Title: Another Way to Be The Path Within

This is the tale of a young man's quest for awareness, understanding, and knowledge. He is guided on this inner journey by a rather mysterious and often humorous older gentleman, José Humevo. The story unfolds physically in the Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest and metaphysically in regions that the young man, Nils Christiansen, is learning to navigate; sometimes with assistance, sometimes on his own. Seven principles of learning and a sequence of unconventional practices are introduced along the way. Nils is encouraged to incorporate these principles and practices into the fabric of his daily life. He repeatedly finds himself in situations, both challenging and supportive, that help him understand and anchor the concepts presented by his mentor. As his awareness grows, Nils begins to question the assumptions that he has used to construct his worldview. The more he explores these assumptions, the more he realizes how limited his perception has been. He stumbles again and again, only to discover that these unexpected detours are an integral part of learning to follow the path within.

Michael Hansen is a facilitator, trainer, and experiential educator who has an ability to highlight individual and group learning patterns in a manner that is simple, effective, and relatively painless (fun). He has worked with thousands of people throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, providing hands-on learning experiences that have an immediate impact as well as a heightened sense of awareness that unfolds over time. Another Way to Be is an endeavor to recreate a comparable learning experience through the use of story and metaphor. Michael lives on an island in Puget Sound with his wife and two stepchildren.