Body Prayers

Are there times when you feel you’re just not ‘there?’ Like your molecules are all scattered? Well, to me that state is about being ‘out of sorts,’ or from being in a different environment than I am used to. I live in the country, in an old apple orchard, it’s pretty quiet.  When I go into San Francisco, the whole vibe is different.  Everything is revved...
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Cellular Buddhism

  A strange idea for sure until you learn how cells ‘decide’ what to do. First of all, a cell EITHER reproduces OR matures.  It can only do one at a time. What influences the cell’s choice is the physical tension on the cell and whether it’s ATTACHED to a surface.  When I used to grow cells in the lab, in plastic dishes, only when the surface was coated with...
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Stringing it together

In Brian Green’s elegant view of the universe, he attempts to explain “the String Theory” of everything.  He believes that the fabric of the universe exists in the form of vibrating strings; that the universe is made of vibrating strings of energy.   In the film Thrive, the design of the universe – is the torus, a swirling movement of energy. Universal patterns of...
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Divine design

Consider that all our molecules must have a very specific geometry, shape and electrical charge in order to work. Nobel prize winner Dr. Christian de Duve named one of the essential qualities of biological molecules – chemical complementarity.  What this means is that molecules must FIT each other to make our cells work.  Antibodies must be able to wrap around antigens.  Enzymes must...
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