The Unspoken Frog

About This Class

Bryan Kest opens with an extended, meditative warm-up in child's pose and downward dog, layering deep rhythmic breathing as the primary anchor for focus throughout the class. The session progresses through a slow, tai-chi-like sun salutation flow (standing forward fold, plank, cobra, down dog) repeated several times with increasing intentionality, then moves into dolphin pose for shoulder and upper-back conditioning. From down dog, the class works through a detailed one-legged sequence: knee-to-elbow core work, crow-prep tricep rests, low lunge, twisting lunge, side angle, triangle, and core triangle—performed on both sides. A wide-legged standing sequence introduces goddess/frog pose with lateral and twisting variations before a second shoulder-stretch series (bound eagle-arm forward fold). The class closes with camel pose, supine core work (scissor legs, boat-style holds), figure-four glute stretches, and supine spinal twists, finishing in a prolonged savasana with explicit guidance to quiet the mind. Throughout, Bryan explicitly invites modification, early exit, and self-directed intensity, framing the entire practice as a moving meditation and a form of self-care.