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About Physis and The People Behind it

Since 2007, Sailaja Manacha has been focusing on your growth and development, serving as an inner transformation coach in Bangalore and other parts of the world.

Over the years, Sailaja Manacha as an inner transformation coach has:

Coached over 20 leaders at CEO minus 1, 2 & 3 levels in large multinationals.
Facilitated thousands of emerging leaders to advance in their careers and meet their goals.
Worked with professionals across diverse industries — BPO, IT, Telecom, Education, Social Entrepreneurship, and TED fellows worldwide.
Clocked 10,000+ hours in facilitating transformative learning and coaching.
Created digital products to assist learning journeys.

The story of Physis – The birth and the name

Physis is a Greek word that means ‘to grow’ or ‘to become’. It is the principle that is reflected in the constant evolution in nature. That is exactly the inner transformation Sailaja Manacha inspires as a coach — in individuals, teams, organisations, and in the community.

Physis’ work connects to all that expands human potential and helps us thrive. Our social projects connected with supporting young women or underprivileged girls stem from this very conviction.

The Mind & Soul Behind Physis – Sailaja Manacha

As an inner transformation coach, Bangalore-based Sailaja Manacha is known for her eclectic methods, drawing from Psychology, Ontology, NLP and Spiritual frameworks. This makes her programmes rich, holistic and deeply engaging. She uses her passion, practical wisdom and kindness to guide her programme participants into their inner lives and expand their boundaries.

Sailaja Manacha has spent 24 years in transformational work as a psychotherapist, teacher and leadership coach. Prior to this, Sailaja was the Head of HR at a Bangalore-based software company. She is an avid reader and traveller with a deep interest in spirituality.

Sailaja’s Credentials:

Accredited Psychotherapist, Accredited Trainer & Supervisor of Psychotherapists (International Transactional Analysis Association)
Master Certified Coach (MCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF)
Masters in Psychology and Organisation Behavior
TA 101 certification Instructor
Master NLP practitioner

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Meet the Collaborators

Gunjan Zutshi

Founder, AgileSattva

Accredited Coach (ACC) – International Coach Federation
Certified Transactional Analyst – Psychotherapy (CTA-P)
Certified Organization Development and Change Practitioner (ODCP) from ISABS

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Gunjan has over 24 years of experience working with senior leadership teams for system-wide change interventions for organisation effectiveness, leadership capability building, talent and performance management and learning & development. She specialises in working through conscious and unconscious barriers that might be holding people back from achieving inner transformation and fulfilling their full potential.

Deepak Dhananjaya

Founder, AgileSattva

Agile Coach
Accredited Coach (ACC) – International Coach Federation
Certified Transactional Analyst – Psychotherapy (CTA-P)

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Deepak has in-depth experience in using a systemic approach to create sustainable transformation for teams and individuals. His forte lies in the way he uses activities and experiences to effect lasting changes in the different stages of the leadership journey.

Jacintha Jayachandran

Founder, HopeWorks Foundation & Skills Cafe

Strategic Advisor – D&I, CSR, HR
Author, Words Matter

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Jacintha is a leadership coach who has worked for over 27 years within the spaces of HR and social impact. She works to enable equal opportunities for all, and is known for her contributions in the field of women leadership. She has done some pioneering work in developing and preparing young underprivileged girls for life through her various social initiatives.

Anu Sukhija

Leadership Coach (PCC-ICF)

Facilitator
OD Consultant

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Anu is a practicing coach and consultant with over 23 years of experience in OD, Talent Management and Human Resource Management. Anu carries an impressive industry experience from working with leading Business process Management Companies partnering with British Multinational and Fortune 500 companies like Aviva plc and Suncorp Group and been a part of key business functions like process migration- UK and Australian accounts, transitioning, people development, performance management and business development. This cross-cultural industry exposure has helped her adapt to learning and development needs of her clients.

Divya Vikas Amarnath

Leadership Development
Author – Unravel Relationship Algorithms
TEDx speaker – Creative Self Talk: Because you are listening

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Divya is a Talent and leadership Development professional and Executive Coach with over 22 years of global corporate exposure. She’s worked with organizations like Bosch, Infosys, HSBC, and The Oberoi Group. She helps leaders identify meaningful career goals and work towards realizing them.

Her work as an independent coach supports NGOs working with education.

Clients & Collaborators’ Experience

Sailaja Manacha stepped in to coach a senior leader as they transitioned into a leadership role. Key stakeholders reported visible changes in the way this leader led their team, the business and also in their stakeholder engagement. Sai’s direct and involved manner of engagement makes it very easy to work with her. Her coachee acknowledged her quickness to dial into the real issues, hold them accountable and challenge them towards outcomes, all while creating a sense of safety and trust.’

Amrita Madiah

Director,
Talent Development India, Adobe.

‘Through her programs on TA 101, Women at Work, Step Up and more recently, a customised development program targeting senior women in the organisation, Sailaja Manacha has been able to work with different groups of employees to help them better understand the importance of making a positive difference in every aspect of life. Her techniques and abilities to bring around self-awareness and self-engagement have created significant impact on both the employees and our organisation.’

Srikanth Vachaspati

Head – Human Resources
Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd.