"People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life.  I don't think that's what we're really seeking.  I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive."

-Joseph Campbell

Pathways Institute, founded in 1986, is dedicated to the exploration of human consciousness leading to your personal, professional and spiritual wisdom, skills and fulfillment.

The Pathways Institute Mystery School is life-long learning academy in the human arts. In all cultures throughout the ages, mystery schools appear at times of extraordinary cultural, societal and technological change to help ordinary men and women bridge the resulting chasm between the inner sacred and outer mundane life experience. Like the mystery schools of old, Pathways Institute revives ancient wisdom and practices relevant to today's challenges.

Carole Kammen
Founder and Principal,
Pathways Institute and Pathways Business Institute

Carole Kammen, M.A. is an innovator and leader in the field of organizational and personal development. In 1986 Carole founded Pathways Institute, a public spiritual growth organization, and Pathways Business Institute, a San Francisco based management consulting firm.  Both organizations are dedicated to the exploration of human consciousness leading to personal, professional and spiritual fulfillment. 

Through her workshops, lectures, trainings and executive consulting, she has transformed the lives of more than 28,000 individuals.   Carole guides her clients in expanding the effectiveness and resourcefulness of individuals and groups to achieve and sustain outstanding results.  Carole is profoundly insightful: she gets to the root of issues and work with her clients to create lasting change on a deep level.  She then adeptly translates this into effective actions focused on producing optimal results.  Carole is known for her effective experiential programs, dynamic delivery and her ability to optimize team and individual performance.

Carole works regularly in both the corporate and public sectors with senior organizational leaders, linking high performance with inner development and relationship skills.  Carole is uniquely able to bring esoteric and mystical ideas and practices into more traditional business environments in skillful and approachable ways.  Carole has vast experience importing tools and insights from the worlds of anthropology, philosophy, psychology, the world religions, mythology, and modern neuroscience into her teaching.

Contact Us

Pathways Institute, Inc.
PO Box 6626
Albany CA 94706
Email: info@pathwaysinstitute.com

Nancy Jones
Phone: 415-377-9677
E-mail: nancy@pathwaysinstitute.com

Lisa Masure
Phone: 207-314-0036
E-mail: lisa@pathwaysinstitute.com