A Higher Class of Movement

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads this sweeping Friday flow with a deliberately gentle opening — supine hip openers, bridge variations, shoulder stand, plow, and fish — before steadily building into one of his most complete full-body sequences. The class moves through dolphin, down dog twists and arm variations, an elaborate single-leg balancing series (standing splits, bent-knee balance, bow-grip, and "awkward airplane"), deep lunge work including crescent lunge, prayer twist, and Anumanasana (half-splits), cobra, locust, and three rounds of push-up-style chin-taps. Bryan threads mindfulness and breathwork throughout, repeatedly cueing students to return to deep, fluid breathing as both a physical barometer and a meditative focal point. The class closes with supine twists and a long, intentional Savasana. Bryan explicitly frames the practice as a tool for dissolving tension, quieting the mind, and counteracting the effects of stress — making it ideal for end-of-week recovery, stiffness from sitting, tight hips and hamstrings, and general mobility maintenance.