What Is a Heart-Wall®?
A Heart-Wall® is a concept within the Emotion Code® developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson. It is described as layers of trapped emotional energy that the subconscious mind may form around the heart as a means of protection following emotionally difficult or painful experiences.
Although this protection may have served a purpose at one time, practitioners believe a Heart-Wall may eventually make it more difficult to:
Give and receive love freely
Feel emotionally connected to others
Understand your emotional responses
Move beyond recurring emotional patterns
Receive communication without filtering it through previous hurt
Feel fully open and present in relationships
People often sense that something emotional is holding them back but may not know where it began. Emotion Code sessions aim to identify and release the specific trapped emotions believed to contribute to the Heart-Wall.
Some people notice changes quickly. For others, the experience is gradual and becomes more noticeable over time.
Have You Ever Been Hurt Emotionally?
The heart is often associated with love, connection and emotional well-being. Because relationships and life experiences can leave a lasting emotional impact, the subconscious mind may attempt to protect the heart from experiencing similar pain again.
Within the Emotion Code system, emotionally charged experiences may create energies known as trapped emotions. When several of these emotions are believed to have gathered around the heart, they are collectively called a Heart-Wall.
The Heart-Wall is not considered a physical wall. It is an energetic concept used within the Emotion Code system. Practitioners believe that releasing its individual emotional layers may support greater emotional awareness, openness and balance.
This process does not require you to relive painful experiences or explain every detail of your past. The practitioner uses muscle testing to identify one trapped emotion at a time and determine what information, if any, is needed before it can be released.
Your Heart-Wall Package Is Completed Remotely by Email
Your Heart-Wall package is completed entirely at a distance. You do not need to attend an in-person, telephone or Zoom appointment.
Before beginning, you provide permission for the practitioner to work on your behalf, along with the information requested on your intake form. At the scheduled time, the practitioner completes the session privately using remote muscle testing, also called proxy testing.
After each session, you receive an email explaining what was identified and released. You can read the results when it is convenient for you. You do not need to stop what you are doing or be available while the session is taking place.
How Does Remote Muscle Testing Work?
Muscle testing is the method used within the Emotion Code to ask focused yes-or-no questions. In a remote session, the practitioner uses a process called proxy testing.
With your permission, the practitioner intentionally acts as your proxy and performs the muscle testing on their own body while asking questions on your behalf. The practitioner uses the Emotion Code chart and a structured series of questions to identify:
Whether a trapped emotion can be addressed
Which emotion is being identified
Whether additional information is needed
Whether the emotion is ready to be released
Whether more work can be completed during that session
This practice is based on the energy-healing principle that focused intention and energetic connection are not limited by physical distance. You do not need to consciously feel the connection or do anything during the session.
Remote muscle testing and the Heart-Wall are concepts used in complementary energy work. The proposed mechanism has not been scientifically established, and results vary from person to person.
How Many Sessions Does It Take?
A Heart-Wall is cleared one emotional layer at a time. The Emotion Code certification organization states that clearing a Heart-Wall typically takes two to four sessions. Some people require fewer sessions, while others may require more.
The body’s responses guide each session. A practitioner should not force the body to release more than it is ready to process at one time.
If your Heart-Wall is cleared before all the sessions in your package have been used, we will let you know. Any remaining sessions may be used to address another emotional or energetic concern you would like to explore.
What Might I Notice?
Every person responds differently. You may notice:
A greater sense of emotional lightness
More awareness of your feelings or patterns
Changes in how you respond to certain situations
A greater willingness to connect with others
Subtle changes that unfold over several days
No immediate or noticeable change
There is no required response and no guaranteed result. Allow yourself time to observe what you experience without deciding in advance what must happen.
Important Information
Emotion Code and Body Code sessions are complementary energy-work services intended to support personal and emotional well-being. They are not medical or mental health treatment and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or psychological condition.
These services do not replace care from a physician, licensed mental health professional or other qualified healthcare provider.
“Our emotional baggage consists of actual energies, the energies of intense emotional events that we’ve experienced that are still stuck in our physical bodies. These energies distort the normal energy field of the body, creating pain, malfunction, all manner of disease, and even cancer. In addition, these energies (trapped emotions) are the driving force behind PTSD, depression, anxiety, phobias and all manner of mental illnesses.”
As a Certified Emotion Code™ and Body Code™ Practitioner, April or Denise check every new client for a Heart-Wall and is able to assist in potentially removing it from the body. The difference can sometimes be felt immediately. At other times, the change is more subtle and takes place over time.
It generally takes between two to four sessions to clear a Heart-Wall. In some cases, it can be less. In some cases, it can be more. If it takes less than three sessions to clear a Heart-Wall, April will let you know and you can use the other sessions to work on any other issue you that you may want to address.