Sensuality

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a richly philosophical, full-body flow class built around the core principle that yoga is meditation in motion. The class opens in child's pose with extended breathwork to establish a quiet, focused mind, then moves through multiple rounds of a sun-salutation-based flow (downward dog, cobra, plank, forward folds, chair pose, and lunges) layered with increasing complexity. Standing balance sequences include airplane/warrior III variations, karate-chop leg extensions, figure-four balance (thread-the-needle standing), and a challenging one-legged standing series. The mid-section features kneeling camel pose approached in stages. The floor-based second half addresses deep hip flexors and hamstrings through a seated straddle split progression, half-lotus forward folds, and supine spinal twists. The class closes in restorative savasana paired with a guided gratitude meditation. Throughout, Bryan consistently coaches gentleness over aggression, personal sensation over external comparison, and breath synchronization with movement. No contraindications are explicitly named by the instructor, though a knee modification for side plank is offered. Props are not formally called for, though a block is mentioned as an optional aid.