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New Company, Wisdom of the World, Combines 100-Piece Orchestras with 5000-Year-Old Wisdom
(Novato, CA)—In these times of unprecedented stress, Americans are hungry for meaning. Evidenced by the success of a $200 billion life improvement market, as well as best sellers such as Tuesdays with Morrie and The Power of Now, the mass market is broadening its definition of spirituality and searching for new ways to experience it directly. Wisdom of the World, an innovative media company, is raising the benchmark for the life-improvement market and offering the often stressed-out ‘boomers’ a new way to remember what matters most in life.
By producing projects like the acclaimed Graceful Passages, a book and CD set featuring the spoken messages of world-renowned humanitarian leaders combined with film-score quality music, Wisdom of the World is creating comforting audio sanctuaries – creating a deep sense of peace during the sometimes anxiety-ridden transitions of our lives. Through this unique gift/book format, Wisdom of the World is creating engrossing listening environments that, according to celebrities and experts from around the world, touch the soul with an unprecedented impact.
Founded by Emmy and Clio award-winning composer Gary Malkin and healing music pioneer Michael Stillwater-Korns, Wisdom of the World is the culmination of their combined 50 years of professional musical experience. Says Malkin, “ After years of enriching media with the appropriate musical treatment, we are now setting the world’s ‘wisdom keepers’ to music, creating new tools to help us improve our relationships, develop a deeper appreciation for life, and to cultivate the necessary emotional intelligence to live life to the fullest”.
Like Graceful Passages, each book and CD set in the Wisdom of the World series will address a single universal theme (such as Courage, Love and Forgiveness) with spoken word passages that are enhanced with original orchestral music. Featuring the spoken messages of internationally known mentors such as Ram Dass, Nobel Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh, and the pioneer psychologist, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross each book and CD set will help listeners though various transitions in a manner that is both powerful and accessible.
Wisdom of the World’s first release, Graceful Passages has sold a phenomenal 40,000 copies, with sales driven by a strong word-of-mouth. Graceful Passages is distributed by New World Library and available at bookstores everywhere. The next release, Strength for the Journey, which is currently in production, features the voices of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, pop-singer Naomi Judd, best-selling author Rachel Naomi Remen and noted philosopher Jean Houston. Wisdom of the World currently offers a selection of books and CD’s on its website that are designed to serve people who are seeking resources that help generate resiliency thought the transitions of life. For more information, go to www.wisdomoftheworld.com.
Erin Milgram
415-209-9408
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