Loving Monday Mornings

About This Class

This 101-minute dynamic flow class with Bryan Kest is a comprehensive, full-body experience that opens gently in Child's Pose and Downward Dog before building into a rhythmic, sun-salutation-based vinyasa sequence repeated multiple times to accumulate strength and heat. The class weaves standing balance work (Warrior I Lunge, Warrior III / Airplane, Triangle, Twisting Triangle, hand-to-big-toe balance) with floor-based backbends (Cobra, Bow), core work (scissor legs), inversions (Plow, Shoulder Stand), and deep hip and hamstring openers (wide-leg forward fold, supine twists, seated straddle). Throughout, Bryan emphasizes ujjayi nasal breathing as the central meditative thread, repeatedly coaching students to match effort with sensation rather than aesthetics, to modify freely, and to treat the practice as a moving meditation. The class concludes with a gratitude meditation, Savasana, and an extended invitation to rest — making it as much a mindfulness experience as a physical workout.