Dec 17, 2021
Bryan Kest has been practicing yoga since 1979 and has been
teaching since 1985. He developed his unique, distinctive style of
yoga, called Power Yoga, in 1979. Over the years, this style, an
amazing workout for the body, mind and spirit, has made him a
well-known, popular teacher across the country and around the
world.
His mainstream popularity is matched by an authentic foundation in
the ancient practice of yoga and a long path of development as a
yogi (a practitioner of yoga). At age 15, Bryan uprooted from his
native Detroit home to make a life change in Hawaii. He moved to
live with his father, a doctor, who understood the benefits of
yoga. Like many of us, Bryan originally thought yoga was nothing
more than strange contortions, but that changed when his father
introduced him to a physical style of yoga called Ashtanga. This
appealed to him immediately, and he soon observed great changes in
himself, both physically and mentally. Yoga quickly became his
passion, one that would take him to India for a year to study with
one of the greatest yoga masters of the world, Pattabhi Jois. He
has been continuing on his yoga path ever since.
Bryan founded two studios in Santa Monica, CA. He also teaches at
workshops and retreats around the world; provides an intensive
Teacher Training program; and is featured in his own Warner
Brothers video series from 1995, as well as a newer video series
and audio CD series. His most recent endeavor is Power Yoga Online. This online tool features
streaming videos of Bryan’s classes, along with programs and series
including a Teacher Training meant to help support and deepen one’s
yoga practice. These are usually recorded live and streamed to
students around the world. For articles by Bryan and more
information about Power Yoga, visit Power
Yoga.