Ananda Press uplifts voices of wisdom in soulful conversation, featuring authors who celebrate the Divine Feminine and Her transformative presence in today’s world. 

Rooted in the Sanskrit word ananda, meaning bliss, our work centers soul-level writing. 

We publish books that inspire deeper connection ~ to self, spirit, and our beautiful planet ~ through themes of holistic health, creating a more peaceful world, and the awakening of human consciousness.

We aim to help humans stay human, and to have meaningful dialogues that provide a bridge, crossing political divides and building cultural connection and mutual understanding. We believe that telling stories brings us back to our essential humanity, needed today more than ever in an age of AI.

We Offer

  • Global online conferences to inspire, empower, and connect you with other spiritual women writers.

  • Embodied writing circles, immersions, courses, retreats, and mentoring.

  • Opportunities to be featured in our books and online conferences.

Join us to connect with like-minded women and strengthen your voice.

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Our Titles

"Revelatory, insightful, fascinating, and beautiful... A must-read for those women who practice yoga as well as those who don’t."

~ Judith Hanson Lasater, author, Restore and Rebalance

“Laura has given us a great gift through the birthing of Moon Salutations!”

~ Nischala Joy Devi, author The Secret Power of Yoga

This book contains inspirational and uplifting stories of women who transformed their most profound difficulties into a source of strength that they now use to uplift and empower those around them.

These leaders, experts in their fields and healers with decades of experience, share stories of resilience and unconditional love for self and others, as well as stories of survival and of finding joy and purpose after grief and loss.

“This book is a treasure to be savored... A strong thread in the reweaving of the healing cloak of the Ancients.”

~ Susun Weed

“An antidote to the silencing... awakening innate wisdom and self-sovereignty.”

~ Vicki Noble


“In this beautiful collaboration of feminine blessing is the most urgent message for all of us… to stand our ground amidst all pleasure and pain.”

~ Mark Whitwell, Author of Yoga of Heart

“Medicine for the heart and spirit… testifying to the power of our resilience, grit, and grace. I recommend this offering wholeheartedly.”

~ Christina Sell, Author of My Body is a Temple

All books are available on Amazon and through Ingram Spark

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Apply to be a Co-Author in an upcoming book by Ananda Press. Are you a Divine Feminine Wisdom Keeper with a powerful story to share? Get published in a best-selling book while receiving all the mentoring you need to grow your credibility, authenticity, and impact… so you touch hearts and minds widely.

Write Your Book: Ready to write your full manuscript? The Soulful Book Journey gives you the structure, support, and guidance you need to complete and publish your life-changing book.

About Laura Joan Cornell, PhD

Laura Joan Cornell, PhD, is a four-time bestselling author and teacher of women’s embodied authorship. She is the founder of Story Medicine Circles, a transformational writing process she created to help women transmute old narratives and claim their voice on the page.

Laura has empowered over 30,000 women through nine conferences on yoga, personal growth, and authorship. Her book Moon Salutations: Women's Journey Through Yoga to Healing, Power, and Peace emerged from her own deep practice of connecting body, soul, and story.

As founder of the Green Yoga Association, she pioneered a movement toward eco-conscious yoga studios. Her work bringing together leaders and changemakers in service of the planet was featured in Yoga Journal, Natural Health, LA Yoga, and Common Ground magazines.

Laura holds a Doctorate in Religion and Philosophy and is a Kripalu-certified yoga teacher, Heartfulness meditation practitioner, and Family and Systemic Constellations Facilitator. 

Laura teaches what she lives every single day. When not holding space in a writing circle, Laura can be found hiking the red rocks of Sedona with her husband and their golden-doodle pup, playing violin, tending her garden, or sneaking in a game of pickleball.

She built Story Medicine Circles because she knows in her bones that writing is medicine, and she has devoted her life to helping creative women find and share their deepest wisdom.

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