A teacher of many forms of yaga and self improvement. She has, for the last fifty years, studied extensively with advanced teachers of both eastern and western traditions. She has studied in India, Japan Nepal and the United States. Prema is a former college teacher with an M.A. in Creative Writing and a minor in Drama. She is an active writer, actress and singer. She believes that the role of the writer and creative performer is to serve as seer, healer and minister. She and her husband live in Southern California.