation. The video is available on TF1+ (excerpt from November 4, 2025).
From Brisbane to French Sets: A Hybrid Journey
Trained as a photographer, actress, yoga teacher, and now author, Natasha Andrews has patiently connected worlds often seen as opposites: cinema, stage, still image, and well-being. Originally from Australia, she grew up surrounded by wild nature, which she considers the source of her "organic" connection with the elements. In Paris, she leads numerous projects and collaborations, both in front of and behind the camera. She develops workshop work focused on body awareness and light. The rhythms of the living are also considered.
This trajectory was not made in rupture with the spectacle: alongside Pierre Niney, César for Best Actor in 2015 for Yves Saint Laurent, she adopted a daily life where art and care intertwine. The episode is well-known: during the biopic on the designer (shot in 2013-2014), she introduced the actor to a pranayama breathing exercise. Years later, she caught him performing the same routine on the set of The Count of Monte Cristo. These bridges express a simple idea: breath, with diaphragmatic breathing, is not secondary. Thus, it is a tool for acting as much as a tool for life.
What She Came to Say on "Quotidien"
The TV appearance on November 4, 2025, was not a mystical demo. Andrews explains, in the most concrete terms, what she means by "art of living": daily gestures, guided breathing in cardiac coherence, focused on nasal breathing, some Ayurvedic references (doshas, kriyas), a balanced diet, a seasonal approach to rest and activity. She summarizes: it’s about learning to slow down, to listen to what’s happening, to adjust routines rather than overturn everything.
The anecdotes from the set serve as counterpoints: the first trip to Australia with snakes and spiders, a stay in Auvergne, in a buron without electricity, "by candlelight." So many scenes that give substance to the story of a life decentered from urban circuits and performance injunctions.
Actress, Photographer, Teacher: The Common Thread of Attention
Talking about a journey means moving beyond the cliché of "companion of." Andrews claims an artist identity in her own right. In front of the camera, she acts with simplicity. Behind it, she frames, edits, composes. On a mat, she teaches yoga and pranayama with a focus on the pedagogy of feeling: gentle joints, abdominal breathing, grounding. Beyond practices, the same common thread: observe before acting.
This culture of observation learned on sets, consolidated by photography, also informs her approach to well-being. Rather than a promise of spectacular transformation, she advocates for an ecology of the everyday: the body as a landscape, the home as a framework for micro-rituals, nature as a metronome.
To follow her activities (online courses, retreats, workshops), she refers to her official channels, gathered on a single page Official Linktree of Natasha Andrews. She also details her accreditations (certified teacher in yoga and pranayama, practitioner in integrative health) on her site Living by Natasha – official site.
Flows: A Book, Five Entry Points
Published on November 5, 2025, by Hachette Pratique, Flows is presented as a guide structured by seasons. It includes:
- Breathing and Presence: pranayama learning and cardiac coherence exercise, observation, small scripts to boost energy or calm the nervous system.
- Movements: accessible sequences, simple instructions, alignment reminders.
- Rituals: morning/evening gestures, cold baths, digital disconnection, sleep hygiene.
- Cooking & Nutrition: simple recipes, plate ideas according to the season, drinks.
- Mindfulness: brief focuses, mantras, pages to write what comes back.
The publisher clearly states the goal: reconcile body and mind around a seasonal rhythm and a more direct relationship with the living. The tone remains pragmatic: recommendations, not injunctions.
Note: several commercial platforms use the spelling "Flow(s)" with parentheses. The publisher, however, uses "Flows" (without parentheses). A title variation without impact on the content.
The Couple in the Spotlight… and in the Countryside
In the media narrative, the Andrews–Niney duo holds a special place: red carpets, premieres, festivals, then the retreat to the countryside. On their networks, the figure of a miniature donkey, the mascot of the place, often appears. Again, Andrews’ message does not lean towards asceticism: a rural setting, yes, but in the service of a balance that accepts disorder, the unexpected, filming, and comings and goings.
This back-and-forth nourishes her teaching. She repeats in the media: rituals are only valuable when adapted. When Pierre Niney prepares for a role, the breath helps "sustain" the load. When Natasha leads a group in a workshop, she starts by securing the gesture. Then, she opens the space for listening.
Pop Culture Resonance: When Cinema Breathes
If Yves Saint Laurent earned Niney his statuette in 2015, history also remembers these moments when the breathing technique slips out of the studio to become a stage tool. This permeability is not new: actresses and actors have long used breath to project the voice, regulate stage fright, revive attention. Andrews offers an accessible version, free of jargon, that speaks to both crew members and the general public.
An Ethic of Care, Without Naivety
Remaining neutral does not preclude being demanding. Andrews emphasizes two safeguards:
- Self-observation: everyone has constraints (health, schedule, budget). Others’ rituals are not meant for copy-pasting.
- Being informed: a simple gesture maintained over several weeks is better than a challenge held for 48 hours. In Flows, the proposals remain graded.
Implicitly, a question runs through the whole: what do I need, here and now? The book does not intend to "lecture." It offers a framework to adjust. Nothing spectacular, a lot of consistency.