Essentials 2

About This Class

Bryan Kest's Essentials 2 is a compact yet comprehensive flow built for anyone who wants a practice that feels truly complete in a short window of time. The class opens with breathwork and moves fluidly from Down Dog into kneeling balance work, threading dynamic leg extensions with chest and side-body openers. A prone sequence builds back-body strength through Cobra and locust variations, followed by a wide-legged seated stretch, supported reclined hero (Supta Virasana variation), and seated forward folds. Core work appears in lying leg lifts with spinal twists and oblique engagement. The class closes with a deeply attentive hip-opening sequence — figure-four and reclined pigeon variations on both sides — supine twists, and a final Savasana with an invitation to rest for several minutes. Bryan's coaching consistently emphasizes breath freedom, self-inquiry, non-reactivity, and working at your own degree rather than forcing any shape. Appropriate for ages 17–70+, the class serves flexibility, strength, mobility, and mindfulness in equal measure.