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More of Ellen: Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is a pioneering social psychologist renowned as the “mother of mindfulness” and the first woman to earn tenure in Harvard University's Psychology Department. Over her 45-year career, she has authored twelve books, including the bestsellers Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility, and her latest, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health (2023), hailed as a game changer in health and well-being. Dr. Langer's groundbreaking research on mindfulness, the illusion of control, aging, stress, and decision-making has earned her over 200 published articles and numerous prestigious accolades, such as a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Staats Award for Unifying Psychology, and multiple Distinguished Scientist Awards. A celebrated thinker and a painter, she resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where her work continues to inspire transformative perspectives on health, creativity, and the human experience. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenjlanger/ Mentions: Mindfulness by Ellen Langer Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility by Ellen Langer The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health by Ellen Langer

The connection between your psychology and your health, and how to work with it.Ellen J. Langer is the author of eleven books, including the international bestsellerMindfulness, which has been translated into fifteen languages, and Counterclockwise:Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Most recently, she is the author of TheMindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health.Langer is the recipient of, among other numerous awards and honors, a GuggenheimFellowship, the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the PublicInterest from the American Psychological Association, the Award for DistinguishedContributions of Basic Science to the Application of Psychology from the AmericanAssociation of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and the Adult Development andAging Distinguished Research Achievement Award from the American PsychologicalAssociation.She is the author of more than 200 research articles and her trailblazing experiments insocial psychology have earned her inclusion in The New York Times Magazine's “Yearin Ideas” issue. A member of the psychology department at Harvard University and apainter, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.In this episode we talk about:The power of placebosWhy she isn't a fan of positive thinking as it is talked about in new age circlesHer version of mindfulness, which is quite different from the version we usually talk about here on the show, which comes out of BuddhismPsychological treatments for chronic illness Smart strategies for reframing aging. Why the world would be boring if you knew it allWhat she means by her concept of a “mindful utopia”And her favorite one liners Related Episodes:The Science Of Manifestation: Can This Stanford Neuroscientist Convince A Skeptical Dan To Give It A Shot? | Dr. James R. DotyHow to Get the Wisdom of Old Age Now | Dilip Jeste Tripping Out with a Legend: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Pain vs. Suffering, Rethinking Your Anxiety, and the Buddha's Teaching in a Single SentenceSign up for Dan's weekly newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular EpisodesFull Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/ellen-langer-832See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ellen J. Langer is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. She is also the author of several books, including The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, Mindfulness, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility, and The Power of Mindful Learning.Ellen and Greg discuss the profound influence of mindfulness on decision-making and work-life balance, while challenging the illusions of control, certainty, and predictability. Ellen also breaks down the extraordinary world of placebos, illustrating how mindfulness can have a placebo-like effect on health, and how our beliefs and thoughts can significantly impact our physical health. They also talk about mindfulness in education and healthcare, underscoring its invaluable benefits for patients, doctors, and individuals in general.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:On the importance of showing-up07:34: If you're going to do something, you should show up for it. And when you do show up for it, everything is better. So as you're actively noticing, you look alive. People find you more attractive. When you're being mindful, people see you as charismatic, authentic, and certainly attractive. Not only that, it makes you healthier, it's fun, and people are going to find you more appealing, but it actually leaves its imprint in the things that we do. They're just better. So if you're painting, playing a musical instrument, writing a report, no matter what you're doing, if you show up for the activity, you're going to produce something better. To my mind, there's no reason, once people truly understand what this work is about, that you would not try to change your ways in some sense and be mindful virtually all the time.Mindfulness is a way of being03:24: People need to understand that mindfulness has nothing to do with meditation. Meditation is not about mindfulness. Meditation is a practice you engage in to result in post-meditative mindfulness. Mindfulness, as we study it, is immediate. And it's not a practice. It's a way of being.Why is going from being mindless to mindful is hard?24:31: Going from being mindless to mindful is hard because when you're not there, you're not there to know you're not there. So that's why the instruction is, "Stop and smell the roses and be in the present." It's sweet but empty because when you're not there, you don't know that you're not there. So you can't fix it, but if you were to throw yourself into some new activity without worrying about being evaluated, and you feel how good it feels to be totally engaged, then just don't accept anything less than that.On being mindful of shifting point of view11:48: When people are mindless, they're more or less acting like automatons. And when you're mindful, you have a general sense of what you want to do. You can have goals and routines, but they're guiding what you're doing. They're not overly determining what you're doing. So I say to my students, "Okay, let's say, on your way to class today, you run into Michelle Obama. And she takes such a liking to you for who knows what reason. And she says, 'Do you want to go have a cup of coffee?'" It would be crazy for you to say, "No, I have to go to class." All right, but I think mindlessly, especially the A students, that's just what they would do, rather than say, "Well, circumstances now are so unusual, I should take advantage of it." And so when you're mindful because you're there, you get to take advantage of opportunities to which you'd otherwise be blind, and you avoid the danger that has not yet arisen.Show Links:Recommended Resources:SocratesEpictetusPrimingThe Counterclockwise StudyFrank A. BeachGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at HarvardEllen J. Langer's WebsiteEllen J. Langer on LinkedInEllen J. Langer on XHer Work:The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic HealthMindfulnessCounterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of PossibilityThe Power of Mindful LearningOn Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity

Ellen J. Langer is the author of eleven books, including the international bestseller Mindfulness, which has been translated into fifteen languages, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Most recently, she is the author of The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health.  Langer is the recipient of, among other numerous awards and honors, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest from the American Psychological Association, the Award for Distinguished Contributions of Basic Science to the Application of Psychology from the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and the Adult Development and Aging Distinguished Research Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association.  She is the author of more than 200 research articles and her trailblazing experiments in social psychology have earned her inclusion in The New York Times Magazine's “Year in Ideas” issue. A member of the psychology department at Harvard University and a painter, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Contact Info: Website: https://www.ellenlanger.me/ Social Media links https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenjlanger/ https://www.facebook.com/EllenJLanger https://twitter.com/ellenjl https://www.instagram.com/ellenjlanger/   How We Can Help You Close More Deals: Gitomer Books and Courses Here Sales Mastery Program Here Gitomer Sales Certification Here Free Webinar Friday July 5!  Register for the upcoming Gitomer Sales AI Revolution FREE Webinar here

What is mindfulness? It is not what you think! We were genuinely surprised when we learned what Ellen had to teach us.  Ellen Langer is a renowned psychologist and a professor at Harvard University. She is widely recognized for her pioneering work in the field of mindfulness. Langer's research challenges traditional views on aging, health, and productivity, and she has authored numerous influential books and articles. Key contributions and areas of recognition: Mindfulness Research: Langer's work emphasizes the importance of mindfulness, defined as actively noticing new things, which helps people stay present and engaged. She distinguishes her concept of mindfulness from the more meditative approaches commonly discussed. Counterclockwise Study: One of her most famous studies, conducted in 1979, involved elderly men living for a week in an environment reminiscent of the 1950s. The study showed significant improvements in their physical health and cognitive abilities, suggesting that mental states can influence physical health. Books: Langer has written several books on mindfulness and related topics, including "Mindfulness," "The Power of Mindful Learning," and "Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility." Her books are acclaimed for making psychological concepts accessible to a broad audience. Mind-Body Connection: Langer's research often explores the connection between the mind and body, showing how changing one's mental state can lead to improvements in physical health and overall well-being.

Denne episoden spilte vi nylig inn på 2 Vikings-podcasten. Det vi lærte av Ellen Langer har vært så verdifullt for meg at jeg også valgte å dele den her på Mentaltrener-podcasten. Ellen Langer er en anerkjent psykolog og professor ved Harvard University. Hun er vidt anerkjent for sitt banebrytende arbeid innen mindfulness. Langers forskning utfordrer tradisjonelle syn på aldring, helse og produktivitet, og hun har skrevet en rekke innflytelsesrike bøker og artikler. Nøkkelbidrag og områder av anerkjennelse: Mindfulness-forskning: Langers arbeid understreker viktigheten av mindfulness, definert som aktivt å legge merke til nye ting, noe som hjelper folk å holde seg til stede og engasjert. Hun skiller sitt konsept av mindfulness fra de mer meditative tilnærmingene som ofte diskuteres. Counterclockwise-studien: En av hennes mest kjente studier, utført i 1979, involverte eldre menn som bodde en uke i et miljø som minnet om 1950-tallet. Studien viste betydelige forbedringer i deres fysiske helse og kognitive evner, noe som tyder på at mentale tilstander kan påvirke fysisk helse. Bøker: Langer har skrevet flere bøker om mindfulness og relaterte emner, inkludert "Mindfulness," "The Power of Mindful Learning," og "Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility." Bøkene hennes er anerkjent for å gjøre psykologiske konsepter tilgjengelige for et bredt publikum. Sinn-kropp-forbindelsen: Langers forskning utforsker ofte forbindelsen mellom sinn og kropp, og viser hvordan endring av ens mentale tilstand kan føre til forbedringer i fysisk helse og generell velvære. 03:30 Ellen Langer: En pioner innen mindfulnes og bevissthet 09:57 Troens kraft: Hvordan forventninger påvirker helse og velvære 13:50 Nocebo-effekten: Når troen påvirker negativt 16:36 Mind-body enhet: Hvordan tro kan påvirke fysisk helse 18:08 Utfordrende tradisjonelle oppfatninger om aldring og helse 18:50 Å være mer mindful og mindre sikker 20:13 Betydningen av bevissthet i relasjoner 25:03 Hvordan vi oppfatter stress og tar beslutninger 34:43 Tilgivelse og positiv psykologi 45:53 Betydningen av valg og aksept av usikkerhet 46:21 Bedre beslutninger med heuristikker og placeboeffekt 47:34 Teknologi som verktøy, ikke som en erstatning 49:07 Balansere nervesystemet og bruk av HRV 51:28 Endre perspektiv for å håndtere depresjon 54:34 Tro på muligheter for å oppnå endring  

Ellen Langer is a psychologist at Harvard who studies the mind-body connection. She's published some of the most remarkable scientific findings Steve has ever encountered. Can we really improve our physical health by changing our mind? SOURCE:Ellen Langer, professor of psychology at Harvard University. RESOURCES:Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing), by Sal Khan (2024)."F.D.A.'s Review of MDMA Cites Health Risks and Study Flaws," by Andrew Jacobs and Christina Jewett (The New York Times, 2024).The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, by Ellen Langer (2023)."Physical Healing as a Function of Perceived Time," by Peter Aungle and Ellen Langer (Nature: Scientific Reports, 2023)."Aging as a Mindset: A Study Protocol to Rejuvenate Older Adults With a Counterclockwise Psychological Intervention," by Francesco Pagnini, Cesare Cavalera, Ellen Langer, et al. (BMJ Open, 2019).Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility, by Ellen Langer (2009)."Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect," by Alia Crum and Ellen Langer (2007)."The Effects of Choice and Enhanced Personal Responsibility for the Aged: A Field Experiment in an Institutional Setting," by Ellen Langer and Judith Rodin (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1976). EXTRAS:"The Future of Therapy Is Psychedelic," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Extra: An Update on the Khan World School," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Is This the Future of High School?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."What It Takes to Know Everything," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Sal Khan: 'If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People,'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Greg Norman & Mark Broadie: Why Golf Beats an Orgasm and Why Data Beats Everything," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Caverly Morgan: 'I Am Not This Voice. I Am Not This Narrative,'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2020)."Does 'As If' Thinking Really Work?" by No Stupid Questions (2020)."Havana Wild Weekend," S28.E7 of The Simpsons (2016). 

 Have you ever had a moment where you get chills up and down your spine while listening to someone's story and how it transformed how they live, work, and exist in the world?This is what happened to me when I first heard Dr. Ellen Langer speak, and she joins us today on the Cracking Open podcast to impart her wisdom, backed by decades of research and enriched by stories from her latest book, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health.Dr. Langer is one of the first women to achieve tenure at Harvard University and has dedicated forty-five years to pioneering research on aging, diabetes, autism, stress management, and overall health. Her work underscores the profound connection between our minds and bodies, advocating for mindfulness as a powerful tool to enhance overall well-being. Listening to our discussion today will shed light on Dr. Langer's belief that mindfulness not only benefits us personally but is also remarkably easy to integrate into our lives. She emphasizes that all our misery stems from being mindless, and by becoming more mindful and noticing things in our lives, we can alleviate stress and transform our experiences for the better.Dr. Ellen Langer is not only a professor and researcher at Harvard but a prolific author, with eleven books to her name, including the internationally acclaimed Mindfulness, which has been translated into fifteen languages, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility.Her contributions to psychology have garnered widespread recognition, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest from the American Psychological Association.With over 200 research articles to her credit, Dr. Langer's pioneering work in social psychology has earned her a place in The New York Times Magazine's "Year in Ideas" issue. Dr. Langer is also an accomplished painter. Our lively conversation left a lasting impression on me, especially when she emphasized that "it is not about making the right decisions, it is about making your decisions right". This resonated deeply with me, highlighting the importance of mindfulness in shaping our perceptions and responses to life's challenges. Dr. Ellen's teachings have truly transformed my approach to daily living. I now navigate each day with a newfound mindfulness, drawing from her research to navigate life's challenges with greater ease and resilience. Tune in to learn more about how you can bring more mindfulness into your life today.Love, MollyLearn more about Dr. Ellen Langer and her work hereFollow Dr. Langer on LinkedIn, Facebook,  X, and InstagramMolly's next 3-month Cracking Open group coaching program starts in July 2024! Learn more here. Follow Molly on Instagram and Facebook

In this Lesson On Mindfulness, Dr. Ellen Langer, known as the "mother of mindfulness," shares her profound insights on mindfulness, its impact on our lives, and how it enhances leadership, especially for women. Dr. Ellen J. Langer is the author of more than two hundred research articles, and thirteen books including the international bestseller Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility; The Art of Noticing; and most recently, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health.  Among  other numerous awards and honors, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the Staats Award for Unifying Psychology, and the Liberty Science Genius Award.   She is. Widely known as the "mother of mindfulness" and the "mother of positive psychology," she has reached millions around the world with her inspirational talks, that explain with humor and clarity the deep impact of her nearly half century of research and how anyone can easily put her method of mindfulness into practice immediately.  A member of the psychology department at Harvard University and a gallery exhibiting painter, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her websites is www.ellenlanger.me   VOICE LESSONS SHOWNOTES: https://voicelessonspodcast.com/2024/03/22/a-lesson-on-doing-what-you-love-with-allison-eden/   VOICE LESSONS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voicelessonspodcast

                                                  Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University and she speaks with us about how "Certainty is a mindless illusion" why " 1 + 1 doesn't always equal 2" and that if you want "To feel differently, you need to view it differently" along with more great lessons. Hosted by Duff Watkins. About Ellen Langer  Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University where she was the first woman to be tenured in the department. She has been described as the “mother of mindfulness” and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. She is the founder of The Langer Mindfulness Institute and consults with organizations to foster mindful leadership, innovation, strategy and work/life integration. Her books, written for general and academic readers, include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book The Handbook of Mindfulness is an anthology that brings together the latest multi-disciplinary research on mindfulness. A passionate and compelling lecturer who presents at organizations worldwide, Langer has authored over 200 research articles and six academic books. Her work has led to numerous academic honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the recipient of four Distinguished Scientist Awards and the Liberty Science Genius Award. Her website is https://ellenlanger.com/ Episode Notes: Lesson 1: Behavior always makes sense from the actor's perspective 06m 49s. Lesson 2: Certainty is a mindless illusion 08m 24s. Lesson 3: 1+1 doesn't always equal 2 13m 04s. Lesson 4: Everyone doesn't know something but everyone knows something else 19m 49s. Lesson 5: Inconsistent is flexible 23m 12s. Lesson 6: Outcomes are neither good nor bad 25m 52s. Lesson 7: To feel differently, view it differently 27m 20s. Lesson 8: Every activity can be done mindlessly or mindfully 33m 31s. Lesson 9: Mindfulness is simply noticing new things 35m 20s. Lesson 10: Life is a people game 45m 19s.

Join Joyce & Ellen Langer, professor and author, for a casual conversation perfect for a walk. Joyce and Ellen dive straight into how the mind and body are one, and how every thought you have can be reflected in how your body responds. They discuss ways to reframe the way you're thinking about things and how that can lead to chronic health. Listen in for how to have a more mindful body.About EllenEllen J. Langer is the author of more than two hundred research articles, and thirteen books including the international bestseller Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility; The Art of Noticing; and The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health.Among other numerous awards and honors, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the Staats Award for Unifying Psychology, and the Liberty Science Genius Award.She is Widely known as the “mother of mindfulness” and the “mother of positive psychology."She was the first woman tenured in the psychology department at Harvard where she is still teaching.Connect with EllenWebsite: https://www.ellenlanger.me/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellen.langerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenjlanger

The topic of mindfulness is likely one you've heard a lot about in recent years. But what does it mean to be mindful? And what is the connection between mindfulness and learning? Dr. Ellen Langer is a social psychologist and a Harvard professor. She's also a Guggenheim Fellow and the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her work on mindfulness that spans more than 40 years. She's written 11 books and more than 200 research articles for general and academic readers on mindfulness. Her best-selling books include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. In this redux episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-host Jeff Cobb talks with Ellen about what it really means to be mindful, the benefits that come with mindfulness, and ways you can encourage mindfulness in your own life and in the design of learning experiences. Full show notes and a transcript are available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode336.

Episode Guest: Dr. Ellen Langer, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and a prolific writer, speaker, and artistEpisode Description: Living during COVID -19 is turning our familiar life and world on its head. It's a scary and challenging time. It's also a time that is reinforcing ageism rather than promoting intergenerational connectedness.  Some of the "silver linings," however, of this time are some resurgences of kindness and help provided to each other, like becoming more mindful about ourselves and others. During this program, we'll be talking with Dr. Ellen Langer, who has devoted much of her adult life to issues such as mindlessness and mindfulness, decision-making, and possibilities as we age. As she has stated in a variety of her work, we're a product of what we were told we were. When we're uncertain, we stay mindful and open to alternatives. When we're mindless, we're not aware that we're not there. So, part of the question becomes, what are ways to open ourselves to possibilities and shift from being trapped in mindlessness and open ourselves to new ways of thinking and perceiving ourselves and the world? In this program, you'll discover how to:Become more mindfulBecome comfortable with uncertainty (which is the rule rather than the exception)See many of your problems as a function of mindlessnessExert more control over your health and well-being using mindfulnessYou will walk away with a renewed sense of competence, relaxation and an ability to see possibilities you haven't seen before.About Ellen Langer:Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. She is the author of eleven books and more than two hundred research articles written for general and academic readers on mindfulness for over 35 years. Her best-selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book is The Art of Noticing which pairs one-liners culled from her research with her original paintings. She has also edited the Wiley Mindfulness Handbook, an anthology on mindfulness in which leading researchers integrate work derived from her western scientific theoretical base of mindfulness with research on eastern derived forms of meditation. Dr. Langer has been described as the "mother of mindfulness" and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. Among other honors, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and the Staats award for Unifying Psychology. Most recently she received the Liberty Science Genius Award.The citation for the APA distinguished contributions award reads, in part, "...her pioneering work revealed the profound effects of increasing mindful behavior and offers new hope to millions whose problems were previously seen as unalterable and inevitable. Ellen Langer has demonstrated repeatedly how our limits are of our own making."Dr. Langer is a frequent speaker on mindfulness at academic, professional and public events. She is also the founder of The Langer Mindfulness Institute and is a gallery exhibiting artist.She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Get in touch with Ellen Langer:Ellen's book: Mindfulness (25th Anniversary edition) https://amzn.to/3rPuiby Ellen's website: http://ellenlanger.com/ Visit Langer Mindfulness Institute: http://langermindfulnessinstitute.com

Living without stress is possible. Most of us are living mindlessly virtually all of the time, why that is and how do we change? Social psychologist and Harvard University professor, Ellen Langer, Ph.D. Dr. Langer is the author of 11 books including Mindfulness: The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility.  “We have many, many studies that suggest that the limits we assume are real are artificial, and that we don't have to  accept them at all.” She is known as “The Mother of Mindfulness” Dr. and Professor Ellen Langer, who is a full-time Psychology Professor at Harvard University. She was the first female to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard. Se has 4 distinguished science awards, and the Liberty Science Genius Award.  Dr. Langer shares with us: - Her definition of mindfulness - Why people always ask her why she's smiling and her reason - “Most of us are living mindlessly virtually all of the time” and why that is and how to change - That work/life balance doesn't exist, but what does that can help - Living without stress is possible   More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal and certified life coach. She is passionate about helping moms first take care of themselves to be their best for their kids. She helps moms with a problem solving process when their child is experiencing challenging behaviors. She practices mindfulness personally and at school teaching students breathing and awareness techniques to help them manage their own stress to be happy and healthy! www.educationalimpactacademy.com YouTube - Educational Impact Academy Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy Instagram - JakubowskiKarin Twitter - @KarinJakubowski  

                                                          Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University and she speaks with us about how "Certainty is a mindless illusion" why " 1 + 1 doesn't always equal 2" and that if you want "To feel differently, you need to view it differently" along with more great lessons. Hosted by Duff Watkins. About Ellen Langer  Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University where she was the first woman to be tenured in the department. She has been described as the “mother of mindfulness” and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. She is the founder of The Langer Mindfulness Institute and consults with organizations to foster mindful leadership, innovation, strategy and work/life integration. Her books, written for general and academic readers, include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book The Handbook of Mindfulness is an anthology that brings together the latest multi-disciplinary research on mindfulness. A passionate and compelling lecturer who presents at organizations worldwide, Langer has authored over 200 research articles and six academic books. Her work has led to numerous academic honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the recipient of four Distinguished Scientist Awards and the Liberty Science Genius Award. Her website is https://ellenlanger.com/ Episode Notes: Lesson 1: Behavior always makes sense from the actor's perspective 06m 49s. Lesson 2: Certainty is a mindless illusion 08m 24s. Lesson 3: 1+1 doesn't always equal 2 13m 04s. Lesson 4: Everyone doesn't know something but everyone knows something else 19m 49s. Lesson 5: Inconsistent is flexible 23m 12s. Lesson 6: Outcomes are neither good nor bad 25m 52s. Lesson 7: To feel differently, view it differently 27m 20s. Lesson 8: Every activity can be done mindlessly or mindfully 33m 31s. Lesson 9: Mindfulness is simply noticing new things 35m 20s. Lesson 10: Life is a people game 45m 19s.

"Mindlessness is pervasive. Virtually all of us, almost all of the time, are not there. But when we're not there, we're not there to know we're not there." Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University where she was the first woman to be tenured in the department. She has been described as the "mother of mindfulness" and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. Her books, written for general and academic readers, include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book The Handbook of Mindfulness is an anthology that brings together the latest multi-disciplinary research on mindfulness. She is the recipient of four Distinguished Scientist Awards and the Liberty Science Genius Award. In this episode of The Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Langer about how a comfort with uncertainty and curiosity--mindfulness--creates powerful changes in the brain. We discuss her famous "counterclockwise" studies and her claims that mindfulness leads to powerful improvements in health generally, and specific improvements in memory, vision, and hearing. Among Langer's six academic books and 200 research articles is her extensive work on the placebo effect. "So you take that sugar pill and you get better. The question is what's making you better. And the answer is you're making yourself better. A good deal of our research is devoted to getting rid of the sham. You don't need someone to give it to you. You don't have to make believe that it's effective. You can actually control your own health." Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulOfLifeShow​ or Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoulofLifeShow​ Want to book Keith as a guest on your podcast? Contact him at keith@souloflifeshow.com. ***7-Week Stress Reduction & Relationship Growth Course*** If you and your significant other are looking for ways to improve communication and strengthen your partnership, there is still time to enroll in my upcoming live 7-Week Mindfulness and IFS course, called Mindful Marriage. Partners of any kind are welcome. It's a one-of-a-kind offering that can truly transform how you show up in intimacy. For more information visit: https://community.souloflifeshow.com/

When trying to do more than one thing at a time, are you multitasking or multi-failing? The brain likes harmony. It can truly only focus on one thing at a time. When we are bombarded with distractions and interruptions, our brains shrink and our memories flatten. How? Host, Mike Domitrz welcomes Scott Halford for a scientific and mindful discussion about why it’s important to be intentional, to be present, and to reset your mind three times a day.   Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show.   Key Takeaways:  [2:20] What mindfulness mean to Scott. [3:37] Scott helps people who beat up their brains. [7:24] Reset your Cortisol to find true mindfulness. [17:34] The Ellen Langer experiment. [21:41] Clear out your prefrontal cortex. [25:19] Be intentional and do the heavy lifting in the morning. [28:46] Books Scott finds transformational.   Mentioned in This Episode:  Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility, by Ellen Langer   Activate Your Brain: How Understanding Your Brain Can Improve Your Work — and Your Life, by Scott Halford   Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life, by John B. Arden   Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain   Scott Halford is a writer and long-time educator of businesspeople worldwide. He focuses on brain-based behavioral science, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and influence. In 2014, Scott was inducted into the National Speakers Speaker Hall of Fame. He has been the Brainy Business columnist for Entrepreneur.com, and blogs for Huffington Post. Scott is the author of Activate Your Brain (2015), a Wall Street Journal best-selling book, and Be a Shortcut – The Secret Fast-track to Business Success.   CompleteIntelligence.com   Scott Halford on Twitter   Scott Halford on Facebook   The Sponsor of This Week’s Episode:  The “Can I Kiss You?" Book & Instructor’s Guide   Tweetables:  “When you are not intentional you lose the focus and the presence of the person you are with.” @mindfulnessshow   “The brain needs a neurochemical bath in order for its architecture to grow.” @ScottHalford   “My goal is to have people spend more money on their brains than they do their car.” @ScottHalford   Contact Us:The Everyday Mindfulness Show   listen@everydaymindfulnessshow.com   Everyday Mindfulness Show on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With over 35 years of research and expertise, Dr. Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist and Guggenheim Fellow, is widely known as the “mother of mindfulness”. She is the author of eleven books including Mindfulness, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility, and has written more than two hundred research articles on the topic of mindfulness. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Jeff Cobb talks with Dr. Langer about what it really means to be mindful, the benefits that come along with it, and ways you can encourage achieving it in your own life as well as in the design of learning experiences. Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode97.  Highlighted Resource – Video of Dr. Ellen Langer’s talk, Mindfulness Over Matter. In it she highlights many of the key points from her book, Mindfulness. Thank you to YourMembership, the podcast sponsor for the third quarter of 2017. YourMembership’s learning management system is specifically designed for professional education with a highly flexible and intuitive system that customizes the learning experience. YourMembership’s LMS seamlessly integrates with key systems to manage all of your educational content formats in one central location while providing powerful tools to create and deliver assessments, evaluations, and learning communities.

Your body responds to the stress of a busy morning with the same biochemical responses it would have if a tiger pounced on you in the jungle. Intellectually, these two events are completely different, but your body can't tell them apart. Genetically, we evolved to "survive," and our modern world feels very dangerous even though we actually live safe lives of luxury (relatively speaking). Mindfulness is the conscious practice of focusing your awareness on the here and now (in all its comfort, pain, and wonder), and while the term is thrown around flippantly, the research behind it is fascinating. Your body and mind are not just connected, they are actually one interwoven system; and by returning to the present moment, you mental and physical health will improve measurably. ------------ Listen & Learn: How the simple act of paying attention and staying present could turn back the clock and physiologically make you younger How the mind-body connection is a misnomer—they are intrinsically intertwined Why we want to be responsive not reactive Why stress is the worry that something is going to happen (which may or may not be true) and that the result will be negative (which may or may not be true) ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is known as the mother of mindfulness. She is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard. She is the author of 11 books and more than 200 research articles written for general and academic readers on mindfulness. Her books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility; and The Wiley Mindfulness Handbook. Nutritional Tip of the Week: Stinging Nettle Links & References from the Show: Langer Mindfulness Institute Chris' Website Ellen's Main Site Got Questions? Send me a voicemail here: Ask Lucas a Question Or write to us: podcast@yogabody.com  Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes Thanks to our sponsor: Hurts So Good - Self-Massage Balls -- They allow you to release tension, break up sliding surface dysfunctions, and improve circulation in and around your muscles and tendons, ligaments, and fascia. In our modern lives, our movement patterns tend to be very habitual. We sit, stand, drive, and walk; but we often lack the dynamic range of motion that our bodies are designed for. Hurts So Good Massage Balls are designed to empower yoga students, office workers, and athletes at all levels to do profound deep tissue work on their own as needed, as often as every day. These balls are named, Hurts So Good for a reason. Most people immediately find them intense in a wonderful, tension-relieving way. Learn More

Several years ago, I learned about mindfulness the hard way. I was eating a cardiologist recommended diet that apparently wasn’t working for me and I failed to pay attention to any of the warning signs. The first person to draw attention to my mindlessness was the woman who is now my wife and co-founder at NBT. Only recently did I discover the decades of careful research on the simple practice of noticing, and how that can be both good for you and fun. My guest this week is Dr Ellen Langer, PhD, a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. She is the author of eleven books and more than two hundred research articles written for general and academic readers on mindfulness for over 35 years. Her best-selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. See Langer EJ[Author] on PubMed. Here’s the outline of this interview with Ellen Langer, PhD: [00:01:22] Align Therapy podcast. [00:02:24] Science is in based probabilities. [00:04:29] Book: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. [00:05:02] The mind-body problem. [00:06:13] Counterclockwise study. [00:06:46] Crum, Alia J., and Ellen J. Langer. "Mind-set matters exercise and the placebo effect." Psychological Science 18.2 (2007): 165-171. [00:08:20] Langer, Ellen, et al. "Believing is seeing using mindlessness (mindfully) to improve visual acuity." Psychological Science (2010). [00:10:21] Airforce pilot study. [00:11:45] Adopting a "crutch". [00:12:43] Mindlessness. [00:13:16] Actively noticing new things. [00:13:54] Doing things people hated. [00:14:26] Meditation is a tool to lead to post-meditation. [00:15:19] Becoming aware that you don't know anything. [00:16:06] 1 + 1 = ? [00:19:01] Seeing the world in black and white. [00:20:08] Passing yourself over to a doctor. [00:20:23] You are the keeper of the special information. [00:20:51] Regression to the mean. [00:22:07] Pay attention to the subtleties. [00:22:58] Harnessing the power of the placebo. [00:23:34] Park, Chanmo, et al. "Blood sugar level follows perceived time rather than actual time in people with type 2 diabetes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2016): 201603444. [00:25:36] Sports psychology. [00:27:18] The true expert is always a learner. [00:29:01] Golf. [00:29:32] Quantified Body podcast: Is Your Glucose Metabolism Unique to You? [00:32:26] Mindfulness is fun! [00:34:23] Book: The Art of Noticing.

A Whole Health Educator and Personal Trainer from Mountain View, California asked me some questions about the FDN certification and since we get so many questions like the ones below, Tommy and I did a webinar to answer those and more, live. The questions: What health services did you offer before studying with FDN?  How did you integrate your new training into your service offerings at the beginning? Have you been able to use FDN to build a solid/sustaining income and business model?  If so, how long did that ramp up process take? What marketing initiatives/strategies have you tried?  Which worked best/least? Were there additional/unforeseen start up costs? What challenges have you had along the way to setting up business with FDN?  What might you have done differently? What are your thoughts on the current lab testing that FDN recommends, as well as the supplement brands they have relationships with?   Do you find that most of your income from FDN stems from patient sessions or from supplement income?  Some other avenue? Here’s the outline of this webinar with Dr. Tommy Wood: [00:03:25] Kalish Institute. [00:05:54] Robb Wolf. [00:06:27] Root cause of multiple sclerosis using engineering techniques (paper, talk for the public, talk for physicians). [00:07:16] Tommy's blog. [00:07:53] OAT, DUTCH, blood chemistry. [00:09:09] Chris Kresser's ADAPT course. [00:10:10] Bryan Walsh's Metabolic Fitness Pro biochemistry course. [00:10:28] Khan Academy chemistry. [00:13:31] Mark Sisson's Primal Health Coaching certification. [00:14:59] Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. [00:17:53] Coursera Physiology Course form Duke University. [00:20:01] Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. [00:21:34] Jamie Kendall-Weed. [00:24:06] Paleo Physicians Network. [00:26:27] Tommy WOULD do it all again the same :) [00:29:19] "A ticket to play the game"‒Physician's Assistant [00:33:44] Student debt. [00:35:35] How to Start a Startup. [00:36:51] The Elite Performance Program (EPP). [00:37:09] Ralston Consulting. [00:37:49] Lisa Fraley, legal coach. [00:38:08] Client agreements. [00:39:53] Amelia. [00:41:16] Jordan Reasoner podcast. [00:42:33] Practitioner Liberation Project. [00:43:24] Ben Greenfield podcast with Jamie. [00:44:47] Zoom, Zendesk, Slack. [00:45:02] ScheduleOnce. [00:47:04] Trello. [00:48:07] Google Drive [00:48:48] HIPAA compliance. [00:51:24] Data extraction and model building. [00:51:45] Python Machine Learning. [00:52:00] scikit-learn, TensorFlow. [00:52:52] BioHealth Adrenal Stress Profile (saliva). [00:53:17] BioHealth 101. [00:53:53] Mediator Release Test (MRT). [00:54:53] AIP, Whole30. [00:55:13] Cyrex Labs. [00:56:35] Aristo Vojdani. [00:57:00] Ellen Langer. [00:58:01] Align Podcast. [00:58:26] Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. [00:59:10] Ron Rosedale. [01:00:34] Keto Summit. [01:01:04] PHAT FIBRE. [01:03:21] PHAT COW! [01:03:33] Fruition chocolate.

Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. She is the author of eleven books and more than two hundred research articles written for general and academic readers on mindfulness for over 35 years. Her best-selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book, the Wiley Mindfulness Handbook, is an anthology on mindfulness in which leading researchers integrate work derived from her western scientific theoretical base of mindfulness with research on eastern derived forms of meditation. It will be published in early 2014. Learn more about Ellen's work at http://www.ellenlanger.com/ Intro to podcast is an old Richard Alpert video sound bite.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P3TrGCMHNU    

We all try to fight it: the inexorable march of time. The fountain of youth doesn't exist, and all those wrinkle creams can't help. But modern science is giving us new weapons in the fight against aging. So how far are we willing to go? Hear when aging begins, a summary of the latest biotech research, and how a lab full of youthful worms might help humans stay healthy. Also, a geneticist who takes a radical approach: collect the DNA that codes for longevity and restructure our genome. He finds inspiration – and perhaps genes as well – in the bi-centenarian bowhead whale. But what if age really is mind over matter? A psychologist's extraordinary thought experiment with septuagenarian men turns back the clock 20 years. Will it work on diseases such as cancer as well?  Guests: Gordon Lithgow – Geneticist, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California Manish Chamoli – Post-doctoral researcher, Buck Institute for Research on Aging George Church – Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, author of Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves Ellen Langer – Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility First released April 6, 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ENCORE  We all try to fight it: the inexorable march of time. The fountain of youth doesn’t exist, and all those wrinkle creams can’t help. But modern science is giving us new weapons in the fight against aging. So how far are we willing to go? Hear when aging begins, a summary of the latest biotech research, and how a lab full of youthful worms might help humans stay healthy. Also, a geneticist who takes a radical approach: collect the DNA that codes for longevity and restructure our genome. He finds inspiration – and perhaps genes as well – in the bi-centenarian bowhead whale. But what if age really is mind over matter? A psychologist’s extraordinary thought experiment with septuagenarian men turns back the clock 20 years. Will it work on diseases such as cancer as well?  Guests: Gordon Lithgow – Geneticist, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California Manish Chamoli – Post-doctoral researcher, Buck Institute for Research on Aging George Church – Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, author of Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves Ellen Langer – Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility First released April 6, 2015.

In the February 3, 2015 episode of Boomer Generation Radio, Rabbi Address hosts a conversation on mid-life career changes with Cherry Hill writer Stefanie Levine Cohen in the first half of the program. In the second half of the show, Dr. Ellen Langer, a social psychologist from Harvard University discusses mindfulness. About the Guests Stefanie Levine Cohen Stefanie Levine Cohen studies and writes about birth, death, afterlife and the human condition.  Her stories explore moments of transition in characters' lives and focus particularly on the intersection between the psychological and the spiritual. How does a person reconcile the need to understand his or her place in the universe with the tug of that person's emotional truth? Themes of parenting, aging, loss and self-discovery recur throughout her stories and resonate with readers at many stages of life. Stefanie is a long-time member of the Rittenhouse Writers Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded and facilitated by James Rahn. She has also attended the Taos Summer Writers' Conference and numerous workshops, studying with teachers including Jonis Agee, Sylvia Boorstein, Joan Borysenko, Deepak Chopra, Stephen Cope, Gordon Dveirin, John Perkins, Rabbi Rami Shapiro and James Van Praague. Her work has been published in  Amarillo Bay, ginosko, Green Hills Literary Lantern, The MacGuffin, The Montreal Review, and Storyscape Journal. Dr. Ellen Langer Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. She is the author of eleven books and more than two hundred research articles written for general and academic readers on mindfulness for over 35 years. Her best selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book, the Wiley Mindfulness Handbook, is an anthology on mindfulness in which leading researchers integrate work derived from her western scientific theoretical base of mindfulness with research on eastern derived forms of meditation. It will be published in early 2014.  Dr. Langer has been described as the “mother of mindfulness” and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. Among other honors, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and the Staats award for Unifying Psychology. Dr. Langer has been a guest speaker all over the world, including Japan, Malaysia, Germany, Australia, Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina and China. Her websites can be found at www.langermindfulnessinstitute.com and www.ellenlanger.com. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts. Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.

Ellen Langer is a Yale PhD, Harvard Professor of Psychology, and artist. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and the Staats award for Unifying Psychology, and has authored eleven books and over 200 research articles on the illusion of control, perceived control, successful aging, decision-making, to name a few of the topics. Each of these is examined through the lens of her theory of mindfulness. Her research has demonstrated that by actively noticing new things-the essence of mindfulness-health, well being, and competence follow. Her best selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and her most recent book, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. To learn more about Ellen and her work, visit: www.ellenlanger.com Dr. Mario Martinez is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and founder of Biocognitive Science. He specializes in how cultural and transcendental beliefs affect health and longevity. His biocognitive theory is based on discoveries in neuroscience research with healthy brains and psychoneuroimmunology investigations of exalted emotions (love, compassion, empathy, dignity). Biocognition offers an integrated paradigm that brings together mindbody research and cultural anthropology. Dr. Martinez is considered a world expert on stigmata (Christ-like wounds that do not heal and resist infection) and has been consulted on these rare cases by the Catholic Church, BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. He coined the term Cultural Psychoneuroimmunology to address how cultural contexts affect nervous, immune, and endocrine regulation. He is the bestselling author of the learning set CD, The Mind Body Code: How the Mind Wounds and Heals the Body and The Man from Autumn: A Psychological Novel. To learn more about Mario and his work, visit: www.biocognitive.com

Ellen Langer is a Yale PhD, Harvard Professor of Psychology, and artist. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and the Staats award for Unifying Psychology, and has authored eleven books and over 200 research articles on the illusion of control, perceived control, successful aging, decision-making, to name a few of the topics. Each of these is examined through the lens of her theory of mindfulness. Her research has demonstrated that by actively noticing new things-the essence of mindfulness-health, well being, and competence follow. Her best selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and her most recent book, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. To learn more about Ellen and her work, visit: www.ellenlanger.com Dr. Mario Martinez is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and founder of Biocognitive Science. He specializes in how cultural and transcendental beliefs affect health and longevity. His biocognitive theory is based on discoveries in neuroscience research with healthy brains and psychoneuroimmunology investigations of exalted emotions (love, compassion, empathy, dignity). Biocognition offers an integrated paradigm that brings together mindbody research and cultural anthropology. Dr. Martinez is considered a world expert on stigmata (Christ-like wounds that do not heal and resist infection) and has been consulted on these rare cases by the Catholic Church, BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. He coined the term Cultural Psychoneuroimmunology to address how cultural contexts affect nervous, immune, and endocrine regulation. He is the bestselling author of the learning set CD, The Mind Body Code: How the Mind Wounds and Heals the Body and The Man from Autumn: A Psychological Novel. To learn more about Mario and his work, visit: www.biocognitive.com

Ellen Langer is a Yale PhD, Harvard Professor of Psychology, and artist. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and the Staats award for Unifying Psychology, and has authored eleven books and over 200 research articles on the illusion of control, perceived control, successful aging, decision-making, to name a few of the topics. Each of these is examined through the lens of her theory of mindfulness. Her research has demonstrated that by actively noticing new things-the essence of mindfulness-health, well being, and competence follow. Her best selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and her most recent book, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility.

Ellen Langer is a Yale PhD, Harvard Professor of Psychology, and artist. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and the Staats award for Unifying Psychology, and has authored eleven books and over 200 research articles on the illusion of control, perceived control, successful aging, decision-making, to name a few of the topics. Each of these is examined through the lens of her theory of mindfulness. Her research has demonstrated that by actively noticing new things-the essence of mindfulness-health, well being, and competence follow. Her best selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and her most recent book, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility.