The Transformation: A Guide to the Inevitable Changes in Humankind

by George Leonard

The author sees the contemporary crises in society and the environment as a painful stage in the emergence of a new human species

258 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1987

About the author

George Burr Leonard (b. 1923) 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.

Reviews

[Steve Johgart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fascinating, hopeful, joy-filled, alive book! Crazy? Maybe...but we should all be so crazy. Who are we as humans when we are at our best? We are all too aware of who we are at our worst...sometimes it's worth exploring the other end of the continuum.