Malasana/Squat

Stand in Mountain Pose which is just standing straight with your feet about hip width apart. Turn your toes slightly out to the sides and bend your knees slowly until you come down into a deep squatting position. Move your chest forward a bit so that it is between the legs and reach your arms forward too. Then straighten your back and even try to place your hands in a prayer position at your heart centre. If your heels do not reach the floor this is quite normal. If your feet are flat down keep them evenly pressed into the floor without rolling onto the sides of the feet. Stay here for a couple of minutes.

This is how we used to sit before chairs! Feel the lovely stretch on the lower back in this pose. It is also wonderfully grounding for the body and mind – earthing us from all electromagnetic charges. Especially if performed on the actual earth – grass or sand. See Beach Yoga classes now on Tuesday at 6.30pm!

This pose if performed daily may also relieve us from the chronic constipation we may suffer from in our society. The way the belly is squeezed encourages proper and complete elimination – TBH.