For many years now, I have been working on my spirituality, opening myself up to more and more experiences that elevate my soul. I've learned to feel love not fear, and I've learned to sit in my back - a Taoist method for retreating from the everyday craziness and viewing it as if from the back of a theatre, observing what is going on rather than being caught up in acting without thinking.

I've worked on opening my heart, on not reacting but rather, responding, when things get hairy, and I've learned not to put myself in the attachment dependent type relationship, choosing instead an interdependent mutually nurturing one. So when someone mentioned to me about having a Heart Wall and explained what this meant, I was pretty sure I wouldn't have this.

Turns out I did!

It was not something I had heard of until about 2 years ago and even then the concept remained hazy, but I fully comprehend now and in fact, help people clear and release theirs.

So what is a Heart Wall?

Basically, this is a construct we have placed around our hearts. It is our subconscious that is responsible for building this layer of protection, to keep us from further emotional hurt and pain. Dr. Bradley Nelson, who discovered the art of healing by the releasing of trapped emotions, found that this wall is made from the energy of trapped emotions. An energetic shield.

This may seem a really excellent thing - we all rightly shy from distress and misery. However, this same protective shield prevents the good things from coming to us. It prevents us from being fully open, from expressing ourselves, from giving out the best unconditional love we are capable of, and from having this radiate back to us. So if we have a Heart Wall ( and 93% of us have), we are not living at our full capacity.

Releasing the emotions and clearing the Heart Wall is a simple process, yet extremely effective. Some of the results I have seen include a teenage girl becoming more open and communicative with her mother, choosing to spend more time with her family than on her own in her room. A 30 year old felt less anxious in social situations, calmer and happier in his life overall. A daughter was able to let go of emotions wrapped around a long term unsatisfactory relationship with her father. A mother who was in pieces after the end of a relationship, was able to find emotional peace and a lessening of the actual pain.

There are a few situations where removing the Heart Wall may not be the best way forward at the time. Sometimes, if we are going through great distress then we need that protection, and it can be cleared later. The marvel of using The Emotion Code method is that we can ask the subconscious if we are ready to release the Heart Wall, if it is in our best interests to do so, and it will give us the answer we need. It is always, always, about working with the body mind spirit and effecting a positive life enhancing outcome.

What makes a food super as opposed to simply on trend because someone wants to market it and make lots;of money? Well, to please me, it has to have several functions and not be so ridiculously expensive that you can'tbuy and eat the precious thing.

Technically a true superfood is a complete source of nutrition in and of itself. Like blue green algae, or bee pollen. A food that contains all nutrients essential for us to live and thrive. However, of course we are not going to consume one such superfood and nothing else. That is purely for illustration of the diference between a superfood and super foods.

The following foods are super(b) and where possible should be inorporated in high amounts in your diet

Arugula - aka Rocket

How to eat:
A salad leaf known to most of us now, spicy yet with an edge;of bitterness, I honestly can eat this by the handful on it's own but I am, it has to be said; a litle unusual in these respects. Base a green salad (celery, apple cucumber) aound this : add some avocado, lemon juice, olive oil , balsamic oil, cider vinegar, a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper and you are good to go.

Why to eat: It is high in beta carotene and sulfer. The bitter aspect of it is indicative that it aids the liver - any bitter plants and herbs stimulate bile production or flow. It is an akaline food which neutralizes acid waste in the blood and lymph.

Coconut Oil

How to eat:
As a spread on bread/toast. Melted over veggies. Blended into smoothies/sauces. Added to home made raw chocolate.

Why to eat:It stabilizes blood sugar levels, therefore keeps hunger pangs at bay,.It restores or blances thyoid funtion.You will not get fat on it. It repairs skin from within because it is does not go rancid nor is damaged by heat like all other oils, which in turn get lodged in cells and create wrinkles although 'tis true, this is not the only gateway Wrinkleland - it is also accessed by a heavy sugar consumption.

Cucumber

How to eat:
Juiced. In a salad. Sliced and spread with peanut butter. I'm currently eating it chopped up, with celery. apple and this dressing:

3 sundried tomatoes (softened)
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 stick celery chopped
2 tablespoons ground seseame seeds
dash of lemon juice
smoked paprika

Whizz all in blender with a little water. Pour over the chunks and dive in. Rocket (see above) always a good addition.

Why to eat I eat a large one per day at least. They are an excellent kidney cleanser. ergo they help the skin stay clear and bright. High;alakaline content again means neutralizing any acidity in the body.They are extemely hydrating - and best eaten/juiced with celery, as these two work synergistically.

Figs

How to eat:
Do I really need to write this - just bite into them! I'm simply unable to get as far as putting them in a recipe as I have no self control where fresh figs are concerned. As vice's go I'm not embarrassed. However, they are delicious in salads and smoothies. For full super benefits do eat raw not cooked. And fresh over dried, but dried is OK.

Why to Eat:They are extremely high in calcium - bioavailable that is - so we can absorb it easily. Forget dairy, eat figs for this mineral.The seeds in figs aid in drawing out and reducing waste, parasites and muscus in the intestinesThey work well as a natural laxative.