Total Activation

About This Class

Total Activation is an extended, breath-centered power yoga flow led by Bryan Kest that systematically moves the spine in every direction — forward folds, backbends, side stretches, twists, and inversions — while building strength, balance, and flexibility throughout the entire body. The class opens in child's pose with an emphasis on deep nasal breathing as the foundation of mindfulness, then flows through dynamic sequences including downward facing dog, cobra, plank, and baby cobra repetitions, progressing into challenging one-legged balancing poses, lunges, triangle, warrior, and advanced hip-opening shapes such as Eka Pada Sirsasana (leg-behind-head). Upper-body strength is woven in via push-up transitions, and the sequence includes a shoulder stand and plow-like inversion before closing with spinal twists, a supine core series, a seated forward fold, a neck stretch in a cross-legged position, and a long Savasana paired with a guided gratitude meditation. Bryan frames the practice as a vehicle for self-awareness, gentleness, and breaking habitual mental patterns, consistently encouraging students to honor their own sensation over cultural "no pain, no gain" conditioning. Props are not called for, and the instructor explicitly invites students to modify or rest at any point.