I just finished reading "The Mindful Body" by Ellen J. Langer. It’s well worth reading if you have any interest in knowing more about how your expectations, perceptions and mindfulness practices ...

How can we stay calm and focused? Ellen J. Langer, the Harvard Psychology department’s first female tenured professor, is an expert on mindfulness. We discussed how to channel creativity ...

For Ellen Langer, the meaning of "mindfulness" crystalized after her home burned down. Please watch the video at ...

Last week, I wrote about Ellen Langer’s newest book, "The Mindful Body." I made reference to one of her previous investigations, the "Counterclockwise" study, conducted and published in 1979.

When psychologist Ellen Langer asked participants at a seminar to talk about someone or something that just drove them nuts, one woman spoke about her husband always being late for breakfast — a ...

So, Professor Langer, why is it so hard for people to say, you know, no gifts this year, we really can't afford it? Dr. ELLEN J. LANGER (Psychology, Harvard University): Well, there are several ...

Wouldn't you want to give it a try? Author Ellen J. Langer, an award-winning psychology professor at Harvard who has a home in Provincetown, believes it is possible to improve our health if we ...

Alia J. Crum and Ellen J. Langer, psychologists at Harvard University, made this provocative discovery when they studied 84 women who clean rooms at seven Boston-area hotels. It’s a physically ...

Presentation: "The Psychology of Possibility," Ellen J. Langer, PhD, Session 2254, American Psychological Foundation Arthur W. Staats Lecture on Unifying Psychology, Aug. 3. RELATED TOPICS Mind ...

Langer argues that by shifting our mindset and embracing a more positive outlook on aging, we can influence our physical well-being. I just finished reading "The Mindful Body" by Ellen J.