Informationen zum Autor Ellen J. Langer was the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard, where she is still professor of psychology. Dr. Langer is the author of eleven other books, including the international bestseller Mindfulness as well as The Power of Mindful Learning and Counterclockwise . Her trailblazing experiments in social psychology have earned her inclusion in The New York Times Magazine 's 'Year in Ideas' issue and is known worldwide as the 'mother of mindfulness'. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visit her website at www.ellenlanger.com. Klappentext 'For decades, Ellen Langer's work has taught us the incredible power of the mind to affect our lives. In this fascinating new book, she highlights the startling role that our mind plays in fostering or undermining what is perhaps our most important asset-our health. You will be amazed. I highly recommend this book!' Carol Dweck, PhD, bestselling author of Mindset ' The Mindful Body presents a revolutionary and much-needed prescription for reimagining and then creating optimum health. A compelling combination of personal experience, research and hard science, this is a must read' Jill Bolte-Taylor, PhD, bestselling author of Whole Brain Living and My Stroke of Insight 'To call a book a "world-flipper" sounds like the worst sort of hyperbole, but the bare facts are that The Mindful Body does this and more. Reading it I loved seeing my worldview upended. But make no mistake, every semi-colon in these pages is backed up by brilliant and the hardest of hard experimental science-that has been Dr. Langer's trademark for decades. I do dearly hope we pay attention' Tom Peters, bestselling author of The Excellence Dividend Vorwort Bestselling author, and 'mother of mindfulness', Ellen J. Langer makes her long-awaited return sharing her groundbreaking research with The Mindful Body. Zusammenfassung Bestselling author, and 'mother of mindfulness', Ellen J. Langer makes her long-awaited return sharing her groundbreaking research with The Mindful Body....

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Ellen J. Langer was the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard, where she is still professor of psychology. Dr. Langer is the author of eleven other books, including the international bestseller Mindfulness as well as The Power of Mindful Learning and Counterclockwise. Her trailblazing experiments in social psychology have earned her inclusion in The New York Times Magazine's 'Year in Ideas' issue and is known worldwide as the 'mother of mindfulness'. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visit her website at www.ellenlanger.com.

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'For decades, Ellen Langer's work has taught us the incredible power of the mind to affect our lives. In this fascinating new book, she highlights the startling role that our mind plays in fostering or undermining what is perhaps our most important asset-our health. You will be amazed. I highly recommend this book!'
**Carol Dweck, PhD, bestselling author of Mindset **

'The Mindful Body presents a revolutionary and much-needed prescription for reimagining and then creating optimum health. A compelling combination of personal experience, research and hard science, this is a must read' Jill Bolte-Taylor, PhD, bestselling author of Whole Brain Living and My Stroke of Insight

'To call a book a "world-flipper" sounds like the worst sort of hyperbole, but the bare facts are that The Mindful Body does this and more. Reading it I loved seeing my worldview upended. But make no mistake, every semi-colon in these pages is backed up by brilliant and the hardest of hard experimental science-that has been Dr. Langer's trademark for decades. I do dearly hope we pay attention' Tom Peters, bestselling author of The Excellence Dividend

Zusammenfassung
Bestselling author, and 'mother of mindfulness', Ellen J. Langer makes her long-awaited return sharing her groundbreaking research with The Mindful Body.