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96 m a s s a g e & b o d y w o r k j a n u a r y / f e b r u a r y 2 0 1 8 vast number of emotion-creating hormones such as oxytocin, which enables bonding. On the emotional level, negative emotions, such as anger and frustration, give rise to uneven heart rhythms, causing distress and disease. Positive emotions, on the other hand, formulate a coherent heart rhythm and bring about wellness in the body and mind. 8 I believe that the power of the heart to impact emotional and biological change is far greater than that held within the rest of the body. Compared to the brain, the heart's electrical field is 60 times more potent and its magnetic component is 5,000 times stronger. The heart also sends a lot more information to the brain than vice versa, and its ability to provide coherence in the body is king. 9 But the heart processes more than measurable energies. It is also the body's most powerful subtle energy region. Subtle energy is harder to measure than physical energy, but its effects are apparent. It is identical to quantum energy, which can transcend time and space, and is the basis for intuitive flashes, paranormal phenomena, and spiritual interactions. Our ancestors have always known that the heart can read people, situations, and even the future. Now science is agreeing, with recent research revealing that while both the brain and the heart can sense future happenings, the heart receives this information sooner. As well, its field creates a social bond with people near and far, inviting empathy and connectivity. 10 Specific quantum, or subtle, particles called phonons, which dwell in the heart, are also largely responsible for the spread of positive or negative information throughout the body. Phonons organize in a crystal-like lattice. Every time the heart beats, phonons spread the sounds held within the heart throughout the body. Positive sounds, such as those packaged as mantras, uplifting emotions, and positive affirmations, generate health and well-being. Negative sounds, such as those generated by self- loathing or criticism, create emotional and physical imbalance. The phonons imprint on the blood's lipids through the pressure waves generated by the heartbeat, and thus the entire body "hears" what the energetic heart has to say. 11 BODY, MIND, SOUL, SPIRIT I've demonstrated that the energetic heart, a composite of the physical and subtle heart, can produce or respond to emotions in ways that are beneficial or injurious. Given the impact of the energetic heart, it would be logical for bodyworkers to search