Dear Leonard, Words seem so inadequate to express how grateful I am for the enormity of the love that you are, the generosity you show us by sharing your great Presence, and the depth of the healings you facilitate. It is such a gift to be with you. Thank you Leonard.

Alix Madrigal, Novato, CA




Dearest Leonard, Deep gratitude fills my heart, once again, for your existence. I was lost and now I've been found because of you, dear Leonard, and the incredible awakening your presence and wisdom bring. Thank you for your presence, for your wisdom, your insight, your sweet, gentle ways, your strong, harsh ways, your humor, your fun, your loving, passionate heart, your dedication to truth. Thank you.

Love from the depths of my being, Joni Richards, Houston, TX




Dearest Leonard and Mary, Thank you once again for arranging the single greatest party on the planet. The 2006 November retreat was fantastic - from the teachings, to the miraculous healings, the music, the exercises, the dancing, and hanging out with the greatest people. I hold this retreat (which is my seventh) in especially high regard, because it marks the first time I was able to basically hang out in presence, and just enjoy myself throughout the week. I never imagined that this day would come. Thank you for all of your patience, love, and compassion, as well as the time you spend, guiding me through my awakening process, Leonard. I am very blessed to have you as my teacher and mentor. As I continue to work with you, I notice the quality of my life rapidly improving. The transformation is nothing short of a miracle. You and Mary are the most generous people I have ever known.

Love, Evan Bellaff, Santa Cruz, CA




Dear Leonard, I have had experiences the past few weeks which have taken me into a direct experience of the things you teach. In fact, this past year has been a series of experiences, each one deeper and clearer than the last.


The gift of my own loving presence has opened up to such a level, that often I just sob. This deep and beautiful stillness is a gift beyond my understanding. I listen to your CD's and sit in immense gratitude for such a clear, simple, yet profound emissary of truth. There is no deviation, just truth in every word. There are no words that are adequate to my express how deeply grateful I am to have found you and this work. Nothing the mind offers compares to this beautiful stillness and deep sense of grace.

Thank you beyond all words, Lois Marsing, Salt Lake City, UT




Leonard,

I have been wanting to write for some time. I want to tell you that of all the teachers and experiences that I have had on my journey, the things that you taught me to be aware of, and how to become aware, have made the most impact in my life. Being present has become an every day part of my life. It is so much a part of my life that I don't even think about it anymore but I notice that the tools I learned from you are always there. It was hard at first but now it has become the way I live my life and it is easy. My life is so rich in every way now. No dramas, no more unconscious pain, and my life reflects it. Thank you so much for what you shared with me. It has brought me to knowing of my true self and I completely trust the Universe.

Your friend in Utah, Ed Hernandez.




Hi Leonard, I have to tell you how amazed and awestruck I am. You seem to me so vast, and yet there you are, contained (and not at all contained) in an ordinary human body. It's like you're masquerading as one of us, and yet you are one of us too. I've been looking for such a teacher and such a path for a long time, and always believed that I couldn't find one because I couldn't trust or open my heart. But now I know that I was just waiting....


With love and gratitude, Alix Madrigal, Novato, CA



Dearest Leonard, What a wonderful teaching session last night. It was really brilliant!

We are so grateful that the phone sessions are available.

Sara Sanderson, Santa Cruz, CA




Dear Leonard,

Thank you for a great weekend. By the time Sunday morning came around I was literally in love with the world and everyone in it. So, thank you, thank you, thank you for being you and sharing yourself so generously with me and all the rest of us at the retreat and in the world. I send my love and blessings to you and wish there was more to say about how deeply I've been touched. The rest is silent.

Love, Ted Robinson, Long Island, NY

P.S. Mary did a great - no, a fabulous job - she is a gem. Please send her my love as well.




My dearest master, I take this opportunity to thank you again for the profound experience of the retreat. My heart is overflowing from joy, and gratitude. Thank you for filling me with your GRACE.

Your devoted student, Zafiris Souyoultzis, Piedmont, CA




Dear Leonard and Mary, I am in the office this morning and am filled with appreciation for you both and what occurred this weekend. So I would like to again express this with a heart felt Thank You! I "entered" a state this past weekend - hard to exactly describe - but a feeling of fullness, with no interest to do or not do, reach or not reach, be or not be, with no real "personality" that needed to be explained or not explained, no story. It also was very normal. Leonard - what a gift you are! I finally really got what this presence is all about. Blessings upon Blessings!

Enough words. My Love for you both! David



Dear Leonard,
I am now living more and more in the realm of Being rather than the mind, which is a wonderful experience. Thank you for all of your help on the path of awakening. Your retreats, books and tapes have been extremely valuable.

NS, Seattle, WA



Gratitude! Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude!! That's what I feel strongly right now. Thanks so much for being here, for being who you are. You've helped me so much, on many different levels. It is like you have turned on the faucet for me and Divine Presence is "running the show." It feels like I am just here, alive, awake, present! Thanks so much for being here and for all your help!

FL, Santa Cruz, CA



Dear Leonard,
Thank you, beyond words, for what I saw in your face when we met. The serenity of knowing, humility, acceptance and surrender were so clearly embodied in you. That prized image remains with me, accessible from Now, yet in some way different from an ordinary memory - a wonderful gift. Thank you for the blessings you are bestowing on me, particularly for the joy of opening into the present moment. How things have changed for me! All my problems have dropped away at this lofty height!!

JM, Brisbane, Australia



Beloved Leonard,
Thank you so much for your presence -- I loved being with you. No spiritual trappings, just pure simple guidance into being here now. What I want most is to deepen in this place. I choose it moment to moment. Thank you and deepest love,

RS, Salt Lake City, UT



Hi Leonard,
I just wanted to send a note of love to you. Wow! That was one powerful weekend! I have been in a state of high energy ever since the weekend with you. I know that those two days provided me the opportunity to be present for the longest, extended amount of time that I have personally ever held. I just feel like I'm living from a new place. I didn't attend your workshop thinking I needed anything. Nothing was broken. I just came along to spend time sitting in presence with you. And I left with a great unexpected gift. It just keeps getting better and better. This really is Heaven on Earth! Love to you, my teacher, my friend.

GC, Byron Bay, Australia



Dear Leonard,
Thank you greatly for what has become an oasis in my life. Going to that deep place of Presence within me is like entering a shrine and being enveloped with the reverence of all who have gone before. Surrender is immediate. Thank you for coming into my life and for leaving such mighty footprints along the way!

JM, Brisbane, Australia



Dearest Leonard,
I just wanted to let you know just how much both David and I enjoyed being with you this week-end. Your wit, sense of humor and expertise with the group was a joy to behold. Your insights, clarity, guidance and Presence set a great model for us all to embrace and deepen. I resonate with so much of which you speak. What can I say?

SB, New York City, NY


Photos by Ray Madrigal