Will Tuttle, an acclaimed writer, educator, pianist, and composer, has presented widely throughout North America and worldwide. Author of the #1 Amazon best-seller The World Peace Diet, published in 18 languages, as well as the newly-released best-sellers Food for Freedom, and The World Peace Way as well his book on cultivating intuition, Your Inner Islands: The Keys to Intuitive Living. His other books include Circles of Compassion, Buddhism and Veganism, Daily VegInspirations, and Bursting Light. He is a recipient of The Peace Abbey’s distinguished Courage of Conscience Award, as well as the Empty Cages Prize, he has also taught 20 different courses at the college level, including courses in mythology, philosophy, comparative religion, and creativity.
His Ph.D. dissertation in education from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition in adults and was nominated for the Best Dissertation Award. A Dharma Master in the Zen tradition, he has done intensive training in Korea, and has practiced meditation for 50 years, studying contemplative Christianity, and a variety of non-Western spiritual traditions.
He is devoted to planetary awakening through spiritual education and to spreading uplifting original music through concerts and his critically-acclaimed albums, the latest being The Call, OceanPrayer, SkyHigh, AnimalSongs, Islands of Light, Ascension, Inspiration, and Reflections.
Rev. Tuttle lives in northern California, and also travels with his spouse and life partner, Madeleine, a Swiss visionary artist, flutist, vegan chef, organic gardener, and artisan, providing lectures, seminars, videos, concerts, TV & radio presentations, meditation retreats, and individualized music and art portraits.