Mindfulness (25th anniversary edition)

The revolutionary book that showed how mindfulness can be applied to every aspect of our lives.

“The concept of 'mindfulness' has skyrocketed in popularity among enlightened people, and that boost can be attributed to the groundbreaking research and book by one of the most creative psychologists alive, Ellen Langer.” —New York Times–bestselling author Steven Pinker

The highly innovative findings of social psychologist Dr. Ellen J. Langer and her team of researchers at Harvard introduced a unique concept of mindfulness, adapted to contemporary life in the West. Langer's theory has been applied to a wide number of fields, including health, business, aging, social justice, and learning. The Langer Mindfulness Scale is a psychological assessment based on her work.

In her introduction to this 25th anniversary edition, Dr. Langer (now known as “the Mother of Mindfulness”) outlines some of these exciting applications and suggests those still to come.

“Ellen Langer's insights span every field of human endeavor, including not least my own.” —#1 New York Times–bestselling author Atul Gawande

“All of us who write books about psychology for a popular audience are aware that we stand on the shoulders of giants, and Ellen Langer is one of those giants.” —#1 New York Times–bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell