Purgeatory

About This Class

Recorded around New Year's Eve 2020, "Purgatory" is Bryan Kest's invitation to shed the year's accumulated stress through a full-body vinyasa flow rooted in mindful presence. The class opens in Child's Pose and builds through Down Dog, Dolphin, Cobra, Warrior sequences, extended side angle (with three progressive stages), triangle, low lunge with deep quadricep and hamstring stretching, standing forward folds, Goddess/Squat variations, and a full shoulder-stand/plow sequence. Throughout, Bryan emphasizes moving with "viscosity" — deliberate, non-aggressive effort — and repeatedly cues soft faces, free breath, and equanimous minds. The class closes with a sustained seated meditation focused on the breath sensation at the upper lip, followed by a guided compassion (metta-style) visualization. The result is a practice that is simultaneously physically demanding and profoundly restorative in intention, making it ideal for stress relief, end-of-day unwinding, releasing stiffness from daily life, and cultivating mental stillness.