You Will Get Stoned

About This Class

Bryan Kest opens this expansive 92-minute flow on the back with supine twists and bridge pose before moving through shoulder stand and plow, wide-legged forward folds, and seated hamstring stretches. The class builds progressively into dynamic sun salutation rounds with cobra, plank, and down dog as the connective tissue, then layers in standing sequences including crescent lunge, prayer twist, warrior variations, hero pose, extended side angle, triangle, and a deep bound hip-opener (Marichyasana-style shoulder-under-leg clasping). Backbends are developed carefully through multiple cobra rounds, locust with interlaced hands, and bow pose (dhanurasana), always emphasizing personal degree over depth. Bryan frames the deep breath as the true goal of all yoga — a tool to silence the mind and break habitual thought patterns — and closes the class with a long seated gratitude meditation and savasana. Throughout, he encourages modification, gentleness, and listening to sensation rather than chasing depth, making the class accessible despite its length and dynamism.