A Barn (butt) Burner

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads this 68-minute dynamic flow — aptly titled "A Barn (Butt) Burner" — through a comprehensive, breath-centered practice that builds real heat while staying rooted in self-awareness and personal choice. The class opens gently in child's pose and early down dogs, easing into the hips and knees with a seated squat warm-up before moving into layered standing and balancing sequences. A hallmark feature is an extended unilateral balancing series on each side cycling through three-legged dog, crescent lunge variations, airplane (Dekasana), bent-knee balancing, twisted half-moon, and back to airplane — demanding sustained glute, back, and leg engagement. Push-up and cobra/locust sequences weave through the flow for upper body and spinal strength, while an elbow balance (Bakasana-prep crow variation) and a bound squat twist challenge coordination and hip flexibility. Chair pose, standing side stretches, bow pose, and wide-legged forward fold round out the standing and floor work. The class closes with supine figure-four hip stretches, spinal twists, and a final savasana. Throughout, Bryan emphasizes deep, free breathing as the primary metric of effort, and consistently invites students to treat the practice as a personal buffet — picking their own intensity, modifying freely, and never being extreme.