The Mind-Body Connection
On one level the link between our mind and body is blindingly obvious. If you get burnt, your body lets you know in no uncertain terms that it has been damaged. Equally we can tell a lot about a person’s mental state just by looking at them. Joy, sadness, anger, depression and all other mental states are reflected in our bodies. In fact, most definitions of any emotion would have to take into account the physical manifestation of the relevant emotion. Yet, despite the fac
