The body-mind continuum

The body-mind continuum is the understanding that sees body and mind not as two separate things but as an inseparable unity. In this view, what we speak of separately as 'body' and 'mind' is in fact two faces of a single whole. Somatic work is built on this continuity; touching the body affects the mind, and working with the mind affects the body. This understanding treats the human being as a whole rather than dividing them into parts. The line between body and mind is far more blurred than it seems.