I have been with Leonard since January, 2004. In the very first session in Corte Madera, I experienced in Leonard an enormous presence of love and acceptance and I left that evening feeling grounded and whole like never before. Leonard is the spiritual teacher that I have been looking for. He has seen through me as if I was totally transparent, and by doing so, he helped me to transcend my fears, doubts, feelings, judgments and insecurities. As a result, I am opening into a deep inner peace. I am overflowing from gratitude for this world teacher who is helping me to remember who I truly am.
- Zafiris Souyoultzis, Piedmont, CA
I've been with Leonard for 2-1/2 years now, and I am continually brought to my knees by his seemingly endless generosity, bottomless compassion and total acceptance of human frailties. His gift of Deep Presence has allowed me to give up the fight and relax in Presence and divine love. My life has opened, anxieties and angst have lost their power and Presence blooms in their stead. I feel truly blessed to have such a powerful and loving spiritual teacher in my life.
- Alix Madrigal, Novato, CA
Before I met Leonard Jacobson I had managed to carve what I thought was a successful life for myself. I was interested in the concept of being "present" but certainly was not interested in any particular path. Basically, I had spent the past 30 years as an Agnostic. The minute I looked into Leonard's eyes I realized there was another world one could live in and I knew I had to experience it. Thankfully, Leonard has now been my only teacher for the past 6 years. The transformation of my inner and outer being is really beyond description. I have reconnected with my true loving nature. I have found sweet peace and freedom from the need to please or live for "the other." I have learned the true meaning of life and the amazing unfolding that brings. There really are no words that can express the gratitude, the joy, the supreme thankfulness I feel from being blessed by this incredible man. Thank you God. Thank you Leonard.
- Joni Richards, Houston, Texas
Leonard is without peer. I have been on the path for 10 years and nowhere have I found the depth, openness, healing, love, joy, freedom, fun, and laughter that we enjoy on his retreats. Leonard guides us into such a deep state of presence that the oneness is palpable. With him we are truly coming home, and my heart overflows with love, beauty, and gratitude for the opportunity to be with him. I cannot recommend him enough - although I confess, I want to keep him a secret.
- Giles Martin, Los Angeles, CA
I have known Leonard for 12 years and have found his wisdom and profound insights have helped me to change my life dramatically. This is despite my extensive ego-driven resistance that he has taken in stride throughout that entire time. Leonard is one of the most compassionate teachers available today. His patience and genuine caring for everyone who he comes into contact with is obvious to all who are in his presence.
His teaching is clean, pure and accurate. He is totally available to everyone at any time. It is really quite remarkable. Yet, his teaching is so profound that its often hard to believe it's coming from a person and not some extraordinary "being" or some holy book.
Leonard often speaks of "Heaven" being right here on Earth if you are "in presence" and I can attest to the fact that it often feels exactly like that when I am in his presence.
There is so much more that could be said, but words fail to express the joy of what it is like to have a spiritual teacher like Leonard in your life. The words "thank you" are wholly insufficient to express even a part of my gratitude to him for what he has brought to this world and especially to me. Nonetheless, "Thank You" from the bottom of my soul.
- Ted Robinson, Long Island, NY
I have been involved with Leonard for six years. I have attended the last 5 retreats since April 2005. What I have come to realize is how radically my internal life has shifted. There has been a remarkable deepening and stillness within. I have felt a oneness within my soul, a coming together of all parts in love and understanding for the journey I have taken. The deep level of presence experienced at Leonard's retreats has literally brought me to a new awareness and a new relationship with life. Things have become effortless, life flows, and what comes to me is better than any plan I could have. I have found Leonard to be a true master. He is impeccable, precise, clear and overwhelmingly generous. He is the living example of his teachings. There is no entanglement or guru worship and he has a unique ability to see and work with individuals who have experienced the deepest levels of suffering. His guidance is life/soul changing.
I feel an immense gratitude that I was led to Leonard and his work for it has changed me in ways unimaginable. Thank you God and thank you Leonard. My life is graced.
- Lois Marsing, Salt Lake City, UT
I was introduced to Leonard and his teachings in early 2002. Leonard was giving a talk in La Jolla - centering on an idea of Presence - something new to me at the time. As I was listening to his words, I became aware of a field of energy surrounding Leonard which I found myself directly engaged with. It was as if a beam of energy was being directed toward me - not unlike a beacon from a lighthouse. Needless to say, I was drawn to this. I have been with Leonard ever since. While I had been involved in spiritual work for many years, Leonard's work and his personal presence have had a deeper and different affect on me. Leonard invites you look at who you have become in the most intimate of ways: the good and the bad. Without judgment he helps you confront how you have created your own world, and then helps you drop this "story" of you and experience just Being - a wonderful loving state of Presence. While sometimes difficult, and at times emotionally painful, I have been able to confront my aloneness, my fear of intimacy, and really look at what it means to love another unconditionally.
- David Keller, Los Angeles, CA
