Caught in a Tornado

About This Class

Bryan Kest guides this 69-minute dynamic flow class — nicknamed "Caught in a Tornado" — through wave after wave of movement that builds progressively without ever sacrificing ease of breath. The class opens in Child's Pose and Down Dog before cycling through several rounds of a foundational warm-up sequence: sun-salutation-style flows with Cobra, Plank, and Crescent Lunge. Each round adds layers — twisting lunges, deep hip-opener holds (forearms to the floor inside the front foot), Warrior-family shapes, and standing balance sequences that include airplane-wing extensions and half-moon-like single-leg lifts. Prone backbends including Locust variations and Bow Pose (dhanurasana) round out the back-body work. A sustained bicycle-crunch sequence provides thorough core training before the class transitions to wide-legged seated forward folds, single-leg seated forward bends, supine twists, and a long Savasana capped with a guided gratitude meditation. Throughout, Bryan repeatedly invites practitioners to back off, use knee modifications, and let the breath — deep, nasal, fluid — set the pace rather than the ego. The overall effect is a class that is cardiovascular and strength-building yet framed as healing, accessible, and deeply personal.