Opposites Attract

About This Class

Bryan Kest guides a rich, philosophy-infused vigorous flow structured entirely around the concept of opposites: pose and counter pose, strength and flexibility, effort and surrender. The class opens with breathwork and a seated meditation to cultivate a calm mind state before moving into down dog, cobra variations, and a progressively layered sun-salutation-style warm-up flow. The heart of the class features an extended standing sequence on each leg combining crescent lunge, twisting lunge, side angle lunge with crunch, triangle, extended triangle, twisting triangle, half moon (Ardha Chandrasana), extended half moon, a "core airplane / core half moon" variation, and playful single-leg balancing poses including hand-to-big-toe hold, leg abduction, and a "core Bruce Lee" core-strength extension. Upper-body strength work includes push-up variations with knee-to-tricep transitions and locust (salabhasana) with arms extended and with interlaced fingers. The floor cool-down includes wide-leg seated forward fold with lateral walks, supine core work, plow pose (halasana), shoulder stand, figure-four supine hip stretch, and supine spinal twists on both sides. The class closes with seated meditation focused on gratitude. Bryan consistently encourages practitioners to self-regulate intensity, frames every cue as a suggestion, and weaves in philosophical teachings on mindfulness, self-compassion, and the mind-body relationship throughout.