Sanjay Manchanda PhD is a psychotherapist, educator, and spiritual guide who bridges ancient wisdom traditions with modern science and technology. His path began in the field of computer science, where he served as a professor before a profound spiritual awakening prompted a complete life transformation. Responding to an inner call, he left academia to pursue deep training in contemplative, mystical, and therapeutic disciplines. His work is grounded in non-dual awareness and influenced by various streams of Buddhism, Vedanta, Tantra and Depth psychology. Drawing from decades of experience in both Eastern and Western traditions, his focus includes Non-Dual Awakening, Meditation, Shadow work, Trauma resolution. He also focuses on psychospiritual integration of life transforming insights and experiences typically arising from meditation retreats or psychedelic experiences and has over 25,000 hours of clinical and coaching experience in private practice.
A passionate advocate for the use of technology in service of inner growth, Sanjay has pioneered the integration of neurofeedback, brain stimulation, and photobiomodulation into spiritual and therapeutic settings. He is the CEO of Neuromatrix, a company that sells infrared light headsets for supporting brain health, brain recovery, meditation and achieving peak performance. He uses tools like near-infrared light therapy, and high-frequency pulsed stimulation to deepen meditation, enhance mental clarity, and accelerate states of insight and flow.
He also teaches for California Institute of Human Science, and the California Institute of Integral Studies.
