What is Power Yoga?

About This Class

In this short lecture, Bryan Kest unpacks the philosophy behind Power Yoga, the term he coined but has grown ambivalent about because he feels it can intimidate beginners. Using the vivid image of an 80-year-old grandfather and a 30-year-old granddaughter practicing side by side — looking completely different yet walking out feeling equally amazing — he illustrates the core principle: Power Yoga is about tuning into your own uniqueness and taking every pose to the degree that feels right in your own body. Bryan explains that this inward attunement quiets the mind, which in turn relieves stress, dissolves unhealthy mental patterns, and creates the conditions for genuine healing, perspective, and insight. The class is framed as accessible to absolutely everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background, and the "power" it speaks to is the empowerment that comes from within rather than any external measure of physical performance.