The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Lasting Health

· Little, Brown Book Group · Narrated by Subhadra Newton
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Bestselling author, and 'mother of mindfulness', Ellen J. Langer makes her long-awaited return sharing her groundbreaking research in The Mindful Body.

Have you ever wondered if you could improve your health by harnessing the power of your mind?

When it comes to our health, too many of us feel trapped by a medical diagnosis, believing that it can only mean a static or worsening condition. Whether it is stiff knees, frayed nerves or failing eyesight, your mind can lead you to believe things will only get worse. But with practical steps and scientific research you can take control of your mindset, by using your thoughts and perspective to help improve your wellbeing.

In The Mindful Body, award-winning social psychologist Ellen J. Langer draws on her lifetime of expertise and trailblazing research by revealing the capacity that mindfulness has to transform our lives. Opening the door to her pioneering Harvard lab, Langer uncovers the secret of how the mind and the body are in fact a single system, and if we embrace the idea of mind-body unity, new possibilities for controlling our health become available to us.

Featuring autobiographical anecdotes, iconoclastic philosophy and cutting-edge research, The Mindful Body will help you navigate a path to improved health and wellbeing and in turn boost your cognitive capabilities so that you can take back control of your body for a brighter future.

About the author

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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