The pose will open the hips, stretch the hamstrings, back and ankles. This posture not only provides a stretch to the lower body but will also ...SkiptocontentMenuMalasanaPoseAugust25,2020August15,2020byYogaMergeEditorialTeamMalasanaPose Yes,MalasanaPoseisjustasquatandit’sgreatforyou!Thisyogaposeisasimpleone,allthat’srequiredissquatting.Itmaybehardtobelievebutsquattingwouldqualifyasalostartandit’sveryhuman.WebelievethatsquattingoriginatedinIndiaandAsia.Ofcourse,humansbegansquattinglongbeforethecreationofchairsandotherfurniture.IfyoutookaquicktriptoIndia,youwillstillfindmanysquattinginthestreetsastheyworkandspendtheirdays.Ifyouwatchababy,itbecomesquicklyapparentthatsquattingisanaturalhumantrait.Toddlersandyoungchildrenspendmuchtimeinthesquattedpositionastheyrestandplay.Itappearsthatfromaveryearlyage,weknowthatsquattingismuchbetterforusthansitting.Unfortunately,mostofushaveembracedalifeofchairsanddesks.Fortunately,wehaveyogaandthissimplepose.MalasanaistheSanskritnameforthisposture.ThebreakdownfortheSanskritnameisasfollows,“Mala”meaning“Garland”,and“Asana”meaning“PostureorPose”.Somebelievethat“Garland”referstothearmshangingaroundthenecklikeanecklace.Asaresult,thisposeisalsocalledGarlandPoseandmanysimplyrefertothepostureas“YogiSquat”.It’slikelyalittlesurprisingthatasquatcouldevenbeconsideredayogapose,andevenmoresurprisingthatit’sapartofourhumannature.However,it’shardtodeny.Asmentionedearlier,thisyogaposeofferstremendoushealthbenefitsandthey’reattainableforevenbeginneryogastudents.BenefitsOfThePose:Thetraditionoractofsquattingabsolutelycarriesmanybenefits.TheYogiSquatposecanhelpvirtuallytheentirelowerbody.Theposewillopenthehips,stretchthehamstrings,backandankles.Thisposturenotonlyprovidesastretchtothelowerbodybutwillalsohelpstrengthentheglutes,calfmusclesandthecore.ThelowerbackcanalsobenefitgreatlyfromthepracticeofMalasanaPose.Whyissquattingsomuchbetterthansitting?Well,unlikesquatting,sittingisfilledwithnegativeeffectsthatcancausehealthissuesinourfuturelife.Sittingleadst