George Leonard

George Burr Leonard (1923 – January 6, 2010) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. He was President Emeritus of the Esalen Institute, past-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, President of ITP International,^[1] and a former editor of Look Magazine. He was a former United States Army Air Corps pilot, and held a fifth degree black belt in aikido.^[1]

Leonard was a co-founder of the Aikido of Tamalpais dojo in Corte Madera, California. He also developed the Leonard Energy Training (LET) practice for centering the mind, body, and spirit.^[2] Leonard died at his home in Mill Valley, California on January 6, 2010 after a long illness and was survived by his wife and three daughters. He was 86 years old.^[3]

Books

• The Decline of the American Male (1958) ASIN B000JWGFBW
• Shoulder the Sky (1959) ASIN B000HLSI5Q
• Education and Ecstasy (1968) ISBN 978-1-55643-005-3
• The Man & Woman Thing, and Other Provocations (1970) ASIN B0006DY0R0
• The Transformation (1972) ISBN 978-0-87477-169-5
• The Silent Pulse (1978) ISBN 978-1-4236-0122-7
• The End of Sex (1983) ISBN 978-0-09-152830-0
• Walking on the Edge of the World (1988) ISBN 978-0-395-48311-4
• Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment (1992) ISBN 978-0-452-26756-5
• The Life We Are Given (1995) ISBN 978-0-87477-853-3
• The Way of Aikido: Life Lessons from an American Sensei (2000) ISBN 978-0-452-27972-8
• The Ultimate Athlete (2001) ISBN 978-1-55643-349-8

References

External links

• Article in the Encyclopedia of Aikido
• Aikido of Tamalpais
• The ITP Founders & Board of Directors
• Interview with Sensei George Leonard, April 2000, AikiWeb
• NYTimes obituary