Professor Ellen Langer | Pioneering researcher into successful ageing
Psychology Department, Harvard University, USA | United States

Professor Ellen Langer, Pioneering researcher, Harvard University

Ellen Langer, Yale PhD, Harvard Professor of Psychology, artist, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards has authored eleven books and over 200 research articles. Each topic studied 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'. Her recent BBC series The Young Ones which replicated her counterclockwise study with British celebrities, was recently nominated for a BAFTA, the British equivalent of an Emmy.

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Appearances at this years' conference:

CONFERENCE DAY TWO - FRIDAY 2 MARCH, 2012


@ 09.30
COUNTERCLOCKWISE: MINDFUL HEALTH AND THE POWER OF POSSIBILITY

  • If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically?
  • How does our belief in physical limits constrain us? 
  • Can we reorient our attitudes and language in order to achieve better health?
  • Opening our minds to what’s possible, instead of clinging to accepted notions about what’s not, can lead to better health at any age.
  • Implications for our general health as well as for our fundamental happiness.

  • › Professor Ellen Langer, Pioneering researcher into successful ageing, Psychology Department, Harvard University, USA
@ 12.00
PANEL: WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF A FLOURISHING LIFE?

  • What can you do to increase your satisfaction in life?
  • Using your time well: doing more of what satisfies you and less of what doesn’t
  • What are potential “threats” to your happiness? 
  • Can you flourish while social and environmental problems abound?
  • What would constitute “national happiness”?

  • › Professor Ellen Langer, Pioneering researcher into successful ageing, Psychology Department, Harvard University, USA

WORKSHOP 5: MINDFUL LIVING FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS


@ 14.00
Post-conference half-day workshop

Saturday 3 March 2012
2pm - 5pm incl. half hour coffee break
SMC Function Cenre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney

with Professor Ellen Langer, pioneering researcher into successful ageing; Psychology Department, Harvard University, USA; best-selling author: Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise.

A unique opportunity to spend in-depth time with pioneering psychologist and researcher into the illusion of control, aging, decision-making, and mindfulness theory, Ellen Langer.

We will delve deeper into the topic of mindfulness from a Western perspective - mindfulness without meditation. It will become clear that living in a mindful way is relatively easy and enormously rewarding. The essence of being mindful is to notice new things. Noticing leads to engagement and engagement leads to fulfillment.

We will explore the consequences of increasing mindfulness for our interpersonal relationships and our satisfaction at work. Further, we will discuss ways of changing our methods of educating people so that future generations will understand the power of uncertainty and thus be able to live more productive and engaging lives.

 

  • › Professor Ellen Langer, Pioneering researcher into successful ageing, Psychology Department, Harvard University, USA