Sentences that start with the phrase “A guru once told me…” are, more often than not, eye-roll-inducing. But recently, while resting in malasana, or a deep squat, in an East London yoga class, I was struck by the second half of the instructor’s sentence: “A guru once told me that the problem with the West is they don’t squat.”
Haha yeah I remember people squatting at the bus stop in China. You bet your ass I adopted it soon enough. I’m lucky enough that I have a good stretching ability and this was a great compromise to standing to attention. It was a nice stretch with all the walking I was doing during my commute.