If you attend my classes you’ve certainly heard me repeat (ad nauseam) that achieving specific postures doesn’t matter, and, maybe in the same class, go to great lengths to try and get the “best” transition from plank to low plank, insisting on factors, like “elbows in” etc. Or maybe I would spend time adjusting everyone’s back foot in revolved triangle (I know, it’s a fixation!).
So, does achieving that elusive “perfect” transition matter? Does the “perfect” angle of your foot matter?
In my mind yes, and at the same time no! And it all boils down to three of the main principles of Yoga according to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (more on that later)