{"id":70934,"date":"2026-07-27T05:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studiopilates.com\/education\/?p=70934"},"modified":"2026-07-27T05:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:39:36","slug":"hands-on-teaching-why-physical-corrections-still-have-a-place-in-pilates-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studiopilates.com\/education\/hands-on-teaching-why-physical-corrections-still-have-a-place-in-pilates-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On Teaching: Why Physical Corrections Still Have a Place in Pilates Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7Kz2vuJZTpruDsj9i2kHHU\/video?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, physiotherapists Tanya Winter and James Mangahas dive into the power of hands on corrections and muscle palpation in Pilates instruction. 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