George Leonard

For other people named George Leonard, see George Leonard (disambiguation).

George Burr Leonard
Born	1923
Died	January 6, 2010 Mill Valley, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of North Carolina
Occupation	teacher, writer
Years active	1953-2010
Known for	Human Potential Movement, Integral Transformative Practice, Aikido
Spouse	Annie Styron Leonard

Integral (spirituality)
Historical integral thinkers: Swami Vivekananda Aurobindo Ghose Jean Gebser Haridas Chaudhuri Ramchandra Gandhi Indra Sen George Leonard
Contemporary integral thinkers: Don Beck Allan Combs Sean Esbjörn-Hargens Ashok Gangadean Jennifer Gidley Marilyn Hamilton Franklin Jones Ervin László Donella Meadows Steve McIntosh Michael Murphy Joe Perez Michel Saloff Coste Igor Asinoffski Charlene Spretnak Brian Swimme William Irwin Thompson Ken Wilber Yasuhiko Kimura Michael E. Zimmerman
Integral themes: Evolution, Involution Integral art, Integral ecology Integral education Integral psychology Integral Theory Integral yoga Transdisciplinarity
Integral organizations: Cal. Inst. of Integral Studies Integral Institute Antioch University Midwest John F. Kennedy University Institute of Transpersonal Psych. Fielding Graduate University

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, and a former editor of Look Magazine. He was also a former United States Army Air Corps pilot, and held a fifth degree black belt in aikido.

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. Leonard died at his home in Mill Valley, California on January 6, 2010 after a long illness. He was 86 years old.

Books

• The Decline of the American Male (1958) ASIN B000JWGFBW
• Shoulder the Sky (1959) ASIN B000HLSI5Q
• Education and Ecstasy (1968) ISBN 9781556430053
• The Man & Woman Thing, and Other Provocations (1970) ASIN B0006DY0R0
• The Transformation (1981) ISBN 9780874771695
• The End of Sex (1983) ISBN 9780091528300
• Walking on the Edge of the World (1988) ISBN 9780395483114
• Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment (1992) ISBN 978-0452267565
• The Life We Are Given (1995) ISBN 9780874778533
• The Way of Aikido: Life Lessons from an American Sensei (2000) ISBN 978-0452279728
• The Ultimate Athlete (2001) ISBN 9781556433498
• The Silent Pulse (2006) ISBN 9781423601227

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