The Heart Code: The Breakthrough Method to Open Your Heart and Transform Your Life

Holistic chiropractor Nelson (The Emotion Code) and his wife, Jean, deliver an empowering guide to breaking down emotional walls to improve one’s overall health. The authors posit that to protect oneself from emotional pain, the subconscious mind forms barriers around the heart, or what they call “Heart-Walls.” This trapped emotional energy can leave people feeling disconnected and cause physical pain, a weakened immune system, and organ and tissue stress. The authors point to research that suggests the heart may store emotional experiences, citing heart transplant recipients who describe sharing inexplicable personality traits and connections with their donors. The Nelsons provide methods for identifying Heart-Walls, like asking oneself questions and seeing how the body reacts, and outline tips for releasing them, including prayer and guiding magnets along one’s head to “[magnify] your intention.” A substantial section is dedicated to testimonials from people who found healing through the authors’ guidance, including a woman who, after releasing trapped emotions related to her daughter’s death, was able travel and exercise without the extreme fatigue she felt previously. Though the book begins with a disclaimer that the authors’ approach is new and hasn’t been extensively studied, they succeed in demonstrating connections between emotional and physical health. This will appeal to those seeking alternative paths toward healing. (Dec.)