ABOUT NISHA MANEK, MD

DOCTOR TURNED BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SPEAKER, AND HEALTH COACH

Health is high stakes for everyone! Health means a vibrant, joyous life. My conventional medical science education prepared me for “chemical medicine.” Yet, I knew drugs weren’t enough for good health. The profound question in my search for answers to the body’s health led to my study of its biofield and inner subtle energies. We call this “energy medicine.” Energy medicine is just the beginning. And what came next was mind-blowing.

It was my good fortune to have mentorship with Stanford University’s Professor Emeritus, William A. Tiller, PhD. Dr. Bill Tiller’s discoveries of the power of Subtle energies and their potent healing potential are well-known. However, his revolutionary discoveries of human intention grabbed my attention. Physics science shows intention is linked intimately with subtle energy. Your intention activates the energy pathways within your body. This science is exciting. Even more exciting is that you can raise your game and create a new reality in your body’s healing with intention. There was just one problem. Dr. Tiller’s language was mathematics and physics, while mine was biology. How could we work together with such different scientific backgrounds?

To learn about Tiller’s science of the mind and its powers, I walked away from a prestigious career in academic medicine; people—my colleagues, those close to me, and my family—thought I had ‘lost my marbles.’ I walked away to look for answers to healing, to look where no one was looking. My reason for taking this radical step in my life was unwavering.

Without any safety net, I left my friends and familiar routines behind. I had no money, no grants, no clear path or next steps, and indeed no knowledge of physics. I walked into the unknown, an abyss. I could fly. Or I could crash and burn. With faith and trust that I was on the right path, I began my weekly one-on-one meetings with Prof. Tiller. What I came to learn and understand about the power of intention forever changed me as a doctor and a responsible human being.

Can the science of intention help us in medicine? Yes, it can. Intentions are our passport to freedom from a wheel of never-ending medications. Intention-based healing is called “information medicine.” My mission is to help people achieve health with their power of intention. Whether you want preventive medicine or have an ailment, intention can help you. Intention can be taught and cultivated. You can learn how to do it. This science is the future of medicine. Welcome to the 21st century of Information medicine.

Formal Bio

As a native of Kenya, I came to Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 17 years. After graduating Summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University, I attended the University of Glasgow School of Medicine, completing my degree in 1991. Subsequently, I completed my Immunology and Rheumatology fellowship at Stanford University. Most of my academic medicine time was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

While at Mayo Clinic, I served on several boards, including the rheumatology division inflammatory arthritis clinical working group and the research committee, which assessed research in new arthritis treatments. As an educator, I was on the Mayo College of Medicine Internal Medicine residency selection committee and a mentor to many of the brightest young medical recruits in the Minnesota Future Doctor’s program. I also mentored specialist fellows at Mayo who went on to successful careers in rheumatology worldwide and in the US. This dedication to education also led me to serve on the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP, under the umbrella of the American College of Rheumatology) E-learning subcommittee. Among the many awards during my career, I received the Top Educator award at the Mayo Clinic’s internal medicine program.

In 2006, I received the Bravewell scholarship for the associate fellowship in integrative medicine program at the University of Arizona, Tucson. I was the first rheumatologist in the United States to practice “integrative rheumatology.” One of my tasks (2009-2015) was to overhaul and write the immunology and rheumatology curriculum for the integrative medicine fellowship program. A significant part of my work has been promoting consciousness and spirituality in medicine, a mission highlighted by my meeting and moderating HH, the 14th Dalai Lama’s visit to the Mayo Clinic in 2008 at the annual Mind-Life Institute symposium.

I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FRCP) and the American College of Physicians.

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