Remember Vinyasa

This full-length dynamic vinyasa class with Bryan Kest is built on two foundational principles repeated throughout: breathing to maximum lung capacity and keeping that breath completely smooth and unobstructed. After a gentle floor warm-up in child's-knee position and a first downward-facing dog, the class moves through a multi-round standing warm-up cycle incorporating chair pose, tip-toe balancing, and side bends.

The main sequence layers in plank-to-cobra vinyasas, one-legged down dog variations, knee-to-elbow core work, wild thing, crescent lunge, balancing lunge, warrior one, revolving/twisting triangle, triangle pose (with hand between scapulae), horse/standing frog, standing forward fold with interlaced hands, airplane (warrior three variation), psoas-focused standing leg lifts, bent-knee balancing, and push-up (chin-only) drills.

Prone backbend work includes locust variations, bow-inspired leg-grab, awkward cobra, dolphin, and forearm down dog. The cool-down moves to the floor with reclined figure-four/pigeon-style hip openers, supine twists (knees stacked), knees-to-chest, and butterfly forward fold. The class closes with an extended seated gratitude meditation and savasana. Bryan consistently encourages creative modification, using blocks when needed, and backing off any pose that cannot be performed calmly.

The overall philosophy frames yoga as an internal, meditative, and deeply personal practice—strength and length as complements—making this class a thorough full-body experience for practitioners seeking both physical challenge and mindful presence.