How to think yourself YOUNGER: Ellen Langer, Ph.D. | mbg Podcast

Today’s featured guest is Ellen Langer, Ph.D., an award-winning Harvard psychologist known as the "mother of mindfulness."
“People think about living each day as if it's their last. One could also live each day as if it's their first," she says. In this episode, Ellen and Jason discuss how to tap into your mindset for optimal health, plus:
0:00 Ellen’s background & professional work
3:07 Ellen’s famous counterclockwise study
9:13 How mindset affects the aging process
10:40 Ellen’s chambermaid study on mindset & weight loss
12:59 Ellen’s studies on mindset & fatigue
17:53 Ellen’s mind-body study on blood sugar
23:14 How to optimize your mind-body connection
24:16 Why 1 + 1 doesn’t always equal 2
28:18 How to manage anxiety from uncertainty
33:58 How to learn to be more mindful
35:34 How to make mindful decisions
43:39 How to create positive contagion
45:56 How to use mindfulness in a doctor-patient setting
54:44 How to balance presence & planning for the future
59:16 What Ellen has changed in her life since studying mindfulness
1:04:38 The science of spontaneous remissions
1:07:05 Why mindfulness is not a practice
1:14:43 How to keep childlike wonder alive
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[@mindbodygreen]

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[@jinimurray4090]

What long life is worth eternity ? Tera did it for me! Yoga means “yoked too”° Yoked to ‘WHAT?’ 330 million ‘so-called gods’ which are demons. (Each yoga pose is worship to another demon entity) The more yoga 🧘‍♀️ you practice, the more demons enter you until you’re possessed (The world will think you are mentally ill , but it’s only demons who will drag you down to hell eventually. There, you can live forever!@ Yes, you can have loooong life In fact you can spend eternity with those So- called gods/demons forever in HELL (Hell is default) By yoking yourself to demons, you open yourself up to their entry - WELCOMING them into your body to manifest their character through you. YES !!!! You know if it’s say, the lotus position, this is the sex god,(demon), and then you can be a sex pervert, with all the consequences which ensue, BOTH in this life & the next! We alllllll have eternity to enjoy. “MATTER “ Never goes away, it just changes form. So, once conceived we all live for all eternity It’s then each individuals choice of WHERE they want to spend it. They, (You) can spend eternity where the demons are being sent, by inviting them to yoke themselves to you simply by practicing YOGA 🧘‍♂️ Or You can break free of this world - yes now while this life carries on and choose to live forever!!!! Free of pain sickness & death… LEARN HOW BY GOING HERE: Livingwaters.com

[@noraclar8561]

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[@noraclar8561]

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[@vivhiggins5656]

True what you'r saying ,and good on you,

[@ChuckStaley]

I'm a healthy 92-year-old next month, with no prescriptions, and just heard Ellen quote Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." I conspired long ago to live as long as I want, so check back with me in a couple of decades and we'll see how it's going. I also firmly know: "Your BELIEF makes it so."

[@benthread]

Wow. This is cool.

[@carolinapascua3672]

Wow I like that I will be 74 in November and still work I cannot be idle you’re an inspiration.

[@AtypicalPaul]

Wow, that's awesome! Love to hear what you think about life and where we are now in the world vs what is was like when you were a teenager/young adult. If you made a video, I'd definitely watch it. I bet you have a lot to say.

[@ChuckStaley]

I took a job in my 70s and they thought I was in my 50s. I worked there for 10 years and no one was the wiser. 😎@@carolinapascua3672

[@ChuckStaley]

I will make a video in the near future. I'll have to learn the mechanics. Thanks for the kind words. @@AtypicalPaul

[@joannemacdonald5400]

Fascinating! 34 yrs ago my (extremely stubborn) brother was in a horrific head-on crash with an automobile when he was on his motorcycle. He had 2 puntured lungs, lacerated organs, broken legs, broken ribs, etc. The paramedics thought he'd be DOA at the ER. The Dr.s at the ER said he "wouldn't survive until morning". When he DID survive until morning, they told him he'd "never walk again". Within one year he had a FULL recovery, & bought a new motorcycle. He's still riding.

[@Strawberrysoul]

Thank you for sharing this amazing store!!! Bring us hope and determination to heal when the doctors say you won't. 🙏🏼💛😃💗🌸

[@camillabartlett9128]

Same here Was 12 yo Saw my 13 birthday day in hospital Was never to have children Forgot that and married 3 years in with never a thought about that prediction I gave birth to 2 healthy sons one 8:6oz the last 12lb8oz Then I remembered The world moves in mysterious ways Never know what’s tomorrow Be grateful to the present and NOW God bless all who seek

[@camillabartlett9128]

We just have to believe

[@pato7274]

Thrilled to see this! For decades after reading about this in TIME mag and the book I have been saying to myself “I’m only 35”! Now I am 76 and run, row, etc 50 miles a week. So happy for Ms. Langer 🎉

[@Faye-el1bz]

Holy guacamole 🥑 good on you

[@charlesbyrd7873]

76 too but three years of health crisis but fighting back so I can plant churches, do missions, build affordable homes, service the homeless, teach, preach and heal my African American people from historic and contemporary trauma......... I'm proud to know that at 76 is still functional. I'm jealous that you taught at Harvard all those years and celebrate a life well lived. I'll follow you on KZbin and read everything you've published. You are a gift to all of us, especially me. ACLBYRD

[@gabrielcaleb9277]

Pato...I do just About that...but you beat me still ,.I m only 69😂 Français

[@gabrielcaleb9277]

​@@charlesbyrd7873thé greatest of thèse is love❤

[@QHealer]

🥰🦸‍♂🍀💐🏵@@gabrielcaleb9277

[@shannonkringen]

Mick Jagger is a good example ! Reality is flexible. My dad is 79 and a fitness trainer! We can create what we want most of the time

[@vivhiggins5656]

True you are what you think,

[@31silversides]

This is awesome! I am 86 and alone now but planning to go back to Florida home for winter! Some are raising their eyebrows at this……but why shouldn’t I? I do have back pain that hinders me somewhat. I am a believer in mind over matter! Thanks!

[@vivhiggins5656]

Good on you from england,❤

[@vivhiggins5656]

Take know notice too what people think orr say,has time wait's fore know one,people are liveing too there loo's,and thy worry too much a bout age you'r what you tell you'r self,from england,

[@loridevries4198]

Try a life wave patch for your back. Activates stem cells

[@meiada]

My mom is 98, still want to come to Hawaii to spend winter. Do what you want to do. ❤

[@vivhiggins5656]

@@meiada who has the,right too tell you wont,too do and age is a number has a lot will find out and not bad health,

[@christinenewland386]

Of course our daily house-cleaning routine is exercize! I am 72...almost 73 and my day is package with physically demanding projects and I LOVE it! Of course I get sore sometimes, but it heals with a warm Epsom salts bath or some stretches or a walk withe the fur kids. Have an attitude of gratitude eat healthy, drink water, go to bed a little earlier and listen to positive and inspiring videos then go to sleep and wake up rested and with energy. ❤

[@georgiafrancis9059]

Dear Ellen, you are not old! You are like a fine wine! Love your books!

[@user-qg2je9ld2c]

True! She’s a total Babe !

[@indirajayaraman4758]

Great talk. I am 67 and recently won the bronze in the TCS World 10k ladies race with a timing of 1 hour, 9 mins. I am a tennis coach on weekends and piano teacher too. I clean my Duplex home by myself, and wash my own clothes. I have lots of energy to help take care of my youngest grandchild, all of 9 months. The secret for this energy? A starchbased vegetarian diet, without dairy and extra oil, like Doc John McDougall recommends. And of course running, which my dad recommends. He is 94 and has just written a book -Fit at any age, by Retd, Air Marshal P.V. Iyer.

[@ladycactus110]

Your secret is my doom! 😂

[@cassandrawright-mq5kp]

Me to! (Except, not the great dad!). Keep going, and don't forget to, "PlayThat Funky Music, White Boy," (or Girl.) Lots & little loud! 💖

[@LiveLaughLoveALot]

Nice. My grandmother lived alone and was doing her own cleaning, cooking, laundry, and shopping by herself when she was 93, and she ate whatever she wanted, especially meat and sugar. But she had bad knees so didn't do any exercise.

[@OksanaAlabamaUSA]

Wow 🎉

[@donnalawrence9054]

@@LiveLaughLoveALot That's awesome. My Great Aunt Mary lived to 105. Broke her hip right before her 100th birthday. Lived alone until then. Same thing except her knee was good . She walked with a cane.

[@taranicole1669]

My mother was in remission from lung cancer for over 7 years. Cancer free. She started losing a lot of weight very quickly so her Dr was convinced that her cancer had came back and was hiding somewhere. The Dr gave her pet scans, did repeated biopsies in short time period that just caused infections in her lung. He was so convinced this went on for months. My mother was so convinced that her cancer was back she rapidly deteriorate quickly. Within weeks before she passed she had every type of test done in the ICU, again no cancer was ever found. I have always been convinced she died premature. A year later I was diagnosed with Graves disease which showed I carried a genetic gene. I found out later that my brother was diagnosed with this as well. Graves disease would have explained my mothers weight loss, rapid heart rate and many other symptoms. It could have been treated very easily. I believe that she could have possibly developed this being genetically predetermined bought out or induced by stress and chemotherapy she had taken. My mother had so much faith in her Doctors working her entire life in health care! I tried to convince her that she was cancer free but she just would not believe this. She ended up passing.

[@Froglet1968]

That sounds like a really tough time for both you and your mother and I'm so sorry she went through all of that. You have a lot of insight.

[@michelleayres5608]

My condolences for the loss of your mother.❤

[@javadivawithdog]

Incredible. So sorry for your loss.

[@celiajarvis3168]

So sorry. People tend to think of doctors and scientists are highly evolved beings when they're actually ordinary people like you and me. Just like it's hard to find a good mechanic, lawyer, it's hard to find a good doctor in medicine. The super-techs. Your mother's doctor let his ego take over the healing of his patient, or maybe he needed data for a study. Many cases of parents saving their children lives by searching the internet to come up with a diagnosis and find the right specialist.

[@jintzie1950jth]

Mindset. So cool!

[@chris-ci7ch]

I was having problems remembering things and realized that I needed to cut down on too many activities and I started practicing minimalism. It has made a huge difference in remembering.

[@Goodbyeeveryonehere]

The brain only remembers what is taken in frequently. That's how it decides if something is important to remember. By how frequent it is shown it. If you show it too many things frequently, it won't be able to work out which are the important ones.

[@camillabartlett9128]

Thank you for reminding me That’s my project in progress

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

​@@GoodbyeeveryonehereThank you!😊 This is such a basic concept, but we humans tend to desire a complicated reason explanation \theory that it quite often gets ignored. I am not an engineer, I do know that, the more complicated a machine (and what are organisms but very complex machines?), the greater the possibility of malfunction or breakdown. The world we live in now is far more complicated, in every way, than that of our parents, grandparents, great...well, you get the picture. Until time travel is possible(?), there is no way to do in-depth studies comparing present health conditions with that of 100, 200 years, etc. ago. I wonder if an important factor in Alzheimer's and dementia is how much "thinking" a person does over the course of their lives. I know there have been studies about stress (real and self inflicted) on Alzheimer's, but there is still debate. Going back to engineering - an engine that is constantly running at full capacity, all the time, is going to wear out faster than one that has an idle cycle. Anyway, I have rattled on enough. Thank you for your comment; it highlighted an important truth.😊

[@whowearereally6494]

OMG this is so major. This needs to be played every child throughout the world in grade school over and over.

[@juneelle370]

Yes, it’s such a blessing to live in a time when people in the commons can access this kind of extraordinary information .. but our schools are part of a capitalistic system that wants the majority to be obedient workers and die shortly after working years over (so the tax can go straight to the rich) … most are enculturated into garbage for the mind, mindless entertainment at best, propaganda/degenerative at worst… and even people trying their best, most are so tired without time for a healthy individual/family life let alone an intellectual or political life :( to reach /help ALL the human family, the whole darn system has to change!

[@loristromski1334]

I'm a lunch lady in a public school. Americans need to do better than we are!

[@susiegonda8901]

Lov' it! I'm 69 and went back to college! Yeah! How much fun being around the younger one! It makes me feel wonderful and many have excepted me in!!! Great work; continue forward!!!

[@cathyquinn9820]

Fantastic, Susie!

[@marjoriegarner5369]

Accepted in, not excepted in.

[@camillabartlett9128]

Exceptional I been single for 24 years Meet a wonderful guy while 18 years junior Keeps me looking after myself Along with a very active dog going on 3 years I don’t have time but to be on the move Less stress and more priorities to things that need to feel done mindfully I’m enjoying the slower pace of doing what I want and when and how Find it just great ti be grateful to be alive 😅😂❤

[@walkinprosperity]

Am so happy to have come across this podcast. Am 53 and internally and physically I feel like 36 so I always tell myself am a perennial 36.

[@gemmadidit4118]

How odd! I'm 63 and I feel and look 36. It's a blessing and a challenge. Like you I try not to think about my age because the world is constantly telling me that I should be falling apart...and I'm bombing around on my bike and dancing till I'm breathless...

[@salahalkhalifa3705]

I am 74 running regularly for 43yrs.recently started strength training. Still running the same distance . I have good strength balance and flexibility. Sometimes in a group of eldery even younger than me I pretend to move slowly or fake some limping fearing enviness and hot eyes

[@The.DiamondDNA]

Well done, that the way to go!

[@sylviarogers15]

This is the beginning of living my life 20 years younger. I GET IT! I GOT IT! I’m 58 again! I look fabulous! And I feel more fabulous! I am listening to everything from this incredible woman and this life-changing podcast. LOVE this Harvard study!🎉❤😂

[@alagahinorondez8525]

Wow done well deserved glory ❤ I tried 2 b self love control over emotions in my destiny's wellbeing 😅🎉keep up active

[@31silversides]

I have to be 66! I want to try for a little younger!

[@rodpettet2819]

I'm laying here with a very painful lumbar spine. I'm trying to believe I'm 58, not 78 but it's a hard ask.😢

[@benthread]

That’s a good start!!!

[@cabanhagandhi2543]

​@@rodpettet2819 You have change to carnivore diet.

[@jannn7454]

She is so rational! She is the best I've ever listened to. What a happy attitude and 100% doable. I love listening to her! Thank you ❤

[@alrent2992]

One part to think yourself young. Another part is to eat for longevity. Preventative , proactive mentality.

[@TammyCondren]

SOOOO TRUE👍🏻🙏🏻

[@dag118]

Perhaps one leads us to the other?

[@richardjaffe9972]

Many other preventable variables important ;like proper sleep, exercise, stress reduction, sun for circadian optimization, good healthy social relationships, and strong sense of purpose and meaning of life😊

[@NelaCopey2959]

Ellen Langer is an extraordinary human being. Thank you for a terrific dialogue

[@qigongconcristina]

I heard Dr Depak Chopra talk about Ellen Langer study on older adults literally becoming younger by putting them in an environment 20 yrs before & their bio markers checked before & after. Wax impressed (now I can put a face on the name Thank you! Needless to say she does not look her age & I took that study to heart 40 yrs ago & I do not feel my age 74 (I always say there’s a 16 yrs old in this old body)

[@galitshomronilevin1504]

This is one of the best podcasts I ever listened to! I love Ellen's energy and insights... inspiring... Thank you!!!

[@wread1982]

Mind over matter 🙌🏽 don’t entertain negative thoughts, think positive and fake it till you make it

[@georgepalavi5060]

I don’t mean to get religious, but it’s just fascinating how results of these experimental totally agree with what Jesus said in the Bible about his miraculous healings: “It is in your belief that you are healed.”

[@Jantango]

I say or think "gracias" (means thank you) every morning as I wake up and every night before falling asleep because I feel so much gratitude for all the good in my life -- just like you do, Jason. What a great interview with Dr. Langer.

[@michelecrump4005]

I’m 81 and going to go back to 61 . I’m still working

[@Marshadow69]

I am 68 and I have spent the last 50 years thinking of myself as being about 18, it is not that I havent matured or taken on life's changes in an adult way, but I dont see myself as the overweight balding guy I see in the mirror, I just recognize that changes have happened but they dont seem to really tell my story.

[@richardjaffe9972]

Love the idea of not concerning yourself as much with adding years to your life but better to consider how to add life to your years 🎉

[@benthread]

I’m female, 45, and just planning children. You wouldn’t believe the responses I get. I’m married to a 26 year old (my first marriage, 4 days shy of my 45th birthday).

[@jillmariaplatteaux6083]

This is so hopeful. 43 no kids no children no close family..

[@samxsara]

Good luck to you.. people can be so intolerant. Im 46 and im with you!!

[@mcoates2106]

For years now, when I've heard someone say, 'I'm having a senior moment,' I ask them, 'Do you mean you are being wise, witty, and wonderful?' or 'So you're being creative, curious and courageous?' Who made the rule that only seniors forget things or lose things?

[@nancyellen8006]

I love your definitions of a “senior moment”!

[@mikebreler9724]

Many older people say that in their mind they still think of themselves as being a young adult. Then they look in the mirror and are surprised at how old they may look. My opinion is that this is something purposeful that's embedded by nature to help us stay functional. In the context of millions of years of evolution since homo erectus, we have only recently become preoccupied with mirror gazing. At 77, I look in the mirror but try not to let what I see effect how I think or feel. In other words, because other people see what I see in the mirror doesn't require me to internalize the role of the older image.

[@sidilicious11]

I maybe spend 5 minutes a day looking at myself in a mirror and I see that I’ve aged, but when I look away during the all the remaining time in a day I feel ageless, youthful and attractive.

[@sherrybutts5947]

Good point

[@charisseellsworth1310]

I'm 70. I noticed that older people believe that the sixties and seventies music was and is the best and most talented music. So that's about all they listen to. I find that more modern music is every bit as good or better. I listen to music from all over the world, including rock and any other type, and its mind boggling how good it is!

[@user-xg4ue5cc2v]

Nothing can beat the sixties and 70s music.

[@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603]

I read that listening to new music keeps the new neurons forming - I’ve often enjoyed new music myself for a couple decades even more than what I grew up with too so I agree w you. I say whatever makes you feel good as many young people also get into the older music all the time, it’s new to them…

[@gerardnardini2392]

The best music is that which I have yet to hear. Keep on exposing yourself to what's out there. You may be pleasantly shocked at what you're missing.

[@skyiscrying]

I'm really loving rap music lately, which I NEVER thought I'd like. Next, I'm trying opera, gonna be a stretch on that one😊

[@charisseellsworth1310]

@@skyiscrying go for it! Thanks!

[@dag118]

Last year oncologist said 3-6 months.....18 months later, they tell me 6-8 months. Lmao😂😂😂

[@Goodbyeeveryonehere]

Repeat multiple times a day "I radiate vibrant health". From Louise Hay affirmations on youtube

[@lizt2361]

Im almost 7 6. How is it possible?? My mind still thanks am still I my 30's. My body tries to remind me otherwise. My heart wins.

[@twylah9047]

The is the most eloquent description of what is Really Going On, exposing what's happening to our body through / by what we tell ourselves.

[@sjordan7085]

Thank you Dr. Ellen. I decided to stop going to my Cancer surveillance appointments. Each time I went my Oncologist told me, she was sure my Cancer recurrence risk was only 3% due to my diet which she is impressed by. I am tired of having an audience that I did not ask for, and my have chosen instead to focus on being less stressed, eating whole foods plant-based organic where possible, getting quality sleep, and staying as far as possible away from the medical profession. If one listens to one's body, it is easy to tell if one has cancer or not, because there is a definate difference. I also just cancelled my yearly Medicare appointment which I find nosey and intrusive, just the same as last time. Nolonger willing to do things I don't want to, when my time can be better spent more productively.

[@TracyStoltz]

Ellen, Thank you. This is so inspiring to me I told a woman last night that was 60 years old and she did not appreciate or see the beauty that she was. I am 53 and I can only aspire to look like she does. I told her of your study and the main reason was because the first thing she said when she sat down beside me was I still think I'm 21.

[@annetcell-ly4571]

Live every day as if it’s your first…so many possibilities!

[@ShamieShaw]

Awesome

[@sallyr.6891]

I love that!

[@ShamieShaw]

Awesome ...I started to practice this

[@user-xg4ue5cc2v]

I just thought id put this out there . I had acne when i was young... mom took me to dermatologist for years . He put me on tetracycline. One day i drank a lot of extra milk..the next day i broke out really bad. I decided to eliminate it to see if dairy wS the problem. It took a few days to notice that my skin cleared up. I stoped having break outs . Dermatologist know that dairy is the main problem. They wont tell you this. We have to do our research about everything. I sure hope this helps people. I stay away from dairy to stay clear

[@cheryl7688]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I will definitely share this information.

[@veronicadecorations]

@@cheryl7688 that's interesting, in my country there is a tribe that majorly takes dairy, what's interesting is they generally have the best skin complexion , it's shiny, smooth , haven't yet met anyone with pimples....and haven't met anyone from that tribe that doesn't take dairy and it's products.......life is interesting.

[@crisgildagarcia993]

Caused of allergies: Wheats Dairies Sugar

[@user-xg4ue5cc2v]

@@veronicadecorations look it up. It's proven now. Dairy is a major problem with acne.

[@KikiAndJeffreyPearl]

We have so much more control than we know! I was told I had to go on statins by my doctor, I was going to lots of steak houses back then! I asked what if I just eat vegetables? How long before I change my numbers (test results)? She looked at me and said I don’t know, 3 months? (She didn’t think it was possible) I said I’ll be back in 6 weeks (I cut it in half, I knew I could do it) I ate Vegan plant based for the 6 weeks and she took my blood test and I was back better than ever! Essentially cured myself! She was in disbelief.

[@floriaabney3146]

This was a great interview but I disagree with what she said about expressing gratitude when you wake up. It doesn't mean that you had an expectation that you would not wake up. Death is something we have no control over for the most part. Plenty of people go to sleep with plans for what they will do the next day and then don't live to see that day. So being grateful to God, the universe, or whomever you believe when you awake to see a new day is very appropriate. I will forever be grateful for each new day because there are many who were not blessed to wake up and see it (even if they believed they would). We all have an expiration date and none of us knows for sure when that day will come. So I am grateful that in this present moment that I am alive and well and I give thanks.🙏🏾❤️😇

[@sharsidd9726]

Ellen , I m in love with your ‘easy to get’ speaking style and of course your knowledge. U r awesome

[@elizabethpulawski2425]

I went for Santiago de Compostela May/23 . First time ever I walked 300 miles, 26 days and had my 72-nd birthday and shared it with within other Camino people. I had a purpose- rich the goal every day. NOTHING was hurting me even for one hour and my spirit was excellent all day long! Looking back I don’t believe myself I had done it! I am going again this year and will have there my 73 birthday.Few of my “friends “ don’t want to hear about it, few are jealous, few plan to go. Everyone has a freedom to believe, what they want to believe Elizabeth

[@irenemanzura3233]

I'm 63 and I walk 4miles every day 💕 I quit sugar and flour no lectinas and only two months every day change the bad habits

[@SusannahPerri]

YES, TES, YES!! People who buy into aging stereotypes are robbing themselves of having a full, vibrant life. Knock it off, people, keep growing, experiencing and living, no matter how old you are!

[@richardjaffe9972]

Strange for Ellen to assume your morning gratitude wasn’t good because you were expecting something otherwise. Crazy. There is plenty of good evidence of the value of gratitude. Likely the only other expectation would be not to take things you appreciate for granted. I think it’s generally best not to assume or expect anything you don’t have to. Especially if it’s not within your control. So I am mindful in all I do including gratitude, to making plans and preparing for ad many possible contingencies 😊

[@my2wins]

I’m glad you circled back and clarified the “one plus one” discussion. I was totally lost about that topic until you mentioned the piles of socks 😊

[@sointeresting3938]

This is one of the most interesting podcasts and speakers that I have ever heard. Awesome! Thank you so very much. You render life even more interesting than it is already, because someone sees it. A little curiosity really enhances things, along with a letting go of our negative perspectives. Dr Langer, you teach your audience and students to cease the beauty of life and appreciate its great mysteries., to appreciate how interesting it all is, and to ride this beautiful wave that we all have so little true understanding of. Thank you Ellen for being you! You shine brightly in my eyes! Beautiful you are, in all ways!!

[@soesavaele8900]

I love this woman and what she taught she is a woman after my own heart I'm going to be 75in 2months time but I feel and look younger than my years cos I don't take anything that people say or think about me and everyone that new me as a young woman can't believe that I haven't aged and they call me forever young do I believe everything that she is talking about so thank you love it

[@Diana-jx1ju]

I love her use of the word "mindful".

[@Medina-bk2fo]

from mind-body connection to mind-body unity: BRILLIANT - SO true

[@cooksmary]

I love listening to Dr. Ellen here. So much good information. And just an observation I made. Dr. Ellen has practically no wrinkles. Is this a result of living as she lectures? Remarkable woman and I have thoroughly enjoyed this time listening. By the way, I often get up at 4AM. Someone asked me why, and I said if I sleep late, I might miss something. And yes, the first thing I think of is my coffee, which is as enjoyable as I can imagine. There are a million magic moments in every day if we just notice them and embrace them.

[@NoTrashInHeaven]

This is my 2nd time hearing Ellen, and it's all now making sense. I can see how my negative mindset about myself has been holding me back from doing doing something difficult because due to fearing failure. I've told others not to fear failure, just take it as a something from which to learn things that otherwise wouldn't know. Yeah, it's ALWAYS easier to see in others than in ourselves, lol!

[@gracebubulka5618]

I appreciate the clarity of Dr. Langer's thinking and her wise presentation. Others try, blunder, joke about this topic... and it falls flat. Thank you

[@Susan-kc5ew]

Love this.....thought provoking.....the world is a bigger place than we thought.

[@bobclark6703]

I do my best to keep away from the Doctors, if you haven't got a diagnosis then everything is just great.😊

[@JCX-9]

Same for me. I stopped going to these gynecologists first of all as they always had to take some test to find something wrong yet they never would do anything anyway. All my so called issues disappeared when i stopped going to them. I haven’t seen a doctor in decades except my eye doctor 😅.

[@kathleensmith644]

I don’t trust doctors. Maybe they can set a bone if you break one, but for everything else I keep away. They just push drugs at you and that makes you I’ll.

[@davidjaggli6511]

The difference between God and a doctor , one thinks he's God

[@excellentcomment]

My mother would say, "I've got my passport and my checkbook, let's go!". I'm a big fan of nurture . Or maybe just a big fan of my mother. ❤

[@Amyls64]

" Not Knowing becomes an opportunity to become more mindful" I like that!!

[@brighidbrennan3168]

Oh my gosh! i love this- i stopped linear thinking years go and many people see me as much much younger!

[@user-kv7nc3oc1i]

I believe that everyone should choose to wake up and bring in the new day as they feel fit. For me, gratitude and giving thanks for the day really makes me feel good and I do lots of affirmations and give thanks to God and the universe. I am not saying my way is right but works for me and to suggest that one persons perception is better than another’s doesn’t sit well with me! Other than that I have very much enjoyed listening and I m a great believer in the power of the mind and body to heal. At 64 I am happy to be in a body that I mostly self manage through yoga, affirmations, cycling, a weekly dance class as well as work that I enjoy. Finding a way to rise above my husbands debilitating condition MS where he is now mostly bedbound is a daily challenge but I truly believe where there is a will there is a way! 🙏🏽🧘🏽‍♀️❤🎄

[@felicisimomalinao1981]

Great video - this is the most important psychological mind-setting for mindfulness practice. I need to replay this many times until the lesson becomes part of my long-term memory, even sub-conscious. Ellen has given me so much positivity for my future - even for everyone. She did not even talk about meditation - meditation is for the emotionally weaker. Instead of meditating, we should simply be mindful during our waking hours, and then sleep well.

[@alagahinorondez8525]

Oh sounds full on ❤mindset take care stay positive 😅b active on my way luv garden etc.😊

[@sophiac7988]

On the contrary. Meditation helps me reset my core energy, it works for me and has given me the amazing ability to transmute my emotions. I’m sorry for you that you are judgmental of people who meditate. Each meditation is specific to the individual. I’m so sorry you judge others for something you haven’t experienced as a beneficial activity.

[@frogmouth]

Meditation is for the emotionally weaker !!! What a crazy assertion. Meditation is integral for the practice of taoism and buddhism regardless of practitioners emotional strength... how would you remember that anyway? Meditation is a practice that's been taken up by many secular people without adherence to any religion as well as by people in religions where the practice isn't central . Generally emotionaly fragile people can have more difficulty meditating as they would with mindfulness in everyday life because they are distracted by fears worries etc .

[@brodietaym8475]

This podcast really made my day & I continue to see the proof what Dr Langer is talking about in my own life. I'm glad that of all people it is you, Jason, who is sharing this because I think you could use that advice yourself. I could make a montage from your own podcast of the times you'd say how you "can't do this" or "achieve that" because you "just turned 48" or because of some other age metric that isn't set in stone. Sure age has it's impacts, but these impacts are often overrated, extremely relative, and end up turning into a subliminally self-destructive narrative that masquerades as "being realistic" or "following the science". Not comparing oneself to someone going through a growth spurt and using that as the "standard" is about the most realistic thing we can do. I hope you take her words to heart :)

[@brendaledezma9387]

Wow 😳

[@jpl0202]

Wow! Where has Ellen been ? This is the first I’ve heard of her. Genius!

[@mickkali]

Half way in … thoroughly enjoying and appreciating the conversation. Feels similar to Bruce Liptons “Biology of Belief “

[@mindbodygreen]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@carol9204]

this is a very interesting subject one thing I have found important in my walk with God was to listen to him --- "Anyone lacks wisdom let him ask of God and it will be freely given". so many scriptures on the mind of Christ and our alignment being made in the image of God. inner healing works just like this letting God go into a space in time early or late in life and letting us experience his loving plans for us often erases all the misunderstandings that cause us to think all is lost and lets the body heal. when the soul is healed the body follows suit. It is so worth the process. It is a process and takes some time to learn and act on to get forever results.

[@nandiamond9099]

Wow...this information is mind blowing...I will have to watch this video a few times before it all sinks in. Thank you so much. Change your mindset...change your life.

[@marthawho7577]

I also will watch it a number of times. And it actually applies to a current situation in my life.

[@darnorneryyoutubable]

In one of her famous "counterclockwise" studies, Langer claimed that when elderly men were temporarily placed in a setting that recreated their past, their health improved, and they even looked younger. However, this study was never published in a peer-reviewed journal. The only publication of this finding is in a chapter of a book edited by Langer.

[@sueme1954]

This is an extreme WOW and explains exactly why some die an others don't as I have noticed in the course of my life. This lady is wonderful!!!

[@caroloshea7830]

Very enlightening. I'm 71 today and came across this. I'm sure some of her comments will change my life.

[@patsy6589]

Love this Ellen Langer, Ph.D. She is a joy to listen to. I will be looking into her podcasts more. Thank you.

[@doreekaplan2589]

After her opening premis WHY claim out loud "I'm old"??

[@littlecat2222]

Thank you Dr Langer for your generous sharing. I have learned a great deal from it . ❤

[@mindbodygreen]

Thank you so much for listening!

[@breciasettle2494]

I am so sorry to hear that, and for you to lose your mother over those circumstances is so sad to hear! I am sure your mother held so much faith and trust into her doctor, and I’m sure he was just trying to help because he has been conditioned to believe these narratives and programs that society teaches us. The true power is in our thoughts, feelings, faith, and beliefs. I am just so thankful to know that more of these truths are being revealed. If it is truly our choice, why not create the best reality possible?

[@childearth4039]

Dr Ellen Langer thank you for your work. I hope your work will diminish the practice of ageism , a form of discrimination against people who have the good fortune of growing old.

[@nonna617]

Just want to say this was such a great show. I really appreciate all the info. Will save to watch again.

[@kdbeadthebeadstylist8641]

Not sure about mindfulness, but for me my mind, as my siblings for the most part, unknowingly had our minds adapted to not thinking age. I CAN NOT recall any conversations from the many, many older people that we loved to associate with on a regular basis, including grandparents, focusing on a 'woe is me, I'm too old...' mindset. Age was never a constant topic of conversation. Perhaps genes play a role as many in my family don't look or sound their age. My Dad was 93 when he died and most thought he was in his mid to late 70's--especially the women, it was very entertaining to watch. He told me a story, yes, it actually happened. of a time he was playing basketball with a bunch of guys, much, much younger than him, and it was a great game, until someone came by that knew how old he was and told the fella's, as he called them, and they almost immediately started playing a different game--slower, letting him get the ball more, less physical contact--and he was so insulted that he stopped playing. BTW he always kept himself in tip-top shape, and kept up his shadow boxing and weight lifting 3-4 weeks before passing away. However, the experience that comes with age is, for me, a completely different conversation.

[@Kaye321]

Thank you, Ms. Langer. I have learned a lot.

[@eloisesjohnson28]

It's so true, our thoughts are going to control. I have healed myself in many areas where the medical world said it couldn't be done.

[@javadivawithdog]

I heal really quickly. I mentally try to ignore everything and just keep going. I injured my knee and likely had a meniscal tear. I went to work and just continued. I was limping and coworkers kept asking me about it. "It's not that bad. It really doesn't hurt" I kept saying. I was out the next day because it did hurt the next day. Rested and took some OTC meds. Did a lot of research, considered getting some imaging. I decided things will improve with time. This is what happened. As I type, Dr Langer has me beat! Great discussion 😅

[@garyhuntsr71698]

Scintillating remarks and Riveting reality to the closing moment! Self-fulfilled! thanks a lot...❤

[@jenadamshealthhub]

So simple to do, yet 100% effective!

[@goodnatureart]

Love Ellen... simply helps to notice 3 new things as a way of snapping out of trance.

[@GuruSimranKhalsa-fn5pl]

Love love love her!

[@77NickDale]

And apparently she's 120! Amazing!

[@NediSafa]

I recommend to Ellen to get curious about singing. I have taught singing for 33 years and everyone can sing.

[@AyaSmith-rb2hp]

Amazing woman, purely fascinating. I have already shared with all my friends. ❤Totally Life Enhancing!

[@marionannmacredie]

What a fantastic and enlightening conversation!! ❤

[@miachevais4154]

Wow this lady is brilliant. To the interviewer - she's amazing and so are you - allow her to speak, she's making sense ❤

[@heatherkeeping6773]

Excellent guest and knowledge needed to know; thank you!

[@NaomiColb]

Well worth the time to listen. ❤

[@sidoniefoadey5941]

Great conversation... Thank you very much for such an honest and empowering sharing! This has been an unexpected heart-warming present for me this morning, glad and grateful to know there are people like you out there doing the kind of work you are engaged in that really matters. Totally game changer, to say the least! It's worth a celebration. Kudos!

[@angelaboyle233]

Love this woman...very refreshing podcast. Her thoughts on how children are naturally mindfull is on point; my saying to illustrate this is; children don't have a file in their heads labelled 'all the things that could go wrong'.

[@silviaruiz7818]

Very happy to find a video that resonates with me while no one understood me or believed me. I agree 100 percent with Dr. Langer. I have tried things different than the norm and worked nicely. I watch Pluto App and watch Threes Company, the Love Boat and Laverne and Shirley and my anxiety level goes away and I feel comfort and a sense of tranquility. These things are very true...Thank you for this interesting video.

[@sarahsophia4070]

A wonderful talk! I have been integrating these principles into my life for 30 years… it’s always nice to see the “science” catch up to basic intuitive wisdom!

[@Blissblizzard]

The research is decades old tho.

[@mariata-8177]

Fascinating and very valuable episode!

[@piano_depois_dos_50]

Great discussion and thought-provoking ideas. Thank you for sharing.

[@QuePasaUSA]

It's so true, age is nothing but a number!

[@MemoryAmethyst]

😂listening At 25:00 whilst doing laundry, one plus one equals four. The main floor laundry pile one plus the upstairs pile one is darks, lights, jeans and sheets, four. I’m an uneducated 62 year old housewife and even I know that everything is relative. Assume nothing, trust no one, be compassionate to everyone but be prepared to bitchslap if needs be. ❤ this interview.

[@l.taylor7953]

I love the 1+1 example because this is supernatural. This is the reason we see the biblical reference “two become one flesh,” the idea of “two,” which are actually singular or solo individual entities joining to become “one,” as in one larger, much greater entity.

[@lorrainebaker1029]

THANK YOU❤

[@cassandrawright-mq5kp]

This Lady is brilliant! I worked for another brilliant, female holistic M.D. After falling ill from intense overwork who taught just some of this life-saving truths. Subscribing to this yt channel in case she comes back, again! Wonderful.

[@aliputun3453]

im 28 years old. i wish i had a grandmother like u Ellen lots of respect...

[@homehelpershomecareofwheatonna]

Love her! ❤