The Whole Package

About This Class

Bryan Kest's "The Whole Package" is a 70-minute vigorous flow built around the principle of consistent, mindful movement — every pose explored to a personal "sweet degree" rather than pushed to an extreme. The class opens in child's pose with a sustained focus on deep, free breathing that Bryan returns to as an anchor throughout. A progressive warm-up moves from cobra pulses and locust-style back strengthening through three rounds of an expanding sun-salutation sequence that adds chair pose (utkatasana) and crescent lunge. The standing balance section is extensive: each side travels through standing splits, warrior III / airplane, knee-to-chest, a lateral "karate chop" leg extension, figure-four/tree-of-life squat, figure-four standing balance (pigeon prep), and leg-extended standing poses, all threaded together without the foot touching the floor. A squat-based interlude introduces crow/crane pose (bakasana) and a deep spinal twist. Seated work covers single-leg forward folds with a core-twisting arm lift, seated figure-four (reclined pigeon seated), and a second deep hip-opener fold. The cool-down includes supine spinal twists and ends in a guided gratitude meditation followed by savasana. Bryan consistently emphasises softening the neck, dropping drama, taking breaks, and never comparing to others — framing the entire session as healing rather than workout.