What No Pushups?

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads a full 90-minute dynamic flow built around the philosophy that yoga is a deeply personal, breath-driven practice rather than a performance of strength or flexibility. The class opens in Child's Pose with an extended focus on deep nasal breathing before moving into Down Dog and a series of progressive sun-salutation flows (cobra, plank, forward fold, crescent lunge, warrior) that are layered in complexity over several rounds. From there the class moves into standing and kneeling hip openers with arm-wraps and clasped-hand binds, twisting lunges, standing wide-leg poses, hero pose with lateral stretches, shoulder-opening sequences with hands clasped behind the back, floor-based core work (single-leg lowers, seated forward folds in a fire-log-adjacent leg position), shoulderstand, a supine spinal twist series, and a seated forward fold. The practice closes with a guided compassion meditation and a full Savasana. Throughout, Bryan consistently emphasises breath quality, self-regulation, humility, and backing off when something doesn't feel right — framing the physical practice as a vehicle for mental quietude and stress reduction rather than an end in itself.