Light Therapies

A comprehensive guide to the therapeutic benefits of light and color and how they affect our physical and psychological well-being

Foreword by Jacob Liberman

Preface

PART I
Understanding Light

1 The Origin of Light Therapy
Ancient and Modern Uses, Advancements, Controversies

2 A Short History of the Science of Light
Revelations from Crucial Experiments

3 What Is Light?
Physical Properties

PART II
Light’ s Influence on Health

4 The Three Biological Pathways of Light
Entry and Influence

5 Light Medicine
The Modern Use of Phototherapy

6 Health Risks of Light
The Harmful Potential of Artificial Light

PART III
New Applications of Light

7 The Dawn of Energy Medicine
Integrating Vitalism and Science

8 Color Medicine
The History and Uses of Chromotherapy

9 Alternative Light Medicine
Modern Chromotherapy Technologies

PART IV
Cognitive Aspects of Light

10 Sync and Resonance
How Light and Sound Cause Biological Balance

11 Objective Light, Subjective Light
Using Light to Promote a Harmonious State of Being

12 Light and Consciousness
An Intimate Association

Postface

Glossary

References

Index