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The Undercover Instructor - Ep 7 Pilates Class Planning with Jacqui Maree Bailey
Ep 7 of the Undercover Instructor Series with Jaquie Maree Bailey.
This episode has been a bloody long time coming! I got to sit down with my long-time #pilatespal Jacquie Maree Bailey while she was still in Melbourne Town teaching at the busy NU Pilates in Albert Park. I highly recommend you get yourself down to NU! It's a gorgeous boutique studio in the heart of Albert Park offering both reformer pilates and personal training with some of the best instructors you will find in Melbourne.
When Jacq and I get together we nerd out A LOT! Topics can range from Pilates, Yoga and movement philosophy to discoveries we have made in class planning, our own practice or challenging and rewarding experiences we have had while teaching. So it was time that we tried to capture some of the goodness that usually happens behind closed doors on camera and share it with you all.
I was so stoked to chat to Jaquie about her approach to class planning as while we have a lot of similarities we also have some pretty clear differences. Jacq is an absolute master of the slow build! her ability to keep her classes consistent and engaging is a skill she is both naturally attuned to but has also obviously put hours of work in to develop and fine-tune over the course of her teaching career.
I hope you enjoy the little snippets of our chat as much as I did in this Undercover Instructor Series. As always we would love to hear your comments, biggest take-aways or questions from this interview.
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Don’t turn your Pilates Career into another ‘tick the box’ exercise
Don’t turn your pilates career into ‘hustle and grind’ or into another ‘tick the box’ exercises!
The work 'within' is just as important as the work 'without'! I'm pretty tired of this kind of 'get shit done' attitude where people are now so addicted to having to be in control and be productive all the time that they don't even know themselves!
You don't need to know it all to be confident!! True fulfilment, especially in a teaching profession comes from within, not from the work you produce or the external validation you get or how successful you can make yourself look.
I bet that most of us choose to teach Pilates out of a million other fricken things we could have done because we desire connection, meaning, belonging and community! We want to lead and we want to help!
This community and connection we are trying to create in the spaces we teach in starts from within! The hustle and the self awareness need to go hand in hand for you to find purpose. So there is no point 'getting shit done' if you don't know why you are doing the shit and if the shit has no meaning! Otherwise your life is one big fricken tick box exercises of pleasing others.
Letting yourself enjoy the process, the messy unfolding of your goals takes courage and feels fucking rebellious in this fast paced world where we can get instant gratification and easily take shortcuts! Show up for yourself, build resilience and discover who you are and what is most important to you! There are no shortcuts!
I changed my mind. Teaching is a performance.....
A 'thoughtful teaching performance' as a Pilates Teacher, pulled out at the perfect time might just be the thing that helps your clients be in the present moment, so maybe it's time we all unleashed our inner performer. Not for the sake of attention but for the sake of building engagement!
The Undercover Instructor - Ep 6 with Laura Saggers from Rise Pilates
I loved filming with Laura! Her warmth and authenticity are evident when ever in her presence and this certainly filters down through the entire studio and everything that Rise Pilates represents. I’m sure instructors and studio owners are going to get a lot out of these interviews at what ever state of there PIlates journey!
The Undercover Instructor - Ep 5 with Miriam Jones from Motion and Repose
It was such a full circle experience for me to interview Miriam Jones. Miriam was the reason I decided to become a pilates teacher and I know there are many of you out there who she has done the same for. Honestly I should have just walked in to this Undercover Instructor series with a GoPro on my head because basically everything that comes from Miriam is considered and thought out and then applied to how it will best help you. She has an insane amount of experience training teachers ranging from Pilates to Barre and has just recently opened the doors of her mentor program and home studio.
The Undercover Instructor - Ep 4 with Ash Berry from Movementality
Ash Berry from Movementality chats with me about all things Pilates Teaching as part of the Undercover Instructor Series! We chat about class planning, energy management to self practice and teaching philosophy.