Sweet Cobra Kisses

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a full-length dynamic flow that uses the breath as the central anchor throughout. The class opens in Child's Pose and Downward Facing Dog before building through multiple rounds of plank-to-cobra lowering sequences that progressively warm the spine, shoulders, and back muscles. Side-body openers, twisting gate variations, and one-arm balance explorations target the obliques and hips. Standing balance sequences — including airplane, extended hand-to-foot variations, half-moon (Asasana), and bent-knee balancing — challenge proprioception and lower-body strength. Deep forward folds (wide-leg and straddle), Chair Pose, Bow Pose, and Plow Pose provide a thorough counterbalance to the extensive backbending. A supine core series, spinal twists, and a knees-to-chest apanasana transition into seated meditation. The class closes with an extended gratitude meditation and long Savasana. Throughout, Bryan emphasizes equanimity, self-pacing, non-judgment, and the quieting of the mind (Chitta Vritti Nirodhah) as the true goal of practice.