A fifth-degree black belt in the revolutionary martial art of aikido and co-owner of an aikido school in Mill Valley, California, George Leonard is, "the granddaddy of the consciousness movement" (Newsweek). Leonard is president of the Esalen Institute and founder of Leonard Energy Training (LET), a practice inspired by aikido that offers alternative ways of coping with everyday issues. In this book he applies ancient techniques, physical and spiritual, to the battles we wage every day in...
From the cofounder of the Esalen Institute and coauthor of The Life We Are Given comes this exploration of the teachings of a fascinating Eastern philosophy that marries physical skill with spiritual insight. In The Way of Aikido , George Leonard translates the lessons he has learned as an expert in the martial art of aikido into life lessons for today's readers