A 34-page digital planning tool for Pilates and movement teachers who want to create classes that feel thoughtful, connected and intentional without spending hours searching for the “perfect” sequence.
Rather than beginning with What exercises should I teach?, the planner helps you explore questions such as How do I want this class to feel?, What does this group need today? and How can movement support that intention?
The Intentional Class Planner was created to help Pilates and movement teachers look at class planning through a wider lens considering not only what you teach, but how the class feels, what participants may need, how movements relate to one another and why particular choices belong in the class.
The planner takes you through intention, movement focus, class arc, sequencing, cueing, mixed-level teaching, transitions and reflection while still leaving plenty of room for your own experience, creativity and teaching style.
This is not a collection of ready-made class plans.
It is a framework to help you develop your own way of thinking about movement and teaching.
Use what supports you. Adapt what you need. Leave what doesn’t. And trust the teacher you are becoming.
Starting with intention: prompts to help you clarify what you want participants to experience and why it matters for that particular group.
The class arc : Arrive, Build, Explore, Integrate and Close, helping you think of the class as a connected experience rather than a list of exercises.
Movement families & movement focus: spinal movement, lower body, upper body, core/trunk and whole-body integration.
Sequencing prompts: position, preparation, progression, relationship and energy, plus space to sketch your sequence and connect movement choices back to the intention.
Layering your teaching: form and alignment, breath and intention, challenge and variation, plus space to consider what is essential to say and what can be left unsaid.
Mixed levels & choices: ways to offer range, load, support, tempo, complexity, position and directional intention without creating unnecessary hierarchies.
Transitions & flow: prompts around continuity, efficiency, preparation and breathing room.
Reusable planning pages: including the full Intentional Class Planner and a quicker 5-minute planning version.
A worked example: showing how one intention can shape the entire arc of a class.
A Little Library of Possibilities: intentions, movement ideas, movement qualities and different ways to explore movement.
Questions that can inspire an intention and prompts for when you feel stuck.
Post-class reflection: space to notice what worked, where you adapted and what you want to carry into your next class.
This planner is designed for Pilates and movement teachers who want more intention behind their classes without following a rigid formula.
It may be especially useful if you sometimes find yourself repeating the same planning habits, searching for “another exercise,” over-planning, or wondering how to make your classes feel more connected and purposeful.
It can also be useful for newer teachers developing confidence in sequencing and for experienced teachers who want a fresh lens on the way they already plan.
A 34-page digital planning tool for Pilates and movement teachers who want to create classes that feel thoughtful, connected and intentional without spending hours searching for the “perfect” sequence.
Rather than beginning with What exercises should I teach?, the planner helps you explore questions such as How do I want this class to feel?, What does this group need today? and How can movement support that intention?
The Intentional Class Planner was created to help Pilates and movement teachers look at class planning through a wider lens considering not only what you teach, but how the class feels, what participants may need, how movements relate to one another and why particular choices belong in the class.
The planner takes you through intention, movement focus, class arc, sequencing, cueing, mixed-level teaching, transitions and reflection while still leaving plenty of room for your own experience, creativity and teaching style.
This is not a collection of ready-made class plans.
It is a framework to help you develop your own way of thinking about movement and teaching.
Use what supports you. Adapt what you need. Leave what doesn’t. And trust the teacher you are becoming.
Starting with intention: prompts to help you clarify what you want participants to experience and why it matters for that particular group.
The class arc : Arrive, Build, Explore, Integrate and Close, helping you think of the class as a connected experience rather than a list of exercises.
Movement families & movement focus: spinal movement, lower body, upper body, core/trunk and whole-body integration.
Sequencing prompts: position, preparation, progression, relationship and energy, plus space to sketch your sequence and connect movement choices back to the intention.
Layering your teaching: form and alignment, breath and intention, challenge and variation, plus space to consider what is essential to say and what can be left unsaid.
Mixed levels & choices: ways to offer range, load, support, tempo, complexity, position and directional intention without creating unnecessary hierarchies.
Transitions & flow: prompts around continuity, efficiency, preparation and breathing room.
Reusable planning pages: including the full Intentional Class Planner and a quicker 5-minute planning version.
A worked example: showing how one intention can shape the entire arc of a class.
A Little Library of Possibilities: intentions, movement ideas, movement qualities and different ways to explore movement.
Questions that can inspire an intention and prompts for when you feel stuck.
Post-class reflection: space to notice what worked, where you adapted and what you want to carry into your next class.
This planner is designed for Pilates and movement teachers who want more intention behind their classes without following a rigid formula.
It may be especially useful if you sometimes find yourself repeating the same planning habits, searching for “another exercise,” over-planning, or wondering how to make your classes feel more connected and purposeful.
It can also be useful for newer teachers developing confidence in sequencing and for experienced teachers who want a fresh lens on the way they already plan.
