Bryan Kest
[5] While still a teenager, Kest studied in Hawaii with David Williams, who brought Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga from India to the United States.[6] In 1983, Kest traveled to Mysore, India, to study with K. Pattabhi Jois, the founder of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.[7] Kest remained in Mysore for a year before he returned to the United States, moving to Los Angeles, California, where he studied holistic health and nutrition at Ryokan College.Additionally, Kest was a yoga therapist at Esteem, a Santa Monica treatment center for people with eating disorders.[8] Kest began teaching in Los Angeles in 1985, and founded Santa Monica Power Yoga in 1995.