V Pilates Studio

05/06/2026

I'm delighted to announce the next Wild Kin gathering, taking place on Sunday 5th July, 9.30am–1.30pm, on the South Downs near Ditchling.

Who is Wild Kin for?

This gathering may be for you if:

🌿 You sense there is more to being in nature than simply spending time outdoors.

🌿 You are curious about your relationship with the more-than-human world.

🌿 You spend much of your life thinking, planning or problem-solving and would like more space for sensing, feeling and noticing.

🌿 You are interested in embodied ways of knowing.

🌿 You are drawn to questions more than answers.

🌿 You are curious about what happens when you let go of having a destination and follow what calls your attention instead.

🌿 You enjoy wandering more than arriving.

🌿 You value reflection, curiosity and meaningful conversation.

🌿 You are interested in exploring yourself not in isolation, but as part of a living, interconnected world.

🌿 You are willing to experiment with not knowing.

Wild Kin is a small-group gathering on the South Downs, drawing on eco-psychology, embodied awareness and nature-based practice.

Together we'll walk, pause, listen, wander, notice and follow.

Through a series of invitations, we'll explore what becomes possible when we shift from doing and knowing towards sensing, relating and experiencing.

There is no right way to do it. No experience required. Just curiosity.

A little about me...

I'm Vikki Harris, a Humanistic Psychotherapist, bodyworker and movement practitioner.

My path into this work began through dance and movement, where I became fascinated by the relationship between body, mind and the stories we carry. Over time, that curiosity led me into psychotherapy and a deeper exploration of how growth happen through relationship with ourselves, with others, and with the living world around us.

In Wild Kin, I don't see myself as the teacher.

My role is to offer invitations, hold the space, and act as a guide and witness to your experience.

The teachers are the land, the body, and the more-than-human world itself.

🌿 Wild Kin
🗓 Sunday 5th July
⏰ 9.30am–1.30pm
📍 South Downs, Ditchling, Sussex

Places are intentionally limited to keep the group small.

To find out more or book your place:

www.vikki-harris.co.uk/wild-kin-eco-therapy

📧 [email protected]

If any of this resonates, I'd love to hear from you.

09/04/2026

A little photobomb from the more-than-human world itself 🐝🌿

Take it as a sign from the busy bee… if Wild Kin is calling, don’t wait too long to book 🐝🌿

I invite you to trust that feeling and book your place 🌿

Spaces are limited and held intentionally in intimacy and care.

A guided ecotherapy gathering in nature;

🐝 embodied movement
🐝 reflective practice
🐝 creative exploration
🐝 mindful relationship with the land
🐝 honouring the natural world as companion and guide.

An invitation to find your true nature in nature.

Upcoming Gatherings:

Choose the day that calls to you. 🌿

Friday 24th April | 9.30am–1.30pm
Saturday 25th April | 9.30am–1.30pm
Saturday 6th June | 10.00am–5.00pm

www.vikki-harris.co.uk/about-1-2

Email to book:
[email protected]

06/04/2026

🌿 WILD KIN- A FULL DAY GATHERING

I listened......... and felt the call to offer this day.

Are you being called into the becoming field?

Full Day Gathering
Saturday 6th June | 10:00–5:00pm
Ditchling, Sussex (accessible via London–Brighton trainline or by car)

🌾 The day unfolds as a living, guided experience:

🌿 Arrival & Grounding
Gentle, unshaped movement to release tension and arrive

🌿 Body & Earth Connection
Mindful sensing, yielding your weight to the earth, breath as anchor

🌿 Orientation & Noticing
Turning to the directions, following what calls, simple creative expression

🌿 Wandering & Deep Listening
Slow movement through the landscape - an environmental movement practice, where the body listens and responds to the land

🌿 Integration & Return
Gathering, reflecting, or quietly witnessing - grounding back into the body

We do not work on the land.
We move with it - in reciprocity, in reverence.

A sliding scale contribution supports accessibility and shared responsibility.

🌿 Held in Ditchling & surrounding countryside
🌿 Small, intimate group — held with care and presence
🌿 You should feel comfortable walking up to 5 miles across uneven ground and gradients of the South Downs.

If this speaks to something within you… you are welcome.

👉 To book your place and find out more:

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.vikki-harris.co.uk/about-1-2

03/04/2026

“I’m noticing more and more the joy that comes from slowing down and really listening-to the body, to the land, to ourselves.

This is part of what I love bringing to my work as a psychotherapist and movement practitioner, creating spaces where people can reconnect with themselves and the world around them.

A new offering is emerging and I am holding small eco-therapy gatherings in the More-than-Human world.

If this resonates, you’re very welcome to take a look:
https://www.vikki-harris.co.uk/about-1-2

It feels wonderful to share this part of my journey, and I hope it sparks a little curiosity in you too.”

You are being called… as an offering emerges.

What if you did not need to become anything more.........only to return?

Where becoming asks for surrender, not certainty, where the soul grows in the spaces where control softens.

Step into a circle.
A space held with ethical care, presence, and respect.

Where talking is only part of the journey.
We move, we notice, we listen.
We attune to the body, the earth, the life around us.

Together, we slow down.
We witness.
We remember how it feels to belong-
to ourselves, to each other, to the world.

Through gentle invitations, movement, stillness, wandering, sensing , you are invited into relationship: with the ground beneath you, the air that holds you, the unseen threads that connect all things.

We work with the land, not just upon it, in reciprocity, in reverence.

If this whispers to you, you are welcome here.

Discover more and explore dates:
https://www.vikki-harris.co.uk/about-1-2

09/03/2026

Some Spring Joy welcomes you outside V Pilates Studio.

03/07/2025

The perfect setting into the fields and woods a short few steps from my studio front door. Thank you Ditchling for your beauty.

30/06/2025

Welcome to V Pilates Studio.

We have relocated to beautiful Ditchling and The Turner Dumbrell Workshops. A holistic community in the heart of the countryside underneath the South Downs.

This is a beautiful calm and peaceful place nurturing our souls .

26/04/2025

What is your motivation? Have you put something in place to support yourself? If not, what gets in your way?

Perhaps these questions may help you decide…

SENSATION: Are you in pain or looking to maintain the efficiency in your body?

Your body will speak, and if you ignore it generally shouts louder until you take notice or have to stop because it forces you to. It’s actually trying to keep you safe but deflecting away from listening won’t help. Listening and taking action is preventative and restoring.

AWARENESS: Perhaps you are now aware that you need to take some action to support your body and health? Now what? Time to mobilise yourself…

MOBILISATION: We offer private classes or group equipment or Mat classes.

TIME FOR ACTION: Trial a class before committing to a block. Email [email protected].

My fees reflect my qualifications experience and skill level, this is not a large superficial class. Invest in the quality of our classes and in yourself- you are worth it.

We work in blocks to support your commitment and therefore allowing time for the effectiveness of the exercises, this is not a quick fix. You will need to take accountability to show up each week and with support we will be by your side.

Stepping out of our comfort zone and taking a leap of faith, this is often the hardest part and where many of us don’t follow our needs through- so what’s getting in your way?

Do you make yourself the last priority or perhaps your inner critic is having a strong objection? The hardest part is getting past this inner voice and with compassion, kindness and respect taking yourself by the hand and doing it anyway, even if it frightens or you really don’t want to- once you are on the mat we can support you.

Do something differently and you might see a different perspective. We only have one body, putting on your own oxygen mask first is imperative to be able to support others.

Send that email to reserve yourself a trial.

www.vpilatesstudioburgesshill.co.uk

18/04/2025

Have you heard of the Pilates Reformer?

I have some rare and much sort after spaces available for private sessions.

V Pilates Studio offers bespoke 1:1 sessions on the pilates reformer with a tailor made mindful experience building integrated stability from the inside out and increasing flexibility and postural balance through careful detailed alignment.

The reformer repertoire is designed to be done slowly with control and attention to detail in your movement patterns, utilising the resistance and assistance of the springs to support and challenge your form.

The reformer is a versatile piece of equipment and suitable for those with back or joint pain or looking for a full body dynamic experience and unique way to build inner strength and flexibility.

Vikki, is a highly experienced teacher, mentor and educator in training to Polestar Pilates students and graduates on the teacher training programmes.

V Pilates Studio is a fully equipped purpose built bespoke studio with all the apparatus including the Trapeze table, Reformer, Chair and Ladder barrel, in a calm welcoming environment. Our ethos is to acknowledge the individual and awareness of self, learn more about yourself and realise your greatest potential. explore possibilities and choices.

➡️ Book your bespoke 1:1 private Reformer session with Vikki at V Pilates today!
www.vpilatesstudioburgesshill.co.uk

21/08/2024

Why choose V Pilates Mat classes?

V Pilates group Mat classes offer a mindful movement embodied approach to Pilates, for whole body health. Exercises are performed mostly on the mat, using small pieces of equipment such as balls, rollers and bands. There are a maximum of 10 participants per class to allow for attention to detail.
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Purpose built dedicated bespoke Pilates studio, fully equipped, relaxing and warm.

Join us for one off trial class (£13.50) before committing to the full term's fees. We operate in term blocks versus drop in classes to support your commitment and to get the most out of your classes.

Last few spaces in the following classes commencing week beginning 16th Sept:

Tuesday 8.10pm Dynamic Pilates
(for more advanced movers)

Thursday 8.10pm Core Heath
(suitable for all)

Book your trial space now to avoid disappointment.

Studio director, Vikki has over 30 years experience as a movement teacher, and is continually developing her skills as a communicator and observer. As a fully accredited Polestar Pilates practitioner, including teaching using the specialist equipment, Vikki is also an Educator in training and mentor to Polestar Pilates students and graduates on the teacher training programmes. Vikki is currently in her third year of training to be a Psychotherapist with Homa London.
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Vikki's teaching offers resources for dynamic stability, resilience and adaptability to help navigate the ever changing challenges of life in today's world. She has a unique ability to enlighten clients to be more 'awake' to their current global climate, with more focus on presence and accountability.

www.vpilatesstudioburgesshill.co.uk