All Around Smooth!

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads this expansive, unhurried flow as a "yogic stroll" aimed at touching every part of the body without leaving any stone unturned. The class builds methodically from child's pose through progressive rounds of a sun-salutation-style sequence — adding warrior lunges, crescent lunge twists, low lizard, standing balances (including airplane/warrior III and single-leg standing variations), a crow-prep knee-to-tricep movement, side planks, and a deep squat shoulder-bind — before moving to the floor for bow pose, cobra, shoulder stand/plow, supine twists, seated forward fold (baddha konasana / bound angle), and finally a sustained gratitude meditation and savasana. Throughout, Bryan emphasizes nasal breathing as the foundation of mindfulness, moderation over depth, body sensation as the only valid guide, and the cultivation of benevolent mental qualities as the true purpose of practice. The tone is conversational, irreverent, and deeply philosophical, making the class feel simultaneously vigorous and restorative.