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Guest on Quotidien on November 4, 2025, Natasha Andrews, photographer, actress and yoga teacher, presents Flows, a guide of rituals to breathe better and live in rhythm with the seasons. On television, she explains how pranayama accompanies her on sets and in the countryside. The book, published by Hachette Pratique on November 5, continues a path between the performing arts and wellbeing.
A TV Stage That Says A Lot
At 8:50 PM, on November 4, 2025, the Quotidien set on TMC lights up. Natasha Andrews presents Flows, her first book of practices and rituals. Between smiles, the Australian drops a quip 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-mockery. The video is available on TF1+ (clip from November 4, 2025).
From Brisbane to French Sets: A Hybrid Path
Trained as a photographer, actress, yoga teacher and now author, Natasha Andrews has patiently connected worlds often opposed: cinema, theater, still image and wellbeing. Originally from Australia, she grew up surrounded by wild nature. She also considers it the source of her “organic” connection to the elements. In Paris, she leads numerous projects and collaborations, in front of and behind the camera. She develops workshop work focused on bodily awareness. She also concentrates on light. The rhythms of the living are taken into account as well.
This trajectory didn’t break with performance: alongside Pierre Niney, César for Best Actor in 2015 for Yves Saint Laurent, she adopted a routine where art and care intertwine. The episode is known: during the biopic on the designer (filmed in 2013-2014), she introduced the actor to a pranayama breathing exercise. Years later, she surprised him doing 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 as much an acting tool as a life tool.
What She Came To Say On “Quotidien”
The TV segment on November 4, 2025 was far from a mystical demo. Andrews explains, concretely, what she means by “art of living”: daily gestures, a guided breathing in heart coherence, focused on nose breathing, some Ayurvedic markers (doshas, kriyas), a balanced diet, a seasonal relationship to rest and activity. She summarizes: it’s about learning to slow down, listening to what’s happening, adjusting routines rather than upending everything.
Set anecdotes act as counterpoints: the first trip to Australia with snakes and spiders, a stay in Auvergne, in a mountain hut without electricity, “by candlelight.” These scenes give flesh to the story of a life decentered from urban circuits and performance mandates.
Actress, Photographer, Teacher: The Common Thread of Attention
Talking about a career means leaving the cliché “partner of.” Andrews claims a full artist identity. In front of the lens, she acts with restraint. Behind it, she frames, edits, composes. On a mat, she teaches yoga and pranayama emphasizing the pedagogy of felt experience: gentle joints, abdominal breathing, grounding. Beyond practices, the same common thread: observe before acting.
This culture of looking learned on sets, reinforced by photography, also informs her wellbeing approach. Rather than promising spectacular transformation, she advocates an everyday ecology: the body as landscape, the home as a frame for micro-rituals, nature as metronome.
To follow her activities (online classes, retreats, workshops), she points to her official channels gathered on one page Linktree officiel de Natasha Andrews. She also details her accreditations (certified teacher in yoga and pranayama, practitioner in integrative health) on her site Living by Natasha – site officiel.
Flows: A Book, Five Entryways
Published on November 5, 2025 by Hachette Pratique, Flows presents itself as a structured seasonal guide. It includes:
- Breath and Presence: pranayama and heart-coherence breathing exercise learnings, observation, small scripts to boost energy or how to calm your nervous system.
- Movements: accessible sequences, simple cues, alignment reminders.
- Rituals: morning/evening gestures, cold baths, digital disconnection, sleep hygiene.
- Cooking & Nutrition: simple recipes, seasonal plate ideas, beverages.
- Mindfulness: short focal practices, mantras, pages to write what returns.
The publisher clearly states the goal: reconcile body and mind around a seasonal rhythm and a more direct relationship to the living. The tone remains pragmatic: recommendations, not injunctions.
Note: several retail platforms use the spelling “Flow(s)” with parentheses. The publisher uses “Flows” (no parentheses). A title variation with no effect on the content.
The Couple Under the Spotlight… And In The Country
In media narratives, the Andrews–Niney duo holds a particular place: red carpets, premieres, festivals, then the retreat in the countryside. On their networks, the figure of a miniature donkey often appears, the property’s mascot. Again, Andrews’ stance isn’t ascetic: a rural setting, yes, but in the service of a balance that accepts disorder, the unexpected, film shoots, comings and goings.
This back-and-forth feeds her teaching. She repeats it in the media: rituals only make sense when adapted. When Pierre Niney prepares a role, breath helps “carry” the load. When Natasha leads a workshop group, she starts by securing the gesture. Then she opens the listening space.
Pop-Culture Resonance: When Cinema Breathes
If Yves Saint Laurent earned Niney his statue in 2015, the story also remembers moments where breathing technique slips out of the studio to become a stage tool. This porosity isn’t new: actors have long used breath to project the voice, regulate stage fright, refocus attention. Andrews offers an accessible version, stripped of jargon, speaking to both film crew members and the general public.
An Ethics Of Care, Without Naivety
Remaining neutral doesn’t prevent being demanding. Andrews insists on two safeguards:
- Self-observe: everyone has constraints (health, schedule, budget). others’ rituals aren’t a copy-paste.
- Inform yourself: better a simple practice sustained for weeks than a challenge kept for 48 hours. In Flows, proposals remain graduated.
A question runs through the whole book: what do I need, here and now? The book doesn’t aim to “lecture.” It offers a framework to adjust. Nothing spectacular, lots of consistency.