This is Your Hips I

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a characteristically personal and unhurried 104-minute flow built entirely around caring for the hips and surrounding structures. The class opens in Child's Pose with an extended pranayama segment focused on slow, deep nasal breathing to quiet the mind, then progresses through multiple rounds of a foundational six-movement warm-up sequence (Downward Dog, Forward Fold, Cobra, Plank, and standing Squats) before introducing single-leg balance work, arm balances, and standing warrior-style lunges. The heart of the class is a pair of long-held pigeon-like hip-opener sequences performed on each side, sandwiched between runners' lunges, twisting side stretches, wide-legged forward folds, and a kneeling backbend (Camel variation). The floor sequence includes Happy Baby, a supine wide-leg stretch, core scissors work, a shoulder-stand/plow variation, and spinal twists. The class closes with Savasana paired with a guided gratitude meditation. Throughout, Bryan repeatedly emphasises working to one's own degree, backing off the ego, and treating deep breathing as the central meditative anchor — making the class as much a mindfulness practice as a physical one. Ideal for anyone seeking to release chronic hip tightness, recover from sitting, or decompress both body and mind.