Life From Light

Author : Michael Werner,Thomas Stockli
Publisher : CLAIRVIEW BOOKS
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781905570454

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Life from Light by Michael Werner,Thomas Stockli Pdf

In 1923 Therese Neumann, a nun in Southern Germany, stopped eating and drinking. Apart from the wafer given at Mass, she did not eat again, despite living for a further 35 years. Other similar cases have been reported over the years - often holy men from the East - and have taken on something of a mythical status. However, they remain obscure enough to be brushed aside by modern scientists. Michael Werner presents a new type of challenge to sceptics. A fit family man in his 50s, he has a doctorate in Chemistry and is the managing director of a research institute in Switzerland. In this remarkable account he describes how he stopped eating in 2001 and has survived perfectly well without food ever since. In fact, he claims never to have felt better! Unlike the people who have achieved this feat in the past, he is an ordinary man who lives a full and active life. Michael Werner has an open challenge to all scientists: Test me using all the scientific monitoring and data you wish! In fact, he describes one such test here in which he was kept without food in a strictly monitored environment for ten days. Werner also describes in detail how and why he came to give up food, and what his life is like without it. This book features other reports from those who have attempted to follow this way of life, as well as supplementary material on possible scientific explanations of how one could ‘live on light’.

Author : Kenneth R. Yeager
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191500893

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Light and Life by Kenneth R. Yeager Pdf

There would be no life on Earth without light from the Sun, and life would not be as highly evolved as it is had it not made the best use of light's energy and information for using photosynthesis, biological clocks, and vision. In Light and Life, Michael Gross explores six major aspects of the complex and fascinating interplay between light and life, ranging from the mythical role of the Sun in ancient cultures to the latest advances in scientific research, covering photosynthesis, bioluminescence, vision, perception, and biological clocks. - ;Light, like no other physical phenomenon, is linked in a wide variety of ways with the biological phenomenon of life. We can read this page because light is reflected from it, and carries the information to the retina; the oxygen we breathe was produced by photosynthesis; our sense of alertness relies on our biological clock, set using the cues of light and dark. Michael Gross explores the symbiotic relationship of light and life in this intriguing and entertaining book. Starting with astronomy and our relationship with the Sun and dependence on photosynthesis, he then turns to some of the stranger outcomes of the relationship - bioluminescent creatures, and their evolutionary significance. Finally he looks at the influence of light on biological time-keeping, the focus of much current scientific research. Life would not be here without light, and it would not have evolved as it has done had it not made the best possible use of light's energy and information content for using photosynthesis, biological clocks, and vision. This book explores all these aspects of the fascinating interplay of these two phenomena in a lively manner using many intriguing examples. -

Author : J. Craig Venter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781101638026

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Life at the Speed of Light by J. Craig Venter Pdf

“Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.” —Publishers Weekly On May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world’s first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic account of how he led a team of researchers in this pioneering effort in synthetic genomics—and how that work will have a profound impact on our existence in the years to come. This is a fascinating and authoritative study that provides readers an opportunity to ponder afresh the age-old question “What is life?” at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.

Author : Raffael Jovine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1780725426

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Light to Life by Raffael Jovine Pdf

Author : Raffael Jovine
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781615198641

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How Light Makes Life: The Hidden Wonders and World-Saving Powers of Photosynthesis by Raffael Jovine Pdf

A revelatory journey of discovery into the intricate, beautiful, and often surprising processes that convert energy from the sun into life, and how all-important these are to our survival—and our planet’s future It’s a clunky word for a miracle: Photosynthesis. But there’s no life on Earth without it. For biologist Raffael Jovine, it’s a consuming passion, a great unsung force of nature. He makes his case in How Light Makes Life, a catalog of living wonders—and a blueprint for a better planet. Imagine harvesting pure sunlight to use as fuel, while turning carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen. This is what a leaf does every day. And photosynthesis isn’t just for plants: Corals partner with photosynthetic organisms to create the most productive habitat on Earth. Slugs eat chloroplasts as natural green camouflage. Hornets use photosynthesis as an innovative means of air-conditioning—and much more! The revelatory vision of How Light Makes Life is how we ourselves might harness the power of photosynthesis: to repair ecosystems, stabilize the climate, and grow more food sustainably. On this vivid journey, you’ll see how every seed contains the key to our future—through the photosynthetic pigments in your own eyes!

Author : Jacob Israel Liberman
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781608685189

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Luminous Life by Jacob Israel Liberman Pdf

Let Light Guide Your Life The most important things in life are our health and happiness. Yet most of us are neither healthy nor happy. We have been led to believe that if we think ahead and make the right choices, we can manifest our dreams. Yet despite our best efforts, we still have more disease and discontent than ever before. Is it possible that our essential ideas about life are flawed? We are all aware of the impact of sunlight on a plant’s growth and development. But few of us realize that a plant actually “sees” where light is emanating from and positions itself to be in optimal alignment with it. This phenomenon, however, is not just occurring in the plant kingdom — humans are also fundamentally directed by light. In Luminous Life, Dr. Jacob Israel Liberman integrates scientific research, clinical practice, and direct experience to demonstrate how the luminous intelligence we call light effortlessly guides us toward health, contentment, and a life filled with purpose.

Author : Lars Olof Björn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401005814

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Photobiology by Lars Olof Björn Pdf

Photobiology - the science of light and life - begins with basic principles and the physics of light and continues with general photobiological research methods, such as generation of light, measurement of light, and action spectroscopy. In an interdisciplinary way, it then treats how organisms tune their pigments and structures to the wavelength components of light, and how light is registered by organisms. Then follow various examples of photobiological phenomena: the design of the compound eye in relation to the properties of light, phototoxicity, photobiology of the human skin and of vitamin D, photomorphogenesis, photoperiodism, the setting of the biological clock by light, and bioluminescence. A final chapter is devoted to teaching experiments and demonstrations in photobiology. This book encompasses topics from a diverse array of traditional disciplines: physics, biochemistry, medicine, zoology, botany, microbiology, etc., and makes different aspects of photobiology accessible to experts in all these areas as well as to the novice.

Author : B.K.S. Iyengar,John J. Evans,Douglas Abrams
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781609619589

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Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar,John J. Evans,Douglas Abrams Pdf

B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be one of the most important yoga masters--has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. In Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey. Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga.

Author : Mary Pipher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781635577594

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A Life in Light by Mary Pipher Pdf

A USA Today Must Read New Book From the bestselling author of Women Rowing North and Reviving Ophelia-a memoir in essays reflecting on radiance, resilience, and the constantly changing nature of reality. In her luminous new memoir in essays, Mary Pipher-as she did in her New York Times bestseller Women Rowing North-taps into a cultural moment, to offer wisdom, hope, and insight into loss and change. Drawing from her own experiences and expertise as a psychologist specializing in women, trauma, and the effect of our culture on our mental health, she looks inward in A Life in Light to what shaped her as a woman, one who has experienced darkness throughout her life but was always drawn to the light. Her plainspoken depictions of her hard childhood and life's difficulties are dappled with moments of joy and revelation, tragedies and ordinary miseries, glimmers and shadow. As a child, she was separated from her parents for long periods. Those separations affected her deeply, but in A Life in Light she explores what she's learned about how to balance despair with joy, utilizing and sharing with readers every coping skill she has honed during her lifetime to remind us that there is a silver thread of resilience that flows through all of life, and that despite our despair, the light will return. In this book, she points us toward that light.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385326187

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Life and Light for Women by Anonymous Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : Dr. Robert Svoboda,Hard de Fouw
Publisher : Lotus Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781608692408

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Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India by Dr. Robert Svoboda,Hard de Fouw Pdf

Light on Life brings the insight and wisdom of Indian astrology to the Western reader. Jyotish, or Indian astrology, is an ancient and complex method of exploring the nature of time and space and its effect upon the individual. Formerly a closed book to the West, the subject has now been clarified and explained by Hart de Fouw and Dr. Robert Svoboda, two experts and long-term practitioners. In Light on Life they have created a complete and thorough handbook that can be appreciated and understood by those with very little knowledge of astrology.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-22T22:59:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798822547049

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Summary of Mary Pipher's A Life in Light by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 When I was five, my family was in a difficult situation. My father had signed up for the army just as the United States entered the Korean War. He had been home once in the three years since he had left in the fall of 1949. Mother was always busy, and we children were left with housekeepers who could not satisfy our mother’s standards. #2 I remember the most beautiful thing I had ever seen was the fountain at the train station. I would spend hours watching the lights dance in the water, and eventually, it would be time to go home. #3 When my father returned from the Korean War, he was not used to being a father. He had been living with army men who in their rare free hours drank, played cards, and explored local nightlife. He and my mother fought every evening. #4 I remember the trailer I lived in with my father, which was small and dark. I felt uneasy in it. My father was rarely there, and when he was, he would bring us food or groceries, but other times he would just leave us there.

Author : Mikaela Katherine Jones
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781609256098

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The Little Book of Light by Mikaela Katherine Jones Pdf

A collection of 111 short, inspiring teachings on how to let your light shine regardless of what's going on in your life. Stressed out by life? Need a little extra comfort, inspiration, and love? Whether you've lost your way or are just having a bad day, The Little Book of Light is the ideal pick-me-up, a reminder that love and joy are available in every moment. This elegantly packaged little gift book will inspire, uplift, and enlighten with digestible nuggets of inspiration. It appeals to people of all spiritual traditions and at various stages on their spiritual path without being religious. The Little Book of Life is bite-sized inspirational wisdom that will help illuminate your path, no matter how dark it may sometimes appear. It will help you stay connected with your true self, and find daily delight so you can shine.

Author : Roeland van Wijk
Publisher : Meluna / Boekenservice.nl
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789081884327

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Light in Shaping Life by Roeland van Wijk Pdf

The production of biological light (ultra-weak photon emission or biophotons) within many types of cells and tissues is characteristic of an alive organism. You will begin a journey of discovery about biophotons in relationship to biological matter and about how such biophotons can be detected utilizing specialized very photon-sensitive technologies. In this book, Roeland Van Wijk provides a unified synthesis that facilitates easy entry into an exciting sub-field of biology. Light in Shaping Life encompasses the history of biophoton research, insight into how biophotons are generated, and into their involvement with life. Also included, is an overview of the potential benefits of such research to a better understanding of health and medicine. There is sequel to Light in Shaping Life available: Biophoton Technology in Energy and Vitality Diagnostics A Multi-disciplinary, Systems biology, and Biotechnology Appraoch Roeland van Wijk, Yu Yan and Eduard van Wijk Meluna, 2017 ISBN 9789081884341

Author : Nia the Light
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781788173964

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The Book of Light by Nia the Light Pdf

An empowering guide to embracing your flaws, celebrating your individuality, knowing your worth, and loving your body—with thoughtful self-love journaling activities. Nia was an in-demand international model and brand ambassador with a wonderful afro that landed her on the covers of magazines, billboards and international brand ads. Then, in 2018, surrounded by friends and family, she cut it off. It was a bold move, and the first step on her journey to self-love. In this inspiring, illustrated book, Nia explores a range of emotions, from pain to joy, insecurity to confidence, to help you find your own individuality and power. The journaling activities give free rein to your inner queen to document your experiences of self-love, your flaws and life lessons. Nia shares her own path towards accepting her whole self—acne, stretch marks and all! The Book of Light will give you inspiration to love who you are. The Book of Light will remind you to be your own best friend. The Book of Light will help you to reflect on your journey of the past and your ambitions for the future. Are you ready to discover your light?