Mission Workshops and Courses:
Opening doors to something deeper
A Mission workshop gives students a chance to unpack a particular skill, technique or posture, and linger a bit longer than they would in a regular class. A workshop is a chance to explore and to ask questions. They are generally taught on a Friday night or at the weekend, giving students more time to sink in, reflect and learn.
Friday 31st October: 3.00-6.30pm
£70
Designed for the yoga teachers’ community and enquiry based practitioners, the Teachers’ Practice & Sangha offers a supportive environment for teachers and yogis to gather, practice, connect and dialogue. Come and feel the support of our community. All styles are welcome.
Create: To create is a natural expression of life and being. This session invites us to awaken creativity through presence and intuitive movement that draws upon the imagination. With an open heart and mind, practice and teaching can be infused with new ways of seeing and approaching asana.
Facilitated by two of the UK’s most experienced senior teachers, Anna Ashby & Jean Hall offer reflective movement practices inspired by the old and new. Sessions support and deepen personal practice, as well as shed light on the challenges faced by contemporary yoga teachers.
The sessions may include:
> Asana
> Somatic movement
> Breath awareness
> Restorative yoga
> Meditation
> Inquiry, reflection and journaling
> Dialogue and exchange
> Creative process
Saturday 1st November: 12.30-2.30pm
£40
The physical adjustments and assists you see in modern yoga classes are deeply rooted in the Ashtanga system. One approach does not fit all – come learn how to read a student’s individual body and provide a unique, tailored assist with Corrie, an Authorised Level 2 Ashtanga Teacher and Mission Mysore Teacher.
What will you learn?
Take the “simple” forward fold – Should you ground the pelvis, extend the pelvis forward, spread the sit bones, or draw them together? Should the chest be lifted, or moving forwards and down? How does the back of the body work in a forward fold? Should you flex the feet, when should you point them, and what’s the difference?
How does the above apply when doing standing forward folds such as pascimottanasana, or a seated asymmetric forward fold like tiranga muhka ekapada, or janu sirsana?
What about the maricyasanas? Should the sit bones be on or off the floor? Why or when? What are the most important elements, and how do we encourage them?
We will also examine backbends (salabhasana, dhanurasana, ustrasana) before rounding off with a look at the headstand.
Saturday 1st November: 3.00-5.30pm
£50
If you’ve ever experienced Transformational Breathwork and Sound, you’ll know it can feel almost miraculous! Transformational breathwork is a therapeutic breathing technique that can relieve physical tension in the body, emotional stresses and blockages, leaving you feeling lighter and more connected to Self. Using circular breathing, you can move into an altered conscious state and access and release deeply buried obstacles and blocks. There is no other technique that can take you as deep into yourself, in such a short period of time, as breathwork.
After the Breathwork session, you’ll continue to lie on your mat, while Pablo will bring you into a state of deep integrative relaxation using sound. Sound healing has been used for centuries to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and enhance overall wellbeing. The soothing sounds and vibrations of the Gong, singing bowls, chimes and drum, will help create a meditative and immersive environment for you to assimilate and integrate all the benefits of the breathwork session.
We aim to show you the power of your breath and sound as vehicles for healing and enhancing your physical, mental and emotional health. The session will last for 2.5 hours, giving us space to set an intention and to share and integrate our experiences after the breathwork and sound. We will start with a breathwork session, moving into beautiful sound healing and floating off into bliss.
This workshop is suitable for everyone. For this experience, bring a bottle of water… you might want to bring a journal to make notes on your experience but this is not required. There is no movement component to this workshop, so no need to wear “yoga clothes” but please dress for comfort.
If you are aware of any heart conditions or brain conditions (ie. Epilepsy, PTSD) you may experience or could be/are pregnant please let Sally or Pablo know on the day.
Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th November: 12.00-3.00pm
£165 for the weekend, £85 for one day
Over the two-day workshop Yuval will teach you the basics of handstands. He’ll help you establish a solid base necessary to take your handstand practice to a new level, safely and efficiently.
You’ll learn the technical preparations for handstands and come to understand and experience the alignment points of a straight line handstand. You’ll experiment with some different handstand shapes, learn balance strategies, and play with various wall drills, as well as different ways to enter a handstand.
This workshop is for beginners who can hold a handstand for 20 seconds against the wall. It is also for intermediate handstandsers who want to revisit the basics and improve alignment and control.
Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th November: 3.30-6.30pm
£165 for the weekend, £85 for one day
Saturday’s class will focus on refining the different shapes of handstands (tuck, pike and straddle) and adapting them for advanced level transitions and sequences.
Sunday’s class will focus on press to handstand, stalders, and the holy grail: one-armed handstands.
Both workshops are intended to give students a better understanding of how to practise complex handstands, and how to create or refine their own practice routine. While the workshops can be taken individually, you’ll get the most out of Yuval’s teachings by taking both.
These workshops are suitable for students with a committed handstand practice, and who can hold a solid handstand for at least 30 seconds.
5th December – 2nd January – SOLD OUT
£78
This handstand course focuses on press to handstand.
The course embarks on a journey of balance, strength, and poise. The classes will unfold with careful guidance, focusing on foundational elements crucial for success.
You will delve into body tension, understanding weight distribution, and mastering proper alignment. Each session cultivates mindfulness as students gradually overcome fears and build confidence in inversions. Progression unfolds through drills targeting shoulder stability, wrist mobility, and body awareness.
With instruction, participants learn to kick up, finding stability against gravity’s pull. Amidst hard work and determination, you will discover newfound strength and agility on the palms of your hands.
5th – 7th December, 2025
£440
Join Max Strom — acclaimed author and TEDx speaker whose talk has gone viral worldwide — for a powerful 3-day, 15-hour immersion that blends inspiring talks, writing, breathwork, and mindful movement.
You’ll reconnect with your true self, find peace with your past, and gain clarity about your direction in life — all while learning proven techniques to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.
Enrolment is intentionally limited to create a more personal, connected experience. You will also receive access to Max’s acclaimed Breathe to Heal online course so you can continue your journey and practice at home.
This program is also highly valuable for medical practitioners, therapists, and yoga teachers who wish to integrate this work into their professional healing practice.
Saturday 20th December: 3.00-6.00pm
£20-40
To end a massive year of events for the PILLA community, Mission welcomes the guys for an afternoon of movement, mindfulness and connection. This unique event pairs a 90 minute Dharma yoga class led by Marcia Sharp, with assistance from Matt Nash, will be paired with a meditative sound journey facilitated by community member Tim Garcia, followed by a 60 minute sound bath led by Peter Power.
The PILLA community is passionate about allowing men to take better care of their wellbeing and through this fusion of yoga and sound, you will be able to connect with yourself on a deeper level in a fun, welcoming and supportive environment amongst other guys. Newcomers and experienced practitioners are all welcome – this workshop is an opportunity to connect with your present experience – we will flow, breathe and listen as one.
This not-for-profit workshop is suitable for anyone who identifies as male or non-binary. Based on your income, please select what you pay starting at £20 and going to £40. Revenues cover the costs of running the workshop.
Thursday 1st January: 10.00am-12.00pm
£40
Dharma Yoga with Kirtan
Dharma yoga is a system of classical Hatha-Raja Yoga based on the teachings of Sri Dharma Mittra, a living master of yoga. It is a devotional practice that emphasises radiant health, a clear mind and a compassionate heart.
It is important to start the New Year with the right intention. This special 2-hour class for Mission consists of a graceful, yet challenging, Shiva Namaskar Vinyasa and a short Kirtan to close. Although the Shiva Namaskar Vinyasa is challenging, it is accessible to different levels of practitioners because it is designed to meet each individual’s needs. The physical part of Dharma Yoga practice will strengthen practitioners, not only physically but mentally, and help them to deepen their spiritual practice.
Kirtan (call-and-response chanting) is one of devotional practices common to the Bhakti Yoga, and Sri Dharma Mittra regularly teaches this beautiful method of yoga practice in NYC. Through chanting you practice Dharana (concentration) that is pleasant and demands little effort. It becomes meditation when the concentration is uninterrupted. Chanting gives pleasure to the mind, and at the same time, opens and purifies the heart. Chanting with devotion will cultivate reverence and love.
This class is open to all levels, except for complete beginners. Modifications and variations will be given to make the asana practice accessible to all, so as to enjoy our time together.
Thursday 1st January: 12.30-2.30pm
£40
A nervous system reset. Bring in the New Year this Jan 1st with a rejuvenating two part Yang to Yin masterclass of moving into stillness. A game of two halves.
Starting part 1 with energy balancing Breathwork into the main dynamic 4BEAT flow. In Part 2 we slow all the way down with a mindful meditation Yin practice dropping into the final restful savasana. Take it up, then take it down finding balance in between. Sweat out 2025 and breathe in 2026.
Open to all levels.
Thursday 1st January: 3.00-5.00pm
£40
Live, love, laugh.
Good vibes only.
Bla bla bla – a tongue in cheek / head around back of the head dynamic practice to usher in the New Year.
All levels welcome to this dynamic Vinyasa workshop which will guide you through a heat-building flow designed to awaken your strength and focus from the inside out.
Sunday 18th January: 12.30-2.30pm
£40
Are you scared of falling out of a handstand in the middle of a busy class? Are you holding back from trying because you are worried you’ll fall onto someone else, or hurt yourself? This fear is normal, but also something easily overcome.
In this workshop, Nicki Ratcliffe (aka the Queen of Handstands) will give you the tools necessary to understand how to fall out of a handstand safely, even with dozens of other people in the room. Nicki will give you the confidence to fall so that you can start trusting yourself and developing your handstand skills. Don’t let fear drag you back!
This workshop is suitable for those who can already kick to handstand against the wall.
Friday 8th – Sunday 10th May
£50 per workshop or £190 for full weekend
Join Sianna, the visionary of the Rasa Yoga Collective, Mythic Yoga Flow®, and RITUAL, as she shares her voice in the way of community and collaboration. She is a gifted Storyteller, Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, Ritualist and Shadow Work Guide.
Rasa Yoga is a bhakti fusion of asana, mantra, mudra, myth, pranayama, meditation, functional anatomy, Tantric yoga philosophy, shadow work, social justice advocacy and soul alchemy.
Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th May, 2026
£275 for full weekend
Join Patrick Beach for a weekend of workshops that will shift your perspective and inspire new approaches to your yoga and movement practice.
Patrick balances athletic, strength-based movements like handstands and unconventional transitions with fluid, creative sequencing inspired by natural movement patterns that will take you well beyond the formation of physical shapes and deep into self-inquiry and awareness.
Patrick is a well-known internationally travelling yoga teacher and movement educator, celebrated for creating the Awakening Yoga system – a dynamic and fluid vinyasa-style practice that builds strength, flexibility and encourages playful expression.
28th July – 2nd August, 2026
£690 for full immersion
Join Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann for a full week of practice, learning, and community. Each morning begins with Mysore-style practice, followed by afternoon workshops designed to deepen your philosophical and technical understanding of Ashtanga Yoga, refine your hands-on adjusting skills, and strengthen the connection between body, mind, and spirit.
Taken as a whole, the immersion will spark the fire for practice, method and lineage of Ashtanga Yoga.
You can sign up for the entire immersion (recommended) or cherry pick your way from the Mysore practice, Led Primary Series, or single workshops.
