Why Chanshi?
☑ Dual-Lineage Authority
Direct transmission from two prestigious contemplative traditions—Mahayana Zen's path of effortless awareness and Gorakhnath's science of breathwork transformation—serving personal awakening and professional mastery.
☑ Proprietary Kanda Patha™ Methodology
A copyrighted system of 70+ techniques unavailable in standard programs—whether you're seeking deep personal transformation or building a differentiated wellness practice.
☑ Proven Track Record
11 years transmitting authentic practices. Serving executives, entrepreneurs, and wellness professionals across India, Singapore, Dubai, London, Australia, and spiritual hubs worldwide.
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Who We Are
Chanshi is a lineage-transmission institution preserving rare meditation and breathwork techniques from the Mahayana Zen tradition and Gorakhnath lineage—serving both those seeking profound personal transformation and wellness professionals building exceptional facilitation practices.
We transmit authentic methods to seekers, leaders, and facilitators worldwide since 2014.
What We Do
We guide two distinct paths:
For Seekers & Leaders: Deep transformative experiences for emotional release, inner clarity, sustainable peace, and discovering authentic purpose beyond achievement.
For Yoga & Wellness Coaches: Certification in the proprietary Kanda Patha™ methodology—a copyrighted system of 70+ breathwork and meditation techniques that differentiate your work and create genuine client breakthroughs.
Both paths draw from the same rare lineage techniques—adapted for personal transformation or professional mastery.
Why We Do It
To preserve authentic contemplative wisdom and make it accessible to two essential groups: individuals exhausted by external success seeking inner fulfillment, and facilitators tired of generic trainings seeking tools that create real transformation.
Whether you're discovering yourself or guiding others, this work offers depth that lasts—not superficial experiences.
Our Path & Purpose
Our Vision
To preserve rare contemplative lineages and make them accessible to leaders seeking fulfillment beyond achievement, and wellness professionals seeking tools that create genuine transformation—ensuring authentic wisdom survives in a world of superficial wellness.
Our Mission
To transmit techniques from the Mahayana Zen and Gorakhnath lineages through two distinct paths: transformative journeys for individuals discovering inner clarity and purpose, and certification programs for facilitators mastering rare, teachable methodologies that differentiate their professional work.
Our Philosophy
True transformation emerges at the intersection of being and becoming—where effortless presence meets intentional practice.
In a world saturated with surface-level wellness and recycled content, we preserve something rare: authentic lineage techniques that create lasting change, not temporary relief.
This path honors both wings of transformation—the ancient wisdom of stillness (cultivating awareness, surrender, and inner peace) and the science of technique (structured breathwork, somatic release, and guided practices).
Whether you're a leader exhausted by external success or a facilitator tired of generic trainings, this work offers the same foundation: depth that transforms, practices that endure, and results that last.
Well-being isn't external validation or weekend inspiration—it's the lived experience of clarity and wholeness, cultivated from within and sustained through authentic practice.
Meet Our Core Team
Dedicated to Helping You on Your Inner Journey
Darshan Bawa
Darshan is co-founder at Chanshi and brings strategic structure to curriculum design, operations, and program delivery. Incubated at IIM Bangalore and Stanford, she applies systems thinking and learning design frameworks to ensure Chanshi's lineage teachings are delivered with clarity, coherence, and professional rigor.
An artist and social entrepreneur, Darshan ensures that ancient contemplative practices meet the practical needs of contemporary leaders and wellness professionals—balancing authenticity with accessibility, depth with deliverability.
Her expertise in operational excellence and design thinking supports Chanshi's dual mission: guiding profound personal transformation and certifying facilitators in rare, lineage-backed methodologies.
Abhilash Chandra Mouli
Abhilash is the founder of Chanshi and one of the rare teachers authorized to transmit techniques from both the Mahayana Zen and Gorakhnath lineages—a unique synthesis cultivated through years of intensive training with recognized masters in South India.
With over a decade of teaching experience, he has guided hundreds individuals through deep personal transformation and certified many wellness professionals now teaching globally across India, Singapore, Dubai, London, Australia, and spiritual hubs worldwide.
Before founding Chanshi in 2014, Abhilash built and led multiple wellness ventures, bringing entrepreneurial clarity to ancient practices. His diverse background—engineering (BE Electronics & Communication), business strategy (MBA), classical music (Masters), and certifications in Yoga, Advanced Pranic Healing, and Vermalogy (Marma Kala)—enables him to serve both high-performing leaders seeking purpose beyond achievement and wellness professionals building transformative practices.
Abhilash's teaching bridges mystical depth with practical application, making rare lineage wisdom accessible to modern seekers and facilitators alike.
The Story of Chanshi: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Awakening
The Rare Convergence of Two Lineages
Abhilash Chandramouli holds a distinction shared by few living teachers: authorization to transmit techniques from both the Mahayana Zen tradition and the Gorakhnath lineage—two of the world's most respected contemplative paths, rarely taught together and never before synthesized into a single, teachable methodology.
This wasn't academic study or weekend workshop certification. It was intensive, immersive training spanning years (2011-2013) with masters from the recognized lineages in the sacred grounds of Tiruvannamalai, South India—the kind of transmission that happens teacher-to-student, not through books or online courses.
The result: a proprietary system called Kanda Patha™—bridging Zen's effortless awareness with Gorakhnath's transformative breathwork science—now transmitted to leaders seeking clarity beyond achievement and wellness professionals building exceptional practices.
The First Transmission: Mahayana Zen & Effortless Awareness
In 2011, Abhilash encountered Deva, a nomadic monk in the direct lineage of Mahayana Zen Buddhism, whose teaching embodied a profound paradox:
"You are already complete. There is nothing to attain, nothing to fix, nothing to become."
This was the path of effortless awareness—where transformation happens not through doing, but through seeing clearly. Where meditation isn't a technique to master but a return to natural presence.
Over two and a half years of periodic intensive training, Abhilash immersed himself in practices of stillness, emptiness, and unconditioned awareness—learning to rest in presence without grasping, to allow clarity without forcing.
For leaders exhausted by constant striving, this lineage offers the antidote: discovering that fulfillment doesn't come from achieving more, but from recognizing what already is.
The Second Transmission: Gorakhnath Lineage & The Science of Transformation
Parallel to his Zen training, Abhilash studied under Baba, again, a nomadic master within the Gorakhnath tradition—the ancient lineage of yogic transformation that includes legendary figures like Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath himself.
Where Zen taught "There are no 'hows,' only being," Gorakhnath's path declared the opposite:
"Here are the hows. Master the techniques. Awaken the dormant energies. Transform through disciplined practice."
This was the science of active transformation—intense breathwork protocols, somatic practices, and precise meditation techniques designed to catalyze awakening through method, not philosophy alone.
For wellness professionals seeking teachable tools (not just inspirational concepts), this lineage provides structure: repeatable techniques that produce measurable shifts in clients.
The Crisis That Became the Method
For months, Abhilash experienced agonizing tension between two seemingly contradictory truths:
Zen said: Effort is the obstacle. Let go of trying.
Gorakhnath said: Disciplined technique is essential. Master the practice.
Both teachers were authentic. Both lineages were valid. Yet they appeared to cancel each other out.
Then came a personal threshold—a period of intense inner crisis where external accomplishments (multiple businesses, professional success, creative achievements) failed to provide the clarity, purpose, and sustainable peace he sought.
In that crucible, the paradox collapsed.
The revelation: The "hows" and the "no-hows" aren't opposing forces. They're two wings of the same bird.
You can't fly with only stillness.
You can't fly with only technique.
You need both—until the distinction dissolves into your breath.
This insight became the foundation of everything Chanshi teaches.
"Craft Your Own Methods" - The Mandate to Teach
Recognizing Abhilash's unique position—holding transmission from both lineages, adept in composing music, with a gift for making esoteric wisdom practically applicable—Baba gave explicit instruction:
"Your gift is to craft your own methods. Don't just point at the moon—teach others how to walk the path."
This wasn't permission to dilute the lineages. It was a mandate to create a bridge: translating rare contemplative techniques into structured systems that serve two essential groups:
Leaders and seekers exhausted by achievement-driven life, searching for fulfillment beyond external success.
Yoga & Wellness professionals tired of recycled trainings, seeking rare tools that create genuine client transformation
The result: Kanda Patha™—a proprietary, copyrighted methodology synthesizing 70+ techniques from both lineages into teachable protocols for modern application.
From Transmission to Teaching Lineage (2014-Present)
In 2014, Chanshi was established—not as a personal brand, but as an institutional lineage designed to preserve and transmit this integrated approach beyond a single teacher's lifetime.
The name itself reflects the philosophy: Chanshi honors the facilitation of transformation while Abhilash "returns to ordinariness"—a teacher who transmits methods, not a guru demanding devotion.
Over 11 years:
Hundreds of individuals guided through deep personal transformation. Wellness professionals certified and now teaching across the globe. Programs delivered across India, Singapore, Dubai, London, Australia, and spiritual hubs worldwide
Two distinct paths emerged:
For Leaders & Seekers: Transformative journeys (the True Self Discovery Program) using the same lineage techniques for personal awakening—releasing emotional patterns, discovering authentic purpose, cultivating sustainable clarity.
For Wellness Professionals: Certification in rare, copyrighted breathwork and meditation techniques through immersive teacher trainings and lineage-flavored intensives that differentiate their work and produce genuine client breakthroughs.
Both draw from the same source. Both honor the dual-lineage foundation.
Why This Matters
Most meditation teachers learned from other teachers who learned from yoga or western books. Most wellness trainings recycle the same pranayama and mindfulness techniques available everywhere.
Chanshi offers something categorically different:
✅ Direct lineage transmission from two prestigious contemplative traditions
✅ A proven synthesis that serves both personal transformation and professional mastery
✅ Proprietary techniques legally protected and unavailable elsewhere
✅ 11 years of teaching outcomes across diverse populations and cultures
Whether you're an executive seeking clarity beyond achievement or a wellness professional building an exceptional practice, you're accessing the same rare foundation—techniques preserved across centuries, now adapted for modern life.
Chanshi Today: The Confluence Continues
This isn't another certification recycling what you already know.
This isn't another meditation program promising peace through apps and affirmations.
This is access to rare, lineage-backed techniques from two of the world's most respected contemplative paths—synthesized by a teacher authorized to transmit both, refined over 11 years with 75+ practitioners, and now available to those serious about depth.
This is the legacy of two lineages.
This is the gift of Chanshi.
This is what makes our work unreplicable.
The Heart Of Our Company
Our Culture and Values
Lineage Preservation Over Trends
We preserve rare contemplative techniques exactly as transmitted—resisting the temptation to dilute ancient wisdom for mass appeal. Our commitment is to authenticity first, popularity second. Whether you're seeking personal transformation or professional certification, you receive lineage-backed methods in their full depth, adapted for modern application but never compromised for convenience.
Depth Over Volume
We serve fewer students with greater impact. Our 1:1 mentorship model, limited cohort sizes, and intensive training formats reflect a choice: we prioritize transformation quality over enrollment numbers. This isn't scalable corporate wellness—it's intimate transmission of powerful practices to those ready for serious work. When you train with Chanshi, you're not one among hundreds—you receive personalized guidance that honors your unique journey while maintaining the rigor these lineages demand.
Self-Sufficiency Through Mastery
We equip you with complete tools for autonomy. For individuals, this means practices that restore clarity, release emotional patterns, and cultivate sustainable fulfillment—techniques you own for life, not temporary relief requiring constant support. For facilitators, this means full mastery of rare methodologies you can confidently transmit to your clients, creating genuine breakthroughs and building your independent practice with authority.
Integration, Not Separation
We bridge seeming contradictions: Mahayana Zen and Gorakhnath, stillness and technique, ancient wisdom and modern science, personal awakening and professional mastery. This integrative approach serves both leaders navigating complex lives and facilitators serving diverse clients—recognizing that real transformation honors multiplicity, not dogma. The world doesn't need more either-or thinking; it needs practitioners who can hold paradox, embrace nuance, and teach from wholeness rather than fragmentation.
Authenticity, Intensity & Grace
These three pillars define our work—and we ask you to meet us there. Authenticity: We show up as we are, rooted in lineage truth without pretense—we expect you to bring genuine commitment, not performance. Intensity: We hold nothing back in transmission, diving deep into transformative practices—we ask you to match that dedication with focus and discipline. Grace: We honor the mystery, the process, the unfolding—we invite you to hold your journey with patience and reverence. This is mutual: we bring these qualities to every interaction. Will you?
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