He’s gorgeous. He’s funny. He’s famous. And yes, he does yoga. Bryan Kest, who many of us consider to be the movie star of the yoga world, was at MBS last month to host two intensive classes.

The turnout both Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning was amazing—filled to capacity. Bryan is the host of the famous Power Yoga series and runs a very successful studio in Santa Monica. He’s 38 year old and has been practicing yoga for 22 years. He was one of the first Americans to tackle Ashtanga yoga, the father of Power Yoga. He and his brother, Jonny, like the Swenson brothers, are icons in the yoga community.

So, it’s no wonder that folks from all over flocked to our studio to take his classes. But Bryan is not just about yoga and form. I think what really draws people to his presence is that he’s Bryan.

He’s funny—sometime crude—but always entertaining.

“I believe in living my yoga,” Bryan says. “It’s a matter of finding balance in your life just as you seek balance on the mat.”

Bryan encouraged us to work at “50 percent” capacity and not to “blow yourselves out.”

He emphasizes the simplicity of the poses.

“Don’t make it look like work,” he says. “All you’re doing is putting your head to your knee. This is not contortion.”

Leslie Glickman, co-owner of the club and an excellent yoga teacher in her own right, invited Bryan because she considers him as her mentor.

“I love the lightness in his yoga,” she says. “It’s about having fun while you’re practicing.”

Personally, the two and a half-hour class went by too fast. I would have loved to spend more time with Bryan whom as he ages, seems to be a much more seasoned teacher.

You can tell that he’s devoted to his personal journey as well as teaching others because according to his philosophy, the best teacher is within you.

Bryan is expanding his workshop and retreat schedule to include classes in Europe. He’ll be back in Boca, at Yoga South, this coming Thanksgiving.