![]() ![]() For more than 35 years Ellen would sing, dance and teach the life sustaining songs and rhythms of the Afro Caribbean traditions. At that time, another midwife, Katra Kindar, started teaching an Afro Cuban prenatal dance class, with live drumming by Stuart Paton. In 1985, she married James LaPaglia and soon after that Sophia and Aliza were born at home with help from midwife Judy Luce. Ellen’s mother was an initiate of Kirpal Singh and being on the Path was important to her, especially when Aaron was young. She taught Aaron to meditate at 3 years old and that is still a big part of his daily practice. Soon after, she moved to Vermont to continue her education, which had at its core a lifetime practice of meditation. Early on, she made her own way in the world, and the giving of joy and spirit through music was at the heart of her way.Īt age 19 she gave birth to Aaron in a lean-to built for the occasion by husband George Jones on Martha’s Vineyard. ![]() The youngest of 4 children, she attended The Vershire School and graduated from Skidmore College. Webb Leonard and Betty McGee Leonard in Belleville, NJ. ![]() November 29, 2022, Ellen Gilbert Leonard 61, passed peacefully in her home, held by her family and friends in a nest of love and song. ![]()
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