Brain Balance

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a full-body dynamic flow built on the twin pillars of deep breathing and intentional gentleness. Starting in Child's Pose with a focus on maximizing lung capacity and smoothing the breath, the class moves through Downward Facing Dog, Cobra, and Plank as recurring anchors. The standing and balancing sequence is particularly rich: wild-thing-like side-plank variations, three-legged dog core work (knee-to-tricep, knee-to-forehead), awkward airplane (one-legged side-plank with leg extension), standing splits, Warrior III-style airplane, twisted half-moon, and bent-knee balancing all appear on both sides. A brief Camel or modified Camel opens the front body after a quad-stretching Hero/Saddle interlude. The floor finale delivers an extended hamstring and hip sequence including wide-legged forward fold, splits-direction lateral reaches, happy-baby-style deep hip openers, a Supta Konasana leg-straight stretch, single-leg lifts with forehead-to-leg engagement, and supine twists with deep-breathing integration. Throughout, Bryan returns repeatedly to the theme of using poses as a challenge to calmness, framing moderation as the key to sustained practice. The class closes with an extended Savasana emphasizing quiet, natural breath and full-body integration.