How to do Cossack Squat
- From a wide stance along your mat, ground your right foot near the top.
- Bend your right knee and shift your hips toward your right foot.
- Lengthen your left leg, keeping its heel grounded and letting its toes lift.
- Let your right knee follow the direction of your right toes.
- Keep your right heel grounded, with pressure through the ball of that foot too.
- Hinge slightly forward from your hips without rounding your back.
- Bring your palms together at your chest, keeping your abdomen lightly engaged.
- Press through your right foot to rise, lowering your left toes as you straighten.
Benefits
Moving into a side lunge explores hip and ankle mobility in a different direction.
Further reading: How to Practice SkandasanaVariations
Keep your right knee less bent if going lower lifts your heel or strains your knee.