A modern pioneer in thought
Jose Silva began his journey as a humble radio repairman in Laredo, Texas, and later as an electronics instructor with the United States Army Signal Corps. Despite his career in electronics, Silva had a keen interest in hypnosis and the workings of the human mind. He spent his days working at his job and his nights studying the work of thought leaders including Freud, Jung, and Adler.
The turning point that rocketed Silva toward his breakthroughs was a simple question. How do you make the mind more efficient? Through his professional knowledge, Silva already knew that reducing the resistance in an electrical wire allowed more electricity to flow through it (known as Ohm’s law). Using this theory as a starting point, he asked, “what would happen if you could reduce the resistance in the human brain?”. “Would doing this cause it to be more efficient at absorbing information, and perhaps even grant it access to reservoirs of previously hidden creativity and intuition?”.
Driven by these questions, Silva began a thorough process of research and experimentation, starting with his own children. By training them to function at brain frequency levels known as Alpha and Theta--levels of deep relaxation that most people experience while meditating or in light sleep--he was able to significantly improve their grades at school and noticed that they were more intuitive and experienced less social tension than before.
In the following years, Silva shared his research with other community members. He found that by teaching people to consciously guide themselves to the Alpha and Theta level of mind through Centering Techniques, he could show many of them how to, while fully conscious, reprogram their minds like a computer.

Jose Silva
Meet your instructor
Manish Patel is a dynamic and eloquent public speaker, educator, and trainer.
Building on over two decades of training and experience as an Occupational/Hand Therapist, collegiate-level adjunct professor, Certified Ergonomist, and a practicing transformational life coach, he excels in compassionately helping people transform their lives in powerful ways. Using evidence-based research and scientifically proven techniques as a starting point, Manish takes clients on a journey of self-discovery, passionately leading them with practical applications of The Silva Method instruction and coaching.
Born in India, raised in the United Kingdom through young adulthood, and refined in the United States of America, Manish considers himself fortunate and blessed to have witnessed and experienced national diversity. This rich background allows him to connect and resonate with diverse cultures, ages, and life experiences.
When human beings experience trauma or severe life stress, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. As was the case during the pandemic of 2020, for example. It was during these challenging times, Manish merged his meditative and spiritual heritage, along with The Silva Method, allowing him to navigate through life’s challenges and road bumps with a greater sense of ease and flow.
Throughout his professional career, Manish engaged with individuals, groups, corporations, and even communities to facilitate enhanced livelihood and wellness in any and all life roles, with the use of evidence-based modalities and behavioral sciences. However, it wasn’t until he started utilizing The Silva Method principles, that he observed profound shifts in all purposeful endeavors he embarked on, within his personal and professional roles and relationships. For Manish, The Silva Method truly unlocks the essence of the minds potential, with the science and research backing him, allowing him to teach and instruct these deep mental facets, with integrity and confidence.
When he is not coaching or instructing, Manish enjoys traveling, reading, drawing and painting, and spending time in nature and among wildlife. Inspired by the joy of his children, humbled by the journey of life, Manish strives to deliver an immersion experience filled with transformational knowledge and awareness, as was intended by the respected founder of The Silva Method, Mr. Jose Silva himself.
Better and Better

Manish Patel
Certified Silva Instructor

About Us
The Silva Method has helped millions of people experience greater peace, productivity, and personal well-being through non-spiritual, scientifically supported mental exercises.
