In this paper, I aim to clarify three views of the body from three characteristic nursing theories on the holistic paradigm. They are C. Roy's adaptation nursing model, which depends on behavioral science, P. Benner's nursing theory, which depends on phenomenology and J. Watson's nursing theory, which depends on transpersonal theory. 1. "A body as a behavioral system" by C. Roy: This type of body is treated as an object operated by another. The body of the nurse does not interchange with the patient's body directly so it will miss something in sharing with the patient. 2. "A lived body" by P. Benner: This type of body is lived with the other person. The body of the nurse is called by the patient's body and encounters it there. 3. "A transpersonal body" by J. Watson: This type of body is an energy field, and appears in multi-dimensions; body, mind and spirit. The body of the nurse resonances with the patient's deep energy field without words. We can find these "bodies" working together in practice scenarios. The nurses need to be careful to recognize their own view of the body.
