Prema is a lifelong student of Yoga and Bhakti and has been offering Yoga Philosophy. Purses and Marma sessions in DC since 2020. He has spent over a decade training in the ancient Vedic wisdom traditions of South Asia at ashrams and studios in India and the US. He is a teacher of yoga philosophy, a Kirtan artist, and an ayurvedic marma therapy practitioner. He draws direct inspiration from the contemporary Vaishnava teacher and author Garuda Das (Graham Schweig). Prema also has a Ph.D. in History and a B.A. in Engineering.