"Negative emotional energies from distressing events of the past can get trapped in your energy field.  This may make you feel sad and anxious and can even block you from feeling love and happiness, and make you feel disconnected from others. Because emotions are made of energy just like the rest of your body, they can exert an influence on physical tissues as well, potentially leading to acute discomfort and even illness.  Emotions can be your own, can be inherited, can be absorbed, passed on to your children, and can surround your heart forming a wall of protection"