TY  - BOOK
AU  - Langer, Ellen J.
TI  - Mindfulness
T2  - A Merloyd Lawrence Book
SN  - 9780738217994
AV  - 153 L26m 2014 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Hachette Book Group Inc.
KW  - Attention
KW  - Consciousness
KW  - Thought and thinking
KW  - Mental efficiency
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface to the 25th anniversary edition Introduction Mindlessness. When the light`s on and nobody`s home ; The roots of mindlessness ; The costs of mindlessness Mindfulness. The nature of mindfulness ; Mindful aging ; Creative uncertainty ; Mindfulness on the job ; Decreasing prejudice by increasing discrimination ; Minding matters: mindfulness and health Epilogue: Beyond mindfulness
N2  - In the years since it was first published, this influential book based on the highly innovative findings of social psychologist Dr. Ellen J. Langer and her team of researchers at Harvard made its mark for its unique concept of mindfulness, thoroughly adapted to contemporary life in the West. Langer`s theory has been applied to a wide number of fields, including health, business, aging, prejudice, and learning. There is now a new psychological assessment based on her work (called the Langer Mindfulness Scale) as well as an institute in Mexico founded to apply the concepts of mindfulness to health and wellness. In her introduction to this 25th anniversary edition, Dr. Langer outlines some of these exciting applications and suggests those still to come
ER  -