Cock Your Bow

About This Class

This dynamic flow class with Bryan Kest opens with a grounding philosophy lesson on the meaning of Asana — quieting the mind — before moving through a deliberate warm-up sequence of child's pose, down dog, plank, and cobra. Students cycle through three rounds of sun salutation-style vinyasa, then progress to a rich standing sequence on each side featuring crescent lunge, twisting triangle, standing splits, and warrior-inspired balancing poses including a karate-chop leg extension and single-leg standing balance. The floor sequence visits dolphin pose, a deep backbend exploration in cobra/bow variations, a supported reclining hero (supta virasana) option, and seated hip openers including butterfly and a dynamic balancing spread-leg pose ("cock your bow" archer variation). The class closes with supine spinal twists, a 7–8 minute guided gratitude meditation in a comfortable seated position, and Savasana. Bryan consistently prioritizes breath quality, sensation-based decision-making, and calm over depth, making the class accessible despite its dynamic structure. The philosophical throughline — treating your body as a partner and the breath as a tool for presence — gives the class a mindful, almost meditative undercurrent even during its more physically demanding moments.