This description of “life” is consistent with our understanding of the forces of primary respiration.

"All perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or tenuity beyond conception, filling all space, the akasha or luminiferous ether, which is acted upon by the life giving Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never ending cycles all things and phenomena." - Nikola Tesla, Man's Greatest Achievement, 1907

A look at Pre and Perinatal Psychology: Our inutero and birth experience shapes our nervous system and how we respond to our world

Do you ever wonder what is going on with the embryo after fertilization?

Development of the embryo in the first few weeks of pregnancy: