The Undercover Instructor - Ep 7 Pilates Class Planning with Jacqui Maree Bailey
Today I’m moving and chatting class planning with
Jacqui, Pilates Teacher at Nu Pilates
Instructor: Jacqui Maree Bailey
Class: Reformer
Studio: Nu Pilates
Links: You can follow all things Jacqui here or book into her latest workshop coming up in Melbourne this November here
This episode has been a bloody long time coming!
I got to sit down with my long-time #pilatespal Jacqui Maree Bailey back in April 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.
Master of the Slow Build
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.
The Class Plan in The Pilates Playbook
As always, Jacqui’s reformer class was a challenging and fun Pilates class for all abilities (something that is easier said than done!). The exercises she layered in at the start of the session were revisited in more complex and challenging ways by the end. What I often find most challenging about Jacqui’s classes is that she always asks you to think for yourself! She snaps you out of ‘auto-pilot' ’ and into the present moment with humor and grace! Check out a summary of what she took me through in the class plan below!
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.
Don’t forget to check out the links above to follow Jacqui! and stay tuned for more Pilates Chats and collaborations with Jacqui coming soon!
She also has an amazing start-up (Nurture Nature) which you can find by visiting here
You can check out more videos from the Undercover Instructor series on the blog and join the conversation over on Instagram here! or find more Pilates resources on the Nomad Pilates YouTube Channel here.
The Pilates Playbook
A class Planning notebook and self reflection guide for Pilates Teachers
