Life Spectra Emanating From Light, Colors, Essences, Bioinformation
BIOPTRON
COLOUR THERAPY
BASICS
Regeneration With A New Dimension
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BIOPTRON COLOUR THERAPY
WILL INFUSE YOU
WITH NEW
VITAL ENERGY
With our step-by-step Treatment
Manual to guide you, you will be
your own best therapist from the
start.
Bioptron Colour Therapy is gentle,
rapid, and efficient. Uplifting you with
brilliant colors and precious fragrances,
refreshing your skin with wholesom
essences.
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A CHANCE TO SEIZE
Learn about the amazing regenerative powers your organism possesses they are easier to tap than you think!
full of drive
happy to live
feeling good
more radiant
looking better
healthy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Three Pillars of Bioptron Colour Therapy
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Light and Color
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— Light Carries Life
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— The Color Spectrum of Visible Light
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— Light Sense and Color Vision
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— Colors Touch Body and Soul
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— The Therapeutic Effect of Colors
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— The Colors of Bioptron Colour Therapy
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Bioinformation – the New Dimension
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— Our Existence Is Based On Matter and Information
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— Like Lock and Key
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— Bioinformation Captures Nature
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— Bioinformation Integrating Light, Colors and Essences
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Plant Essences and Fragrances
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— Remedies Past and Present
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— Bitter Pills – Sweet Pills?
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— Active Plant Principles Take On Different Forms
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— A Harmonious Bouquet of Forces and Fragrances
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What You Should Know Before Starting Bioptron
Colour Therapy
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The Human Being Is A Whole
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— A Wonderfully Functional Network
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— Vital Consciousness – A Result
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— Making the Whole Visible
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— Compensation and Protection – Capabilities of the Whole
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— When Does the Whole Need Help?
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The Holistic Concept of Bioptron Colour Therapy
— «Holistic» Means...
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— The Five Focal Points of Bioptron Colour Therapy:
Communicating with the Whole
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The Elements
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Congenial Concurring of All Elements
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Polarized Light Produced by the Bioptron Lamp
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— Gentle Radiation – Maximum Effect
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— Polarized Light
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— Physical Basis of Bioptron Light
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— Practical Application
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Six Color Glass Filters
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— Colors Touch the Soul and the Senses
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— Glassblowing – an Ancient Art
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— Antique Glass Is a Fascinating Material
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— The Six Blown Color Glass Filters of Bioptron Colour Therapy
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— Practical Application
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Three Products
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— Light Fluid
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— Balancing Gel
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— Crystal Cream
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What if...?
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— ... the Whole Family Wants to Join In?
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— ... You Are Left-Handed?
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— ... You Cannot Stick to Your Treatment Schedule For Once?
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— ... A New Problem Appears During Therapy?
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— ... You Take Some Time to Improve Your Way of Life?
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— ... Unexpected Reactions Manifest Themselves?
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— ... You Are In Pain?
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— ... You Are Healthy and Would Like to Stay That Way?
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Further Reading
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THE THREE PILLARS OF
BIOPTRON COLOUR THERAPY
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LIGHT AND COLOR
Light Carries Life
Light is warmth,
it is the brightness of a sunny day
chasing away the darkness of the night,
it is brilliance as opposed to dullest black..
For thousands of years and in numerous religions and cultures, light has
been symbolizing goodness, sublimity, purity, spirituality and divinity,
whereas dark has always equaled evil itself. By instinct, people always
knew that sunlight was of vital importance for their health and well-being.
But in spite of traditional knowledge and modern research, light has
remained a largely unknown phenomenon to this very day.
As long as they are traveling through space, the sun’s rays - even though
they turn our night into day - are invisible to the human eye. Not until they
hit matter such as a body, a star, or a planet do they take on the bright
appearance we call light, making us see the life-giving force within them..
The Color Spectrum of Visible Light
Colors are created by the visible portion of light, or rather wavelengths
ranging between 760.8 nm (red) and 393.4 nm (purple). Thus, each color
represents a specific wavelength. As is shown in figure 3 on page 31, only
a very small part of the whole radiation spectrum is visible.
However, though we may not be aware of it, this small
part is crucial for our existence. There is no life without light and color!
When sunlight, which is basically
white, hits a «wall» made of falling
raindrops, it is broken up and reflected, creating a rainbow. Scientifically
speaking, sunlight is refracted into
the six spectral colors red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, and purple. This
process is easily imitated using a
prism: filtering white light through a
prism makes the six spectral colors
appear – just like sunshine in the rain.
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Conversely, mixing two opposite light colors, such as red and
green, creates white light. In other words, the two colors
combined comprise the whole color spectrum. Red is one of
the three primary colors, while green is a complementary
color. The close relationship between these two kinds of
colors is visualized in the opposite color circle diagram.
Light Sense and Color Vision
In the 18th century, the German poet Goethe demonstrated that, using the three primary colors red, yellow, and
blue, it is possible to mix any hue you might desire. The
human eye does the same thing using three kinds of retinal cone cells.
When light waves hit the eye, they are refracted, while the light incidence is controlled by the iris, the eye’s «lens stop.» Activated in varying
intensities, color-sensitive retinal cone cells, each kind specializing in either red, yellow-green, or blue, generate all those myriads of shades that
keep our sensory perceptions so vivid and, well, colorful...
Colors Touch Body and Soul
Vision itself is governed by the optical part of the visual pathway, whereas rhythmic processes such as the sleeping-waking cycle are controlled
by the energetic part of the visual pathway. Light stimuli received by the
pituitary gland are transmitted to the vegetative nervous system, where
they trigger either stimulating or restraining commands to the body’s
metabolism, hormonal system, and blood formation.
Light quality is of essential importance for the hormonal system.
Experimental and clinical studies, like the ones conducted by Dr. John
Ott or Fritz Hollwich, prove it: The further an artificial light source differs
from the light spectrum of the sun, the less favorable its influence is on
the hormonal balance. Hence, people feel better when their working
spaces and homes are lighted by a spectrum as similar as possible to
daylight, as imitated natural light causes less fatigue and mental stress.
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The Therapeutic Effect of Colors
The wholesome effect of colors has been known for many
centuries. Various ancient cultures in Egypt, India, and China,
to name but a few, have applied color therapy. Nowadays,
color therapy occupies a prominent position among alternative medical treatments, which would be unthinkable without it. There is also a wide variety of books available to readers interested in the subject, a selection of which is listed at
the end of this manual under «Further Reading.»
Overall, the effects colors have may be described as follows:
The Three Primary Colors
Red
activates, vitalizes, dynamizes, intensifies,
releases energy blocked deep within the system,
gives a new boost to processes that have been stagnating,
sluggish and reduced,
strengthens the senses.
Its effects make red the counterpole of blue.
Blue
soothes, inhibits, focuses, cools down,
collects and structures energy,
re-regulates hyperactive, inflammatory, and derailing
processes,
brings serenity and clarity.
Its effects make blue the counterpole of red.
Yellow
fortifies, tones, opens, brightens,
stimulates without exciting,
extends energy,
reinforces weak processes,
loosens overly rigid structures,
strengthens the nerves.
Its effects place yellow between red and blue.
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The Three Complementary Colors
Green
equalizes, relaxes, calms down,
keeps physical and mental energy
dynamically balanced,
releases tensed-up, painful processes,
brings profound serenity.
Its effects are a blend of blue and yellow.
Orange
restores, animates, warms, stimulates,
works more gently than red, building up
energy step by step,
unlocks deadlocked processes,
cheers up.
Its effects are a blend of red and yellow.
Purple
inspires, attenuates, reduces,
transforms energy on a high level,
supports mental processes,
relaxes the nerves,
soothes nervous irritations,
relieves pain.
Its effects are a blend of blue and red.
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The Colors of Bioptron Colour Therapy
Bioptron Colour Therapy applies all six spectral colors, i.e., red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, and purple. They are generated using handmade
bioinformed color glass filters.
None of the 12 Treatment Schedules uses only one color. It is invariably a
certain succession of colors that makes it possible to deblock energy
flows, bringing about a thorough elimination of the disorder(s) in question. Selection and order of the color glass filters are determined by the
patient’s initial condition.
A Case In Point
Very nervous, hyperactive people often suffer from a lack of energy
rather than – as one might think – a surplus. It is this lack of energy that
causes them to be restless and burdened with a low breaking-point.
Unaware of this energy-depleted background, they choose blue for their
treatment color, assuming they need calming down rather than stimula tion. And the result? Disappointment, as their nervousness increases
instead of disappearing. So what went wrong?
1. Due to a mistaken assessment of their initial condition, their energy
status was not properly diagnosed.
2. Consequently, their already weakened energy potential was further
reduced by the color blue.
So what would have been the right thing to do? They should have been
treated with yellow, orange, and red to invigorate and stimulate their
organisms! Only these colors will provide them with the relaxing, soothing
adjustment they need.
Conclusion:
In order to offset an imbalance, patients need to be treated with the
opposite of what’s causing the strain. It is almost like driving a car: After
taking a turn, you have to apply opposite lock to go straight again...
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BIOINFORMATION – THE NEW DIMENSION
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«bios» is Greek for life.
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Information stands for message.
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Hence, bioinformation means living messages!
New technologies such as Kirlian photography, invented in 1939
by Russian researchers Semyon and Valentina Kirlian and since then
advanced by various scientists, allow us to visualize the bioelectric energy
of living beings by applying a high-frequency electric field and recording
the luminescence thus generated on film.
It is obvious that all living beings are an integral part of the biosphere, and
yet they also function as independent organisms. So far, scientists in Russia,
the United States, and Europe are still studying the whys and hows of interactive energetic processes in such a complex system.
Bioenergetic discharges at the tips of a leaf.
Photo by Peter Winter, Photographer, Düsseldorf (Germany).
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When Rumanian researcher Ioan
Dumitrescu discovered electronogra phy, it became possible to show one of
Nature’s ordering principles, the socalled «window effect». If, for example,
you cut a little hole into a leaf, an inte resting phenomenon appears: An elec tronograph of the leaf’s missing section
shows a radiation pattern that is almost
identical with the original leaf structure.
Picture courtesy of Resch Verlag,
Innsbruck (Austria), taken from the book
Kosmopathie (1981).
Our Existence Is Based On Matter and Information
According to modern physics, matter is composed of minuscule particles
that, due to their double nature, also act like electromagnetic waves,
depending on how you look at them. Consequently, everything that
exists may also be described as information stored in the form of waves
spreading within fields. This covers both material things like a piece of
metal or the human body, and immaterial things like the scent of a flower or a fantastic thought.
The thought model defining matter as consisting of increasingly small
particles has reached a point where further material diminution is just not
admissible. From this point onwards, matter is dominated and controlled
by invisible, immaterial fields.
The human organism is surrounded and pervaded by such an immaterial
bioelectric field allowing it to exchange vital information – bioinformation! – with its environment.
Like Lock and Key
Bioinformation cannot be efficient unless it fits the organism like a key fits
into a lock. Which is why we do not simply need a lot of energy, but precisely-structured energy patterns that resonate in perfect unison with
each individual organism. Luckily, however, even though each living
being taps its environment for energy, this «information mining» does not
result in the same kind of destructive exploitation that takes place on a
material level.
Thus human beings, too, possess an almost unimaginably complex
system for information storage and management. All around us, there is
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an enormous array of manifold frequency spectra offering a rich supply
of bioinformation, and both sides are constantly exchanging energy. In
the end, the quality of this energy exchange determines the state of our
health. If the human body does not get the vital bioinformation it needs
to maintain its structures in order, or if this order is disturbed by disinformation, we get sick. On the other hand, if we receive the right kind of
bioinformation we stay or get healthy.
Bioinformation Captures Nature
Using biophysical methods and devices, the Zurich-based Institute
for Bioinformation has been developing highly structured regenerative information patterns for years. These patterns are obtained from
plants, precious stones, metals, minerals, trace elements as well as inert
gases, fermenting substances, etc. After being modulated onto suitable
carriers, they specifically address the body’s self-healing powers.
Bioinformation Integrating Light, Colors and Essences
Both the six color glass filters and the three products of Bioptron Colour
Therapy have been equipped with specific bioinformation messages.
These subtly harmonized oscillations combine with the Bioptron Lamp’s
polarized light to form a gentle resonance bridge to the human energy
system. Bioinformation provides the interaction of light, colors and
essences with a language the human body understands and is able to
respond to.
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PLANT ESSENCES AND FRAGRANCES
Remedies Past and Present
Plant extracts and essences have been used to treat
people since time immemorial. They have gloriously survived countless new trends in medicine to remain highly
topical to this very day. In the distant past, people probably chose their medicinal plants by instinct, carefully
observing their effects to gain more and more knowledge and competence handling this precious natural
resource. Since then, the effectiveness of medicinal
plants has been scientifically proven, making phytotherapy one of the most popular methods in alternative medicine.
In the dark ages, certain medicinal plants were used as
magic drugs. Wise men and women would try and control supernatural powers by mixing magic potions because they meant to ban the demons of disease that
way. Driving these demons and their influence out of the
patients’ bodies would cure them - they hoped. Such
practices most certainly sometimes involved poisonous
plants, and it is not hard to imagine the consequences...
Bitter Pills – Sweet Pills?
It was in ancient Greece that physicians discovered how
the curative power of certain plants may turn into deadly
poison if overdosed. This insight was actualized by
Paracelsus (1493-1541), who said: «‘Tis the dose that
maketh a thing not poisonous.» This saying is as true
today as it was then. Nowadays, however, additional criteria must be considered in assessing the safety and
curative power of a medicinal plant. For example, it is
very important to know where the plant grew, as the
natural conditions present there, including the prevailing
ecological circumstances, strongly influence its growth
and general development. Was there enough active insect life in the ground? Did somebody use fertilizer or even
herbicides? What about the quality of the air surrounding
the plant as it grew? Not to mention all the denaturing
processes which might have been involved in harvesting
the plant. Among other things, the time of harvest is
essential. Was the plant cut in the morning or in the eve16
ning? Cosmic constellations, such as the phase of the
moon or the position of the planets, also favor or affect
the harvest. And then there are the tools and machines
that may influence the harvesting in a positive or negative manner. Finally, processing the plant to gain a phytotherapeutic substance and transporting that substance
to where it will be used may alter its quality, too. All these
factors make one thing clear: It is no longer easily possible to gain essences which are both effective and safe in
every way. So we appreciate Nature’s medicines all the
more when we get the chance to use them as they
were meant to be used: pure and unharmed.
Active Plant Principles Take On Different Forms
Tinctures, squeezed juices, liquid or pulverized extracts,
distillates in alcohol or oils, concentrates, essences, essential oils - all these forms may contain concentrated active
principles plants release when exposed to various extraction processes. But there is an additional, more profound
action potential hidden within medicinal plants, within
their «spirit». Addressing that spirit activates the plant’s
curative powers in the form of pure information patterns.
Take homeopathy, for example: By using an extremely
sensitive and complicated procedure called potentiation, homeopaths manage to extract, above all, the
plant’s «spirit», its essence, the information it carries, profiling its curative powers and letting them unfold more
mightily than ever before.
A similar principle is applied in manufacturing essential
oils. Volatile olfactory substances - often referred to as the
plant’s «soul» - are separated from the solid plant material by distillation. The essential information thus released is
then concentrated in what is very appropriately called
the «essence» of the plant.
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A Harmonious Bouquet of Forces and Fragrances
That is the best way to describe the living action of the three products of
Bioptron Colour Therapy:
● Light Fluid
● Balancing Gel
● Crystal Cream
The tinctures, extracts and oils they contain stimulate the metabolism,
while the natural, precious, and partly very rare fragrant essences appeal to the soul.
It is often impossible for us to express why certain fragrances touch us so
strongly that they appear to wrap themselves all around us. They seem
to enter deep into our emotional world where they exchange their
essence with our innermost feelings. They are liable to change our mood
in no time at all. To try and describe such moments of sensual perception frequently fails because we cannot find the right words, as if these
moments were conjured up by a certain kind of magic which will cease
to work as soon as somebody tries to pin it down.
Harsh and delicate, fresh and pleasant, precious and exciting – the fragrant essences of Bioptron Colour Therapy speak to you in many ways.
All the active principles and olfactory substances integrated into these
products are of exquisite and pure quality. In addition, the fragrant
essences have been enriched with bioinformation, so their volatile portion finds a more differentiated expression, enabling them to harmoniously touch your own personal energy field.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
BEFORE STARTING
BIOPTRON COLOUR THERAPY
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THE HUMAN BEING IS A WHOLE
A Wonderfully Functional Network
Isn’t it amazing that, no matter whether we are awake or asleep, we
always experience ourselves, and quite matter-of-factly at that, as one
whole? As one entity that has no trouble at all to keep its organs, senses,
emotions, and thoughts working together within a perfectly functioning
multifarious system? The human being must be a rather sophisticated
and precious «machine» to have body, soul, and mind pervading each
other to such a holistic degree!
Vital Consciousness – A Result
As long as we think we are «whole», we do not perceive all our many
parts as separate. We do not realize that billions of cells inside us continuously communicate with each other. We are not aware of our organs,
do not sense that our brain is sending nerve stimuli to every single region
of our body, do not feel the enormous effort our heart has to make to
keep us alive. We are simply permeated by the overall feeling we call
vital consciousness, and that is more (much more!) than the sum of all
parts.
Until everything goes
haywire
It is not until one of these many parts is harmed, disharmonizing the
whole, that this vital consciousness is disturbed, and everything goes
haywire..
For example:
● Cutting a finger can shake us up.
It hurts. Then it starts to bleed. The injured finger increasingly affects our
overall feeling, until we are nothing more than this one aching finger!
Since the finger and its injury are not perceived separately, it becomes
exceedingly dominant. As the finger «takes over the whole», we are
aggressed as a whole, feeling suddenly blocked, shocked, sad or angry,
shaky and weak. And all of this (nota bene!) «just» because one little fin ger is hurt...
This simple example clearly illustrates how tightly and intensely everything
within us is connected, how intricately and finely all parts are intertwined. We may not always be conscious of it, but the human being is a
whole.
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Making the Whole Visible
Using sophisticated electron microscopes, a new branch of science
called psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) has been able to show that the
impact of emotional states such as fear, frustration and stress as well as
happiness and joy of living reaches deep within every cell of the human
body. Thus, whether a person’s power of resistance is reinforced or weakened not only depends on viruses and bacteria, but also on psychological occurrences. A negative attitude as a result of chronic stress, resignation and other depressive moods is liable to erode the immune
system, making the organism vulnerable to outside influences. Conversely, a well-balanced state of mind substantially contributes to maintaining vital functions, which makes it the ultimate preventive measure.
Compensation and Protection – Capabilities of the Whole
Being a whole essentially serves two purposes: self-preservation and survival. In order to do this, human beings have an intricately well-organized protective system. For extended periods of time, this protective
system is able to head off disturbances by skillfully spreading them over
the huge network of the whole. Strains are shifted in such a way as to
compensate for impaired functions by tapping other, intact functions.
This does not normally overstrain the healthy function; on the contrary, it
becomes stronger, even able to increase its potential – an unparalleled
phenomenon! Blind people demonstrate this amazing capability in a
very impressive manner, offsetting their lack of eyesight by developing
other senses to stupendous levels. Their organs of touch and hearing
deliver top performances a seeing person could never accomplish. In
general, however, compensation proceeds so smoothly and fast that
nobody becomes aware of it. Hence, the protective system fulfills its purpose unnoticed, activating unsuspected resources time and again. This
way, the whole gets the chance to function without disturbances and
stay healthy.
When Does the Whole Need Help?
Not until increasingly more and serious difficulties affect the whole will it
be in danger of being harmed. Under such circumstances, the protective system produces life-saving alarm signals we call «symptoms». If people pay no attention to such signals, they are bound to encourage
degenerative processes which then trigger one symptom after another.
More and more ailments and disorders appear till, finally, they turn into
the condition called illness. At that stage, the person concerned absolutely needs medical examination and help. The earlier symptoms are
recognized, the more potent are the regenerative powers available.
Initially, the whole is still able to mobilize enough energy reserves to
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completely rebuild its organic and mental
capacities. Thus, early symptoms might be
called the guardians of our health. Considering
the human being as a whole, lightheartedly
taking aggressive chemical medication to
suppress symptoms is absurd.
Early symptoms
are health
guardians
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THE HOLISTIC CONCEPT OF
BIOPTRON COLOUR THERAPY
«Holistic» means...
covering the whole and acting on the whole. A holistic therapy is expected to have a positive effect on the whole. Instead of simply eliminating
individual trouble spots, it has to integrate every single function into the
regulatory process.
Human beings possess a highly intelligent control system which is able to
regulate itself by way of hierarchically organized control levels. For centuries, various cultures have striven to understand this complex living
system, unveiling different relationships in the process:
Ancient China developed the image of yin and yang, the principle of
feminine passivity versus masculine activity pervading everything and
everybody with the energy of life. In the case of human beings, this elementary power potential is channeled along meridians running through
the whole body to every single organ.
The Indians saw things a little differently. According to them, the cosmic
worlds are connected to human beings by way of superordinate energy
centers, the seven chakras. Starting at these «power transfer points», the
so-called nadis spread out like many thousands of meandering branches to supply the whole with energy.
This century’s new materialistic conception of life came up with a view
based on science. Researchers attempted to explain energetic processes from a technical angle. In Russia, the United States and Great Britain,
they managed to visualize the very faintest of energy levels. So far,
modern science has shown human beings to be surrounded and pervaded by a bioelectric, ultraweak luminescent field that is used to exchange information at the speed of light. This bioelectric field occupies the
top position within the hierarchy. Like corporate management, it is able
to communicate with the whole organization, coordinating it and ordering regulatory processes if needed. It is here that both organic and
mental processes are being controlled in a truly holistic manner.
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Picture this example:
● A cruise ship caught in a storm.
Imagine a cruise ship carrying a thousand passengers in the middle of
the ocean, braving a violent storm. Luckily, the captain of a modern
ship can rely both on state-of-the-art instruments and a well-trained
crew. The gale and storm warning is transmitted by radio hours ahead,
so the admirably well-organized crew is ready. Every crew member has
manned his or her post, waiting to execute the captain’s orders on the
spot. Any problem is immediately reported back to the captain. Thanks
to clear-cut instructions, passengers threatened by water leaking
through the hull can instantly be led out of the danger zone. By way of
perfectly functioning loudspeakers, the captain may speak to the pas sengers at any time. His life-saving commands are directly heard and
carried out by everybody. At any moment of this crisis, the captain stays
in complete control of the situation. Hence, the ship and her passengers
have every chance to live through the storm unharmed.
In this example, radio and loudspeaker technology as well as the professional and alert crew symbolize the body’s control level, its communication center which is constantly supplying the whole with the regulatory
information it needs. Supported by his crew, the captain is able to safely
steer the ship through the storm. But what would happen without
modern communication technology? Maybe the crew, executing the
captain’s orders, would race around on all five decks at once, trying to
get the passengers to put on their life jackets in time. Other life-saving
steps that should be taken simultaneously, such as changing course or
lowering the lifeboats, would be impeded by this line of action. Which,
of course, would put the passengers in mortal danger.
Your «corporate management» must
be functional.
Since Bioptron Colour Therapy aims at maintaining or restoring the «corporate management’s» optimum functionality, mainly basing its regulatory approach on the control level, it may rightfully be called holistic. Its
rectifying impulses race straight from top to bottom to supply the whole
control hierarchy with the regenerative information it needs under the
circumstances.
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The Five Focal Points of Bioptron Colour Therapy:
Communicating With the Whole
● Energy Reserves
● Power of Resistance
● Inner Well-Being
● Metabolism
● Skin and Body Tissues
All these Focal Points evoke familiar experiences for everybody. Our
everyday pleasures and worries revolve in and around these five areas,
making them an appropriate and convenient first step on the way to
self-therapy. After all, regenerating the whole does not start somewhere
far out in the realm of the inconceivable but right here where we sense
and experience ourselves.
We perceive the five Focal Points as both dynamic and matter-of-fact
quantities which are tightly intertwined, one implying the other. When
we assess ourselves, the words we choose confirm that we experience
them in a rock-bottom, elementary way:
Focal Point
«I feel all limp.»
➜ Energy Reserves
«My health is so delicate.»
➜ Power of Resistance
«I’m stressedout.»
➜ Inner Well-Being
«I’m always constipated»
➜ Metabolism
«My skin looks bad.»
➜ Skin and Body Tissues
Environmental strains and disorders resulting from an impaired quality of
life can largely be eliminated by applying one of the 12 Treatment
Schedules of Bioptron Colour Therapy. You will be able to re-harmonize
your energy dynamics by simultaneously addressing several regulatory
agents within the control hierarchy, i.e., energy centers (chakras), energy
lines and points (meridians), as well as reflex zones and organ zones.
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THE ELEMENTS
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CONGENIAL CONCURRING
OF ALL ELEMENTS
● polarized light produced by the Bioptron Lamp
● six color glass filters
● three products
Nothing can touch us and revive us the way a well-played concert can.
And yet, if the orchestra and the soloist are not completely in harmony,
even a world-famous piece of music cannot give us what we hoped for:
unadulterated joy of listening to nourish and soothe the soul. What is it that
makes us go home with such a feeling of perfection and harmony?
Everything
has to tally
Everything has to tally! The conductor, the singers, the musicians, the instruments - they all actively contribute to creating a common sound until that
sound reaches its optimum form, surrounding and pervading the audience. Such well-harmonized vibrations are able to generate a positive
resonance among the audience, giving them «good vibrations» in return.
The rules of harmony are not restricted to music. In geometry, for example,
they manifest themselves in the famous «golden section» of the ancient
Greeks and Romans, magic proportions creating overwhelming spatial
effects in temples and more mundane buildings alike. Moreover, the rules
of harmony are also principles of resonance. They set one’s mood and
mind vibrating, generating a positive attitude.
Vibrations emitted by one system are always equipped with a certain quality of energy, generating the same energy potential within another system.
The message reaches its destination based on the principles of resonance.
Whenever two or more systems communicate, the rules of harmony and
resonance are of fundamental importance. They build an invisible bridge
that allows the systems to exchange information, thus enabling them to
reach an understanding they could not establish otherwise.
The rules of harmony and resonance are an essential part of Bioptron
Colour Therapy. In accordance with those rules, the Therapy’s elements,
like the members of an orchestra, play together as one, mutually consolidating their effects. Consequently, the efficiency of Bioptron Colour
Therapy is greater and more differentiated than the sum of the effects of
all elements. These facts arouse both our serenity and curiosity. May they
suffice to make us attend to – and enjoy – practicing personal health
care the way today’s world demands it.
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POLARIZED LIGHT PRODUCED BY
THE BIOPTRON LAMP
Gentle Radiation – Maximum Effect
Science has known about the biostimulatory effect of light on cells since
the late sixties. Collecting clinical data from the very moment of this discovery, medical and cosmetic studies were able to prove the way polarized incoherent light with a wavelength of 400 to 2000 nm (nanometers)
acts on cells and biological processes. Based on these results, Bioptron
developed its therapeutic light systems. The following section is a summary of the booklet Bioptron Light Therapy, which describes its remarkable features in much more detail.
The Bioptron Method makes it possible to:
● act on biological systems in a positive, nonaggressive manner,
● purposively support the body’s self-healing powers,
● relieve the organism,
● start off regenerative processes.
Bioptron Light Therapy does more than offer a no-complication addition
to other forms of treatment. In fact, it is an ideal complement and
enhancement for any treatment. Bioptron Light is optimally suited to
transport color spectra and other information spectra to the very
depth of body tissues. Among other things, this allows the skin to be
nourished with a deep-reaching and sustained supply of cosmetic
substances no other beauty treatment can provide. There are virtually
no contraindications.
Polarized Light
The human body is composed of billions of tissue and blood cells, most
of them measuring about one hundredth of a millimeter in diameter.
Body cells were found to contain minuscule organs, the so-called organelles. As far as structure is concerned, a cell can be compared to a
house with many rooms, doors, and windows. Each organelle is like a
room in which holistic regulatory processes take place to keep the
house in good, viable shape. The «houses» (cells) unite in «blocks» (tissues), which in turn form a «town» (the human body).
The body of the cell is covered with the exterior cell membrane (plasma
membrane). This membrane is an extraordinarily thin, but tough and
solid layer of lipid and protein molecules. Biological membranes are highly specific mediators between the inside and the outside, i.e., the cell
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and its surroundings. They separate individual spheres of action, preventing the constituents of different organelles from mixing freely. Otherwise,
chemical control processes could not possibly take their appropriate,
well-ordered course.
Thus the health of a cell essentially depends on the cell membrane fulfilling its mediating and transmitting function smoothly. Malfunctions, for
example, upsetting electrical poles or lipids, inhibit the proper functioning
of the membrane’s enzymes and their receptors which are responsible
for the cell’s energy and food supply. This decreases the activity of the
respiratory chain, to name just one. As a result, the cell’s potential is
reduced, and the information stored in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
and contained in the nucleus can no longer be released, bringing regenerative processes to a standstill.
The Bioptron Lamp’s polarized light reinitiates these regenerative processes.
Physical Basis of Bioptron Light
Developed over many years of innovative research, the Bioptron Lamp is
made in Switzerland, where state-of-the-art production facilities guarantee its advanced technical standard.
Bioptron Light Systems Feature the Following Qualities:
●
Polychromatic
Unlike normal laser light, which is limited to a very narrow bandwidth
(monochromatic) and transfers a high amount of energy, Bioptron Light
encompasses a wide bandwidth (polychromatic) and transfers little
energy (figure 1).
●
Polarized
figure 1
The electromagnetic waves of
polarized light oscillate in parallel
planes only, giving it very special
qualities. It is these qualities that
Bioptron Light Therapy makes use
of. Bioptron Light is polarized by
reflection off of a special, proprietary multilayer mirror, reaching a polarization degree of
95%. Polarization by reflection is
much more efficient than circu lar polarization (figure 2).
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figure 2
●
Incoherent
As opposed to laser light, Bioptron Light is not characterized by temporally or spatially synchronized light wave trains, which means that wave
crests – and therefore the light’s intensity – will neither add nor subtract.
For this reason, Bioptron Light reaches the area to be treated with constant, steady intensity, making it possible to apply a generally lower
degree of energy (intensity).
●
figure 3
Specific Wavelength
Wavelength is of essential importance for the effect of any kind of light.
Bioptron Light covers a range of 400 to 2000 nm. In other words, it does
not contain ultraviolet rays and only a small part of the infrared spectrum (figure 3).
●
No Ultraviolet Rays
The Bioptron Lamp’s electromagnetic spectrum definitely starts above
the UV range. Thus its light does not redden or tan the skin, nor does it
represent any danger to the human eye.
●
Permeation Effect
The permeation effect is generated by the slightly calorific infrared portion of the Bioptron Light spectrum. Prolonging a treatment session will
increase the permeation effect.
●
Light Temperature
The light spectrum of the Bioptron Lamp encompasses the lower infrared range only. Hence, it generates a treatment temperature of
approx. 37°C, i.e., 1°C above normal body temperature.
●
Innocuous
Bioptron Lamps – even though they have been used all over the world
for years – have never been reported to cause any side effect whatsoever.
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Practical Application
Keeping a distance of about 5 cm (2 in), point the Bioptron Lamp’s cone
of colored light at the area you want to treat. At a distance of more
than 10 cm (4 in) from the body, polarized light has a noticeably weaker
effect. A distance of less than 5 cm, while involving no risk whatsoever,
makes handling the Lamp awkward.
When treating a small area that is completely covered by the light
cone, keep the Lamp steady.
When treating a large area of your body, move the Lamp slowly to
cover it point by point. Hasty movements may cause unrest and interfere with the course of therapy.
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SIX COLOR GLASS FILTERS
Colors Touch the Soul and the Senses
Whenever a rainbow flashes its brilliant colors across the sky, it reaches
right into our souls. The color spectrum of the rainbow has an almost
magic influence on our mood.
Stained-glass windows are equally fascinating. The sun shining through
the magnificent windows of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris (France),
which charge its beams with powerful color spectra, weaving patterns
all through the nave, creates a serene mood of meditation and contemplation. For us, such «color spaces» enclose dimensions of inner ease
that put us in a harmonious mood, in tune with the world.
Glassblowing - an Ancient Art
As early as 4000 B.C., the Egyptians knew glass, and the oldest manufacturing instructions for glass were found in the library of the Assyrian king
Ashurbanipal (668-626 B.C.). The ancient Romans were the first to use
glass windows. Theophilus, a monk living in the 12th century, left us a
detailed description of how to build a glass-melting furnace and blow
glass. All through the Middle Ages, manufacturing glass was widespread and very popular.
While almost every handicraft changes with time, the art of blowing
glass has stayed the same since the Middle Ages - maybe because any
change would have bereft it of its soul. The variety and the quality of
antique glass have improved over the centuries, its characteristics remaining unrivaled by anything produced with modern technologies. To this
very day, glassblowers have always been excellent artisans. It takes dexterity and strength to get the viscous, glowing glass out of the red-hot
furnace, where the base materials have been heated for hours till they
reached a temperature of 1400°C. The honey-like mass has to be sized
precisely before it is transferred onto the glassblower’s pipe to be turned
and inflated, cooled and reheated until finally, its size, form and structure
are just right. It is a matter of millimeters and seconds, demanding not
only great physical strength, but also great sensitivity and poise. If you
ever get the chance to watch these masters in action, you will be deeply impressed by their workmanship and the surprisingly pure atmosphere.
There has never been a more mystical proof of the purging power of
fire, readily reminiscent of the alchemistic origins of glassmaking.
The glassblowers of Saint-Just look back upon 800 years of tradition in
making colored glass the ancient way – which is why it is called antique
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glass. In the famous «Verrerie de Saint-Just» in the heart of France, their
love for their handicraft and their stunning expertise combine to create
unique pieces of colored glass, the kind of which are used to restore the
stained-glass windows of the cathedrals in Chartres and Reims (both
France) or of old castles and historic monuments. However, it is equally
suited to modern pieces of art, such as the stained-glass windows of
Chagall, the glass art in the United Nations building in New York City, or
the Yammousuko basilica in Japan. The special shine and the unmistakable brilliance of Saint-Just colored glass can be admired all over the
world.
Antique Glass Is a Fascinating Material
As the base materials used to produce antique glass – quartz sand, soda,
and lime – are crystalline, they generate a high degree of order, which
ensures optimum refraction of light. To create different colors, iron oxide,
copper oxide, chromium oxide, sulfur oxide, and other oxide compounds are added to the glass mass. Glassblowing causes the finished
product to show characteristic, if very fine marks that irrefutably differentiates it from machine-pulled industrial glass. Antique glass has a shine and
softness of its own, standing out for its much more powerful brilliance
and its higher transparency.
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The Six Blown Color Glass Filters
of Bioptron Colour Therapy
After being manufactured with all the skill and care of the ancient
masters in the «Verrerie Saint-Just», the Bioptron Color Glass Filters are
enriched with bioinformation. Finely tuned to the human energy system,
these resonance-specific impulses turn the red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, and purple filters into highly efficient therapy elements. Thus they
are ideally able to communicate with the organism, releasing high
regenerative potentials to be used without any health risk at all. What is
more, using bioinformed Bioptron Filters will have a liberating effect on
your mood, opening up your whole attitude towards life!
The biophysical transfer system used
to bioinform the oxides that are blended
into the filters’ antique glass has been
exclusively developed for Bioptron AG
by the Zürich Institute for Bioinformation.
Practical Application
First, pull off the yellow filter that is factory-mounted to the Lamp. This filter is only used for Bioptron Light Therapy, you do not need it for Colour
Therapy.
Attach the Color Glass Filter you need to the Lamp without exerting
any pressure. Equally gently, remove it after use.
Keep the Color Glass Filters as free of dust as possible. Clean them from
time to time, using a moistened soft duster. Do not use aggressive detergents, and absolutely do not clean the Color Glass Filters in the dishwasher.
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THREE PRODUCTS
Due to their high-quality active plant principles and their bioinformed
volatile essences,
● Light Fluid
● Balancing Gel
● Crystal Cream
not only support Bioptron Colour Therapy, but are an essential part of its
effectiveness.
The revolutionary «ingredient» of these three products is the bioinformation integrated into them, enabling them to stimulate regenerative processes in your skin and body tissues, both on an energy and on a material level. Transported by the Bioptron Lamp’s color spectra, active plant
principles and bioinformed volatile essences penetrate deep into the
body’s tissues, where they develop their effects to the full. Moreover,
their precious essences will revive your mood and your senses alike.
Manufactured in compliance with the latest standards, these three products fulfill the most demanding ethical requirements:
● high-purity vegetable substances,
● no animal components,
● no colorants,
● no synthetic fragrances, but selected pure volatile essences,
● bacteriologically safe due to very mild preservation.
Every single one of these products has a specific function within each
Treatment Schedule.
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LIGHT FLUID
Light Fluid optimally prepares and supports each step of the treatment
by:
● assisting the implementation of light and color spectra on the skin,
● cleansing the skin using biodegradable plant surfactants (corn,
coconut, palm kernel),
● calming and fortifying,
● relaxing skin and body tissues,
● regulating perspiratory glands.
Main active plant principles:
bioinformed volatile essences of sweet chamomile, geranium;
extracts of ginseng, horsetail, tiger wort, fumitory, sage, grapefruit pits;
ferment of chlorella algae; hamamelis water; damar resin.
Practical Application
Spray Light Fluid onto the treatment area. Allow it to work for a short
while, then wipe off the sweat and dirt particles now dissolved on the
skin’s surface.
People who are sensitive to essential oils may experience a short (but
completely harmless) burning of the eyes. In this case, do not spray Light
Fluid onto the area adjacent to your eyes.
Outside of Bioptron Colour Therapy, you may use Light Fluid to treat:
● sensitive skin,
● irritated skin.
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BALANCING GEL
Balancing Gel acts in an extremely relaxing, refreshing and restorative
manner by:
● activating the energy flow,
● removing metabolic products,
● strengthening the blood vessels,
● unwinding,
● vitalizing,
● storing energy reserves in skin and body tissues,
● increasing the power of resistance.
Main active plant principles:
bioinformed volatile essences of clary, incense, violet;
extracts of ivy, horse chestnut, echinacea; ferment of chlorella algae;
hamamelis water.
Practical Application
Hold the palm of your hand under the bottle’s nozzle and squeeze the
dispenser. Spread Balancing Gel across the treatment area.
Outside of Bioptron Colour Therapy, you may use Balancing Gel to treat:
● flabby tissues,
● energy-depleted skin.
And to
● refresh you within seconds and recharge your battery!
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CRYSTAL CREAM
Crystal Cream stimulates and replenishes both your skin and mind by:
● nourishing and regenerating skin cells,
● relieving tensions,
● mobilizing mental powers,
● sensitizing the sensory capabilities of the skin.
Main active plant principles:
bioinformed volatile essences of balm, champaca;
extracts of lime-tree blossom, aloe vera; ferment of chlorella algae; oil of
hipberry, passion flower, camellia, St. John’s wort; phytoceramides; liposomes gained from soybean lecithin combined with vitamin E.
Practical Application
Hold the palm of your hand under the bottle’s nozzle and squeeze
the dispenser. Spread Crystal Cream across the treatment area.
Outside of Bioptron Colour Therapy, you may use Crystal Cream to treat:
● sensitive skin,
● irritated skin,
● coarse-pored, strained skin in need of regeneration.
And to
● spoil yourself with a daily sensory sensation!
● replace your usual aftershave
Complete product information about active principles and adjuvants used in Light
Fluid, Balancing Gel, and Crystal Cream is given on the product containers.
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WHAT IF...?
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WHAT IF...
... the Whole Family Wants to Join In?
Be glad and welcome the initiative, as it
is basically possible for people of all
ages to treat themselves with Bioptron
Colour Therapy. However, in case of an
illness, talk to the attending physician
first.
Children enjoy Bioptron Colour Therapy. It does not hurt at all! There is no
risk involved, either, but the duration of treatment should be shortened
for small children. Do not exceed the duration indicated in the
Treatment Schedules.
... You Are Left-Handed?
Reading the Treatment Schedules, you have probably wondered if the
left/right sequence in treating different regions of the body applies to
left- and right-handed people alike. Whenever a treatment zone is irradiated on both sides of the body (e.g., the kidneys), the left side always
comes first. Why? As the first therapeutic impulse is essentially better
absorbed on the left side of the body, treating two zones in parallel must
begin on the left, regardless of your dominant hand.
... You Cannot Stick to Your Treatment Schedule For Once?
«Little strokes fell big oaks,» as the saying goes, and it is just as true for
Bioptron Colour Therapy. Only continuous therapeutic impulses will stimulate your power of self-healing enough to gradually raise your energy
level, adding on to your basic energy reserves and stabilizing your
health. So, obviously, regularly applying a Treatment Schedule will bring
the best results. But if something prevents you from doing so for once,
just continue on the next day. Your chances for recovery will be just as
good.
Every Treatment Schedule stipulates an optimum duration of treatment.
However, if you would like to go on a little longer, there is no risk involved
in doing so. It is up to you to feel which duration is best for you.
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... A New Problem Appears During Therapy?
You would like to use Bioptron Colour Therapy as an emergency
measure against a new problem that has turned up just recently? No problem!
For example:
You are in the middle of Supporting Your Power of Resistance, a
three-week Treatment Schedule, when suddenly:
● You are stressed:
Choose the Deblocking to Relieve Stress Schedule!
● You are under inner strain:
Choose the Inner Balance Schedule!
● You are about to start an important project:
Choose the Vital Spark Schedule!
● You have trouble falling asleep before a trip abroad:
Choose the A Good Night’s Sleep Schedule!
Under circumstances such as these, it is possible to complement
Supporting Your Power of Resistance, the three-week «main» Schedule,
with the appropriate «emergency» Schedule once or, if needed, several
times.
However, it is not recommended to simultaneously apply two Schedules
for several weeks. Such a double therapy might put too great a
demand on your regulatory capacity and thus bring about a counterproductive result. In this case, «less is more!»
... You Take Some Time to Improve Your Way of Life?
Certain symptoms are caused by an inherently weak constitution, others
by living, eating, or behavioral habits that take great effort and a long
time to change.
Just one example: You have successfully completed the Lack of Drive
Schedule and feel as if relieved from a heavy burden. You breeze
through your everyday chores with new momentum. Unfortunately, you
fall back into your old habit of extending yourself to the last - and
beyond. Which, of course, re-depletes your energy reserves. Now, of
course, you could apply the Lack of Drive Schedule again, but first,
please verify if another Schedule would not suit you better.
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... Unexpected Reactions Manifest Themselves?
Like other holistic treatment concepts, Bioptron Colour Therapy may trigger initial aggravation. Do not make the mistake of considering this to
be a bad sign, as it is quite the opposite: Such a reaction shows you that
formerly inaccessible energy potentials are being tapped to launch
regenerative processes that were long overdue. Both body and mind
have been called upon to digest old strains.
Initial aggravation tends to intensify symptoms that have already been
present and typically wears off after 1 to 2 days. In the case of skin
blemishes, the reaction usually peaks on the second day of therapy to
be slowly displaced by continuous improvement.
When symptoms intensify for more than 2 days, it must be assumed that
in response to the additional supply of energy, the organism is, at first,
flooded by waves of inconsistency until the regulatory process finds its
own harmonious rhythm. If this should happen, give your organism more
time for digesting any strains and interrupt therapy for at least one day.
Provided your discomfort is reduced by this measure, resume therapy.
... You Are In Pain?
Please be wary: pain is a very strong warning signal! Body and soul have
suffered a violent impact or are in danger of sustaining lasting damage.
In either one of the following cases, you must absolutely see a physician:
Whenever the pain
● keeps getting worse.
● is connected with an illness.
● is accompanied by fever and nausea.
● is connected with a shock.
● causes vertigo.
● causes disorientation.
● manifests itself after an accident, a fall, or an operation.
● sets in after serious burns.
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... You Are Healthy and Would Like to Stay That Way?
Conscious health care according to the principle of «prevention is better
than cure» is an important and very satisfying responsibility for every
body. If your body and soul are well-balanced, you will weather everything with much more ease, be that the next wave of influenza, a cold,
or stress situations.
The following Schedules relieve and purge your organism, build up your
energy potential, and keep your psyche in balance:
● Discharging and Purging
● Supporting Your Power of Resistance
● Lack of Drive
● Inner Balance
● The Vital Spark
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FURTHER READING
Biologie des Lichts
Fritz-A. Popp
Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin
Die Sinne – ihre aktive Pflege und Entwicklung
Anton Kimpfler
Aurum Verlag, Freiburg i.B.
Biophotonen – Das Licht in unseren Zellen
Marco Bischof
Zweitausendeins Verlag, Frankfurt a.M.
Die Wiederentdeckung des Lebendigen
Bernd Senf
Zweitausendeins Verlag, Frankfurt a.M.
Bioptron-Lichttherapie
Bioptron AG, Mönchaltor f
Duft und Gemüt
Erich Keller
Fischer Verlag, Münsingen
Das Farben-Heilbuch
Waltraud Maria Hulke
Windpferd, Aitrang
Elektronographie
Ioan Florin Dumitrescu
vfm Dr. Ewald Fischer, Heidelberg
Das Gedächtnis der Natur
Rupert Sheldrake
Scherz Verlag, Berne
Es werde Licht
Darius Dinshah
Dinshah Health Society, Malaga, NJ, USA
Das Rätsel Farbe
Margarete Bruns
Reclam Verlag, Stuttgart
Farbpunktur
Peter Mandel
Energetik Verlag, Bruchsal
Der Körper lügt nicht
John Diamond
Verlag für angewandte Kinesiologie,
Freiburg i.B.
Farbtherapie
Karl Ryberg
Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich
Die gemeinsame Geschichte
von Licht und Bewusstsein
Arthur Zajonc
Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH,
Reinbek bei Hamburg
Health and Light
John Ott
The Devin-Adair Company, Inc.,
Old Greenwich, CT, USA
Heilen mit Licht und Farben
Roman Brantschen
Ariston Verlag, Geneva/Munich
Die heilende Kraft der Wohlgerüche
und Essenzen
Martin Henglein
Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch
Heilkräfte der Farben
Lilly Eberhard
Drei Eichen Verlag, Engelberg
Die heilende Kraft des Lichts
Jacob Liberman
Scherz Verlag, Berne
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Kosmopathie – Der Mensch
in den Wirkungsfeldern der Natur
Andreas Resch
Resch Verlag, Innsbruck
Sieben Experimente,
die die Welt verändern könnten
Rupert Sheldrake
Scherz Verlag, Berne
Kunst der Farbe
Johannes Itten
Ravensburg Verlag, Ravensburg
Sonnenlicht und Gesundheit
Zane R. Kime
Waldthausen-Verlag, Ritterhude
Lebensenergie
Stephano Sabetti
Scherz Verlag, Berne
Verantwortung für die Natur
Hans-Peter Dürr
Pendo-Verlag, Zurich
Licht gibt Leben
Sabine Thor-Wiedemann
Knaur Verlag, Munich
Vibrational Medicine – New choices
for healing ourselves
Richard Gerber
Bear & Co., Santa Fe, NM, USA
Light – Medicine of the Future
Jacob Liberman
Bear & Co., Santa Fe, NM, USA
Vom Sinn der kranken Sinne
Anne Maguire
Walter-Verlag, Solothurn
Metamorphose – Die pränatale Therapie
Robert St. John
Synthesis Verlag, Essen
Mit Farben heilen –
der sanfte Weg zur Gesundheit
Christa Muths
Heyne Verlag, Munich
Neue Horizonte in der Medizin
Fritz-A. Popp
Haug Verlag, Heidelberg
Physik und Transzendenz
Hans-Peter Dürr
Scherz Verlag, Berne
Reflexzonenarbeit am Fuss
Hanne Marquardt
Haug Verlag, Heidelberg
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