Who am I?

Mahip Rathore is a lawyer turned therapist and meditation teacher. He grew up in central India and is now residing in Santa Barbara, California. He went to Eastern Illinois University for a master’s in clinical psychology, and Tennessee State University for a PhD in counseling psychology. His research is focused on the practice of mindfulness and its metacognitive mechanisms, development of wisdom through coping with difficult life situations, impact of decentering on self-transcendence or non-dual awakening.
Mahip has completed five 10-day Vipassana meditation courses under the tradition of Sri S. N. Goenka and he studies Advaita Vedanta with Jim Gilman, who is a disciple of Swami Chinmaynanda. Mahip teaches mindfulness and open awareness meditations and offers meditation coaching to individuals and groups. He incorporates clinical insights, personal life experiences, and traditional knowledge to make the wisdom of nonduality accessible to people in general.

What Clients Are Saying

  • KATHY

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    I am doing the facilitator program with Mahip and my meditation practice has grown in leaps and bounds. He is an extraordinarily insightful, compassionate and brilliant teacher. In an individual meeting he helped me through a very challenging moment with empathy and laughter! I highly recommend him to anyone wanting to take their practice to the next level with just the right amount of guidance and trust in our own innate wisdom.

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  • RACHEL L.

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    Having Mahip as a meditation coach has been extremely beneficial to guiding and deepening my practice. In a group setting, he provides helpful feedback, allows room for everyone to share and be heard, and is able to relate concepts in a meaningful and understandable way. This is echoed in individual sessions that allow for even more thorough questioning and understanding.

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  • JULIETTE

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    Workshop with Mahip was a positive, inclusive, thoughtful, engaging and meaningful space to learn and grow.

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  • NICK

    “Throughout my time with Mahip, I have experienced immense personal growth and self-discovery, which has positively affected me and everyone around me! As a therapist, Mahip is rarely ever proscriptive; instead, his style is to be a listener and guide people toward valuable questions and lines of thinking. This enables me to find my own answers and develop a stronger sense of self-awareness in the process.

  • A.M.

    “As a therapist, Mahip was able to help me work through some personal challenges and develop greater self-awareness and compassion. He was patient, empathetic, and insightful, and I always felt comfortable opening up to him about my thoughts and feelings. In addition to his skills as a therapist, Mahip was an excellent meditation teacher. His personal experience with Vipassana and non-duality made him an ideal guide for my practice, and he was able to introduce me to new concepts and techniques that helped me deepen my understanding of mindfulness and awareness.

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