Yoga & Mindfulness in Walthamstow, London E17

  • Mondays 20.30 – Leytonstone Leisure Centre – Yin Yoga [booking required]

  • Tuesdays 6.45 – Walthamstow Leisure Centre – Hatha Yoga [booking required]

  • Wednesdays 9.00 – Leyton Leisure Centre – Hatha Yoga [booking required]

  • Wednesdays 11.00 – Women’s Health Hub E17 – Gentle Yoga

  • Wednesdays 12.00 – Women’s Health Hub E17 – Minduflness Circle

Mindful Yoga & Movement in East London

Accessible Classes for All Levels & Ages

I offer a range of mindful yoga classes and movement sessions across Walthamstow, Leyton, and Leytonstone in East London. Whether you’re seeking gentle stretching, deep relaxation, or a supportive community space, our classes are designed to be highly accessible to everyone, regardless of experience, age, or fitness level. Every class, from Hatha to Yin, integrates mindfulness techniques to help you connect with your body and breath, reduce stress, and cultivate inner peace.

Which yoga style do we practice?

Our classes offer Mindful Yoga, a gentle, grounding practice that blends mindful movement with deep awareness.

This style is rooted in both yoga and secular mindfulness, with a slower pace and space for reflection and breath.

A typical session includes:

  • Gentle physical postures to release tension and build strength
  • Breath awareness and guided mindfulness practices
  • Time to connect with yourself and the community around you

Mindful Yoga isn’t just physical. It supports your emotional and mental well-being, helping you reconnect with your body, ease anxiety, release stuck emotions, and rediscover a sense of calm, joy, and presence.

From the slower pace of Yin to the foundational postures of Hatha, I like to infuse every practice with breath awareness and guided mindfulness. This deep connection helps you release tension, build sustainable strength, and practice much-needed self-compassion.

Who are these classes for?

My teaching approach emphasises a compassionate, non-judgmental practice that meets you exactly where you are today. I pour my heart into making every class as accessible as possible because I truly believe that yoga should be for everybody (especially for those of us fitting into the ‘typical body’ box!).

Here is how we do that together:

  • Adapting the practice to you: We gently focus on your immediate experience and warmly invite you to meet your body as it is right now. The practice adapts to you, not the other way around.
  • Offering Support: You’ll find props and modifications are always available throughout the class. This helps you comfortably adjust poses to your specific needs, allowing you to make them easier or more challenging as you wish.
  • No Experience Needed: Please know that you don’t need to be flexible or have practised yoga before. There’s no pressure to squeeze yourself into any specific pose. Just come as you are.

About your Teacher

Maria Chietera is a certified ICF Professional Coach, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and Yoga Instructor dedicated to helping individuals align their minds and bodies, cultivating deeper presence, peace, and fulfilment. Her teaching style is accessible, trauma-informed, and grounded in Buddhist philosophy.

Since being diagnosed with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis, Maria has become deeply passionate about integrating women’s health and cyclical awareness into her work. She understands firsthand the challenges of navigating chronic conditions, and this experience informs her gentle yet empowering approach and fuels her commitment to creating spaces where others can live from self-compassion, not overextension.