B.K.S. Iyengar illustrates this perfectly: “One has to find the median line of each asana so that the energy is properly distributed. When one wavers from the median line, then one goes either to the past or the future. Vertical ascending is the future; vertical descending is the past. The horizontal is the present. The present is the perfect asana. When you open horizontally, future and past meet in the present. This is how dynamic extension and expansion allow you to find balance and live more