No Cobras in the Pepper Patch

About This Class

This 67-minute approachable flow with Bryan Kest is anchored in deep, fluid breathing used as a moving meditation throughout. The class opens supine with gentle spinal twists, bridge, shoulder stand, plow, and an extended hip-opening sequence featuring figure-four stretches, straight-leg hamstring work, and reclined twists — all held long enough to dissolve tension rather than just pass through it. A five-minute segmented down dog explores twists, one-arm variations, and forearm dog before transitioning to standing forward folds, side-body stretches, and a shoulder-opening sequence. Core engagement is woven in via bicycle crunches and a demanding but breathable oblique series. The class closes with a seated meditation centred on gratitude and breath awareness, followed by savasana. Bryan consistently coaches students to back off rather than strain, to feel rather than think their way through poses, and to resist the cultural urge to compare or compete — framing the entire practice as an act of self-care and gentleness.