Fire Up Your Joints

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a meticulous, joint-centric flow that systematically warms and mobilizes the knees, hips, shoulders, and spine through an inventive sequence rarely seen in his broader catalog. The class opens in Child's Pose and Down Dog before moving through Sun Salutation-style vinyasas at a deliberate, breath-synced pace. Standing balance work forms the heart of the session: single-leg standing folds, Warrior III-style airplane balancing, and half-lotus standing forward folds (Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana) challenge balance and hip mobility on both sides. Arm balances — Bakasana (Crane/Crow), Tripod headstand prep, and Eka Pada Bakasana — are introduced from a deep squat with forearm and elbow variations (Dolphin) also featured. Twisting Down Dog variations and a shoulder-binding squat deepen spinal rotation and shoulder mobility. A Cobra backbend, side-body stretching, Supta Baddha Konasana-adjacent reclined hip opener, core scissor sequences, and supine spinal twists round out the practice before an extended Savasana with a focus on natural breath and Chitta Vritti Nirodhah (cessation of mental fluctuations). Throughout, Bryan reinforces equanimity, the value of backing off, and breath as the singular unifying pose of the entire class.