Your Body Is Not Separate From Your Story For many years, we have been taught to see the body as something separate from our emotions, experiences and personal history. We train the muscles, treat the pain and try to correct the posture—but often, we do not ask what the body has been adapting to. The body remembers. It responds to stress, fear, loss, pressure and the need to remain strong. These experiences can influence the way we breathe, move, contract our muscles and rela