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How to do Malasana (Yogi Squat) correctly ✅ Any Questions? ⬇️ #yogatips #yoga101

YogaCandi · 0:56

In this practice

Key teachings

Proper alignment in yoga poses
Importance of modifications for individual bodies
Mindful engagement of the body

Ideal for

Beginners learning Malasana
Practitioners looking to refine their Malasana alignment
Individuals with tight hips
Anyone seeking to deepen their squat

Lesson

Instructions

Malasana - Sanskrit pose name Yogi Squat - English pose name

I hope you find these Malasana (yogi squat) alignment tios helpful. With practice this pose will feel so delicious.

Let me know how you get on

Love and light, Candace

Steps

Stand with feet slightly wider than hips
Lower down as low as you can go. If you have right hip flexors you may have to prop your bum onto a yoga block. If heels are lifted you can roll and towel to place underneath for comfort.
Hand in prayer at heart centre, use your elbows to press your knees open, getting deeper into the hip flexor stretch.
Lift up through the crown of the head, to keep the spine long.
Press your chest forward between your arms and gaze straight ahead.

Benefits

Improved hip flexibility
Lengthened spine
Strengthened core (implicitly for maintaining upright posture)
Relief for tight hip flexors

Mala Yogi Squat Asana Block

Transcript

here are some alignment tips to help you with melassa starting in a standing position step your feet just a little wider than your hips turn your toes to face out and your heels in and then we're going to send our bum all the way down to the ground bending into the knees get as deep as you can into the pose with your hands at Heart Center in prayer just press your knees open with your elbows instead of hunching through your back and dropping into your shoulders we want to lift the chest to the sky pressing the chest forwards and keeping the spine nice and long if your hips are not very flexible getting this low is going to be a real challenge so come on down and sit your bum onto a block and maybe just use your hands to press your knees open getting into that hip stretch I hope these tips really helped if you have any poses you would like me to break down just let me know in the comments below

Practice summary

Level: all levels
Duration: 2 minutes
Equipment: yoga matyoga blocktowel
Target areas: hipship flexorsinner thighsspinepelvis
Energy: calming

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