George Leonard
Writer, editor and educator
George Leonard was an American writer, editor and educator who explored human potential. He is the author of Mastery.
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American Born 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Died 2010
About George Leonard
George Leonard (1923 to 2010) was an American writer, editor and educator. His work dealt with education and human potential. He worked as a writer and editor at Look Magazine, and he was president of the Esalen Institute and of the Association for Humanistic Psychology. Leonard served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps. He also earned a fifth-degree black belt in aikido. He co-founded the Aikido of Tamalpais dojo in California and developed Leonard Energy Training, a practice for centering mind, body and spirit. He is the author of Mastery, among other books. He died at his home in Mill Valley, California.