Loosey, goosey thanksgiving flow

About This Class

Bryan Kest guides this 68-minute Thanksgiving-themed flow with a warm, conversational tone focused on deep breathing, sensuous movement, and genuine self-care rather than performance or contortion. The class opens in child's pose and builds through a progressive vinyasa sequence — down dog, cobra, plank — repeated several times to warm the body. One-armed down dog and rotated variations develop shoulder and upper-back strength, while standing balance sequences (including crescent lunge, warrior-like splits prep, twisting triangle, and bent-knee balance) methodically open the hips and hamstrings. A kneeling camel pose travels the full arc of the spine. The floor section delivers the class's deepest stretches: double pigeon (fire log pose) on both sides, happy baby, wide-leg holds, and a core series with scissor legs and boat-like holds. The class closes in a long, deeply restorative savasana. Throughout, Bryan frames every movement as a stroke of self-love, consistently cueing students to stay within a "sweet spot" and never force — making this accessible to a wide range of bodies. The Thanksgiving context infuses the class with themes of gratitude, calm, and family resilience.