6 MIN Yogi Squat Yoga Tutorial | Sink Lower with Ease

👉 New to yoga? Start my Free Fundamentals of Yoga course: https://online.felicitywoodyoga.com/y... Break down the Yogi Squat (Malasana) with variations to suit your body: staying high with bent knees, sinking low with your heels lifted or down, and using a brick or block under your heels for support. Learn how to press the knees out with your arms, keep your weight even through your feet, and choose between a stretchy or a strengthening version. Plus a short forward-fold mobility practice to improve your inner thigh and hamstring range of motion. In this video: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Yogi Squat (Malasana) and why it can be tricky 0:51 Foot position: wider than hips, toes out 1:11 Sinking your bottom down and back 1:37 Heels lifted or a brick under the heels 2:01 Pressing the knees out with your arms 2:48 The high variation, using your elbows 3:31 Coming out of the pose 4:00 Mobility practice to prepare for the squat This isn’t an easy pose, and it takes practice. Choose the variation that suits your body today and keep coming back to it. #Yoga #YogiSquat #Malasana #YogaMobility #YogaTutorial ──────────── ABOUT FELICITY WOOD YOGA Strong but steady yoga for real bodies and busy lives. Felicity's classes are clearly and carefully cued, so you always know what to do and why. They build strength, mobility and calm, whether you're feeling stiff, coming back after a break, navigating perimenopause or menopause, or simply want a practice that finally sticks. WANT A PLAN, NOT ENDLESS SCROLLING? The Felicity Wood Yoga membership gives you a clear plan to follow, live classes you can join or catch on replay, and a full library of classes, available any time and all year round. No choosing, no guesswork, just show up. 👉 Start your free 7-day trial: https://online.felicitywoodyoga.com/ 👉 Subscribe for new classes:    / @felicitywoodyoga   Please listen to your body and work within your own range. If you have an injury or a medical condition, or are pregnant or recovering from surgery, check with your GP or physio before starting a new exercise routine.