1971
David Williams first traveled overland to India in 1971 in search of yoga. He discovered Ashtanga Yoga in 1972 after meeting Manju Jois in Pondicherry, and then began studying directly with Pattabhi Jois in Mysore in 1973.
1988
Jonny Kest and Bryan Kest are introduced to yoga through their father in Hawaii, studying with David Williams. Soon after, they travel to India to study with Pattabhi Jois.
1990s
My father opens one of the first yoga studios in the Midwest. Detroit. Teacher trainings. A community. I'm born into all of it in 1996. The yoga room is my first home.
1998
Rooted in the discipline of Ashtanga Yoga, the practice evolves into the Seven Doorways of Vinyasa — blending breath, rhythm, creativity, strength, and fluid movement into a new language of flow.
2000s
Power Yoga expands globally. Bryan Kest releases his Warner Bros. yoga DVDs, helping bring the practice into homes around the world as yoga continues to grow and evolve.
2012
Jonah Kest begins studying and takes teacher training with his father, Jonny Kest. A few years later, he leaves school to fully commit to the path — moving to Los Angeles to teach full-time and travel the world sharing the practice.
2020
Jonah Kest continues traveling extensively, teaching workshops, festivals, retreats, and trainings across the U.S. and internationally while building a growing online presence. During this time, he collaborates with multiple wellness and lifestyle brands, helping bring yoga into more mainstream spaces through movement, storytelling, and community. In 2020, he signs with Nike, marking a major step in bridging yoga, performance, and global culture.
2021
Become a Yogi is born. What began as a vision for a more immersive and modern approach to yoga education quickly evolves into a global teacher training experience, bringing together students and teachers from around the world through movement, philosophy, community, and transformation.
We don't always choose yoga. Sometimes yoga chooses us.
Through his signature methodology, The Seven Doorways of Vinyasa, Jonah encourages students to move beyond the pursuit of perfect postures and discover a more intuitive, expressive relationship with their practice.
His work has taken him around the world, leading immersive teacher trainings, retreats, and movement experiences designed to inspire both personal transformation and the next generation of yoga educators.
As the host of the Embody Podcast, Jonah continues to explore the intersection of movement, consciousness, and the human experience.
His philosophy is simple: Feeling over form. Principles over poses. Honoring tradition while evolving the practice.
In Good Company
Brand partnerships that share Jonah's commitment to movement, presence, and craft.
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Yoga isn't just a practice. It's a way of being.
Postures teach us awareness. Breath teaches us patience. Challenges teach us acceptance.
We become a little less reactive. A little more compassionate. A little more comfortable with not knowing.
"The deeper we go into the practice, the more it finds its way into everything we do."
MORE THAN A TEACHER
They came to practice. They stayed for life.
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