It is a holistic healing system developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson, a now-retired holistic chiropractor. It focuses on identifying and releasing energetic imbalances trapped in our bodies. These trapped emotions can manifest as physical and/or emotional symptoms and prevent us from living the life we were meant to live.
We all feel emotions, both positive and negative, and normally, our bodies process these emotions effectively, and we move on. However, sometimes, due to our bodies being under stress or compromised in some way, we are unable to properly process these emotions, and they become trapped in our bodies.
Dr. Nelson “coined” the term “trapped emotion,” which he uses to describe any unconscious emotional energies that result from a traumatic emotional event that has not been fully processed and released and become trapped in the body.