Zen as F**k

About This Class

Bryan Kest leads this aptly titled "Zen as F**k" class with a philosophy of radical gentleness — consistently cueing students to work at 50% of their max, find sweet sensation over strain, and separate action from reaction. The class opens in Child's Pose with an extended focus on deep, nasal breathing as a foundation for presence and stress relief. It builds progressively through Down Dog variations, one-armed balancing sequences (Supreme Balancing), push-up flows (chin-to-ground, not nipples), Cobra, and Plank, weaving in thoracic shoulder openers (hand finagled between the scapulas) and hip/side-body stretches throughout. A significant portion of the middle and later sections is dedicated to deep hip and psoas work: low runners lunge, crescent lunge, sinking warrior, twisted lunge prayer, and a floor-based quad/psoas stretch with a bound heel pull. Two one-minute Warrior (Hero Pose/Virabhadrasana II-style) holds anchor the standing section with a mindfulness challenge — staying calm as sensation grows. Triangle (called "Cry-angle" / core muscle triangle) and standing forward folds with interlaced fingers round out the standing work. The class finishes on the floor with supine twists, knee-to-chest squeezes, and an extended Savasana framed as a mind-mastery meditation — observing the breath and lengthening the space between thoughts.