Mission

The teachers are generally fantastic, with Emi Tull (Dharma), Stewart Gilchrist (Experienced Yoga) being the main reasons I keep wanting to come back. They are challenging, but you leave class feeling like what you learned and experienced goes far beyond the mat. I hope the teachers are paid well, because they are what make the studio. Most other classes were also excellent. The only teacher that seemed completely disengaged was Marcus Veda for Yin. He gave no adjustments and only looked at the camera. It just seemed like he was just needing something to do before 4beat. I was also taking a class where the subwoofer was so loud from the neighbouring studio that it felt like I was in a nightclub not a yoga studio. When I looked to see what class was in there, he was just in the studio by himself listening to music loudly. I don’t mean to be unkind, but it seems someone who is teaching future yoga teachers might have more awareness about the yoga community and sonic landscape beyond 4Beat. The vibe, generally is corporate. But the studios are lovely and I give them kudos for not falling into the trap of superficial cultural appropriation and exotification. Props (foam blocks and fleece blankets) feel quite cheap for a high end studio and I hope that they might upgrade at some point. It seems there is only one cleaning lady and she didn’t seem fully integrated into the social circles of other staff, so I wondered about her workload given the volume of traffic and also general company culture.

I’ve been a member at mission for ~4 months & it’s been absolutely addictive. I’ve tried lots of calisthenics and yoga classes and they have the best teachers here. I’ve gone from a complete beginner to be able to do some poses and skills I wouldn’t have ever imagined.

The space is really cool! I turned up 8 minutes early for a class, but the receptionist spoke to other members for so long and seemed fairly disorganized such that I ultimately made it to my class a minute late - and was not let in, which is completely fair because it’s disruptive when a latecomer enters the studio. I’m a frequenter of several studios in London that are far more efficient that I’ll be returning to. I also think £4 mat rentals are the antithesis of yoga. I’d recommend any other studio in the area. EDIT: Thanks to the Mission Team for their thoughtful response. It's great that you have a latecomer policy, and I have to admit I could have been let into the class as I was only a minute late, but I didn't want to disrupt students. I appreciate that your front-of-house are thorough with students, and also appreciate that you're exploring ways to streamline this process so this thoroughness doesn't lead to other costs. All the best.

Disgusting and misleading business practices by ClassPass. I signed up for one trial session as a friend attends their classes. They charged me £1 which I thought was totally fine (however this is their trick to get your credit card details). I caught a fever and went to the app the day before the class to cancel my reservation. They ended up charging me £17 as a "late cancelation fee". I then went another time for the trial session, they made me pay £4 to rent a yoga mat for an hour. Overall a bunch of misleading tricks will be used by classpass (the 3rd party all they rely on) on you to try squeeze as much money as possible from you. I'd highly recommend using a different app to manage your booking system (Nothing personal about the studio!) Ah and remember to cancel your trial subscription before the trial ends because you are automatically subscribed to their premium tier which comes at £260 per month! Re: I won't delete this review as it is the studio's choice to rely on Classpass. Exclusively blaming them is not an excuse (you are obviously indirectly benefiting from my £17 and are freely choosing to use ClassPass). I agree with the points you raised and I hope that this review will warn people from booking your classes via ClassPass and not necessarily discourage them from attending your studio :) BW F

Best studio ever!!! Before joining Mission I was stuck in a rut of laziness and nothing could break the inertia - I had almost accepted my newly discovered fate as a couch potato - until Mission! And it didn’t just break it, it catapulted me into a fiery passion for exercise! The classes are of such high quality that it is IMPOSSIBLE to not be completely awe-inspired at every turn - motivation drips from the walls and I am completely soaked. I need to mention the sauna. 10/10!!. It is HOT! A constant 90 degrees. None of that tepid rubbish. Finally, and maybe most importantly, the people are amazing! The teachers, the practitioners, the reception, and the cafe team are all super-duper friendly and welcoming - there’s a real sense of community which makes for a warm and cosy atmosphere. The reception also have an amazeballs music taste - there’s always a belter playing - examples from today: Torn - Natalie Imbruglia and that catchy Jet2 song.

I absolutely love Mission. Absolutely love many of the different yoga classes including those from Stewart, Corrie, Zephyr, Gaby, Sindy, Nino, amongst others. It has become my constant and sanctuary. Some folks that come for one off classes in should be reminded of good etiquette

Great coaches, subpar facilities. Mission has by far the best calisthencis and yoga teachers in London. Kudos to every coach there, they get the most out of you! At the same time it commands prices above Thirdspace's levels while having floors that are not cleaned regularly in the different studios, tight locker rooms and showers that look filthy in the corners and also smell like it.

Sexiest yoga studio in town! World class teachers in a cool industrial building conversion, beautiful daylight filled studios. Many of the students are yoga teachers themselves so the level can be 🔥 which suits me personally, I'm fairly advanced and my practice has improved drastically since starting coming here 4-5 months ago. I'll add - I've spoken to beginners who also feel comfortable here. It's the most social studio I know, people get chatting and there's a friendly open vibe. Can't recommend Mission enough.