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, The Samurai Game®
Spouse(s)	Annie Styron Leonard

Integral thought
Historical integral thinkers
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 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 leadership Integral psychology Integral Theory Integral yoga Transdisciplinarity
Integral organizations
Cal. Inst. of Integral Studies Esalen Institute 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 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 and was survived by his wife and three daughters. 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 978-1-55643-005-3
• The Man & Woman Thing, and Other Provocations (1970) ASIN B0006DY0R0
• The Transformation (1981) ISBN 978-0-87477-169-5
• 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
• The Silent Pulse (2006) ISBN 978-1-4236-0122-7

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