Jolantha Fries [ 1 ] born 2 April , known professionally as Deva Premal , is a German singer known for her performances of Sanskrit mantras. Her music is composed and produced with Prabhu Music. Premal met her partner, Miten , at the Osho International Meditation Resort in Pune , India , in , where she was studying reflexology , shiatsu , craniosacral therapy and massage.
In July , Premal chanted the Gayatri Mantra for her father as he was dying. She recounted the experience: "We kept singing for what must have been over half an hour when suddenly the monitor showed that he was about to leave.
I continued to sing, and the last sound he heard as he passed on was his beloved 'Gayatri Mantra'. Finally, we ended with the mantra Om , and the circle was complete. He had welcomed me onto this planet with the 'Gayatri,' and I accompanied him out of this physical existence with it. In an interview with LA Yoga Magazine, [ 7 ] Premal discussed the effect of chanting mantras: [ 8 ] "The meaning is secondary It's working on a cellular level. Premal's chants have been used in various contexts.
It features eight mantras each chanted times. Premal and Miten say they use a "natural selection" process to choose mantras for their albums. Premal prefers Sanskrit mantras. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
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