20 Minutes & Done #2

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a compact, breath-centered flow designed to accomplish a full-body practice in roughly twenty minutes without sacrificing mindfulness. The class opens in child's pose with an immediate invitation to prioritize deep, free breathing — a theme that threads through every pose. From downward facing dog, students move through a repeating floor sequence that visits cobra, locust (arms-wide back extension), and bow pose three times each, progressively warming the entire posterior chain and opening the chest and shoulders. Standing forward folds, a brief standing side-stretch series, and warrior III-style single-leg balance (described as "flying like a bird") add an upright, balance-oriented segment. The class then drops to a squat with an overhead stretch, transitions to a wide-legged seated forward fold with lateral walks over each leg, and finishes supine with core boat-style leg lowers, knees-to-chest, and a reclined spinal twist on each side before a brief savasana. Bryan frames the class as both a strength and mobility practice, noting that the repeated back-body work directly "strengthens the muscles that support the spine" and counteracts the hunching effects of gravity and daily sitting. His coaching style blends physical instruction with philosophical reflections on humility, sensation, and stress relief, landing the class with a strong restorative and grounding close.