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18 Miten | Life’s Trauma and the Healing Through Music

November 07, 2022 • Season 2 • Episode 18

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Today I have the pleasure to speak with Miten who I’ve known for almost 20 years through his and Deva’s music. Miten shares the traumas he’s experienced throughout his life and how he’s found the healing power of music.

Miten says:

‘If there is one thing, I would say that's helped me, that is to sing. And as much as I can, I tell people, not just our community who are into singing anyway, but… church choirs. Find a choir, find a Gospel choir, you know - sing! Because when you are singing, your heart starts to lift, your burden lift, your spirit lifts. It's not a joke, it's real and it's important and it's a commitment.’

The mantras hold a special place in my heart and my personal healing so I can highly recommend checking out their music on their website, Spotify or wherever you listen to music.

About this week’s guest

Miten was born in London and grew up in the 60s. He later went on to establish a successful career for himself in the 70s as a noted singer/songwriter, releasing several albums including one for Ariola Records under the guidance of legendary American producer Bones Howe. He toured extensively, opening for Fleetwood Mac, Randy Newman, Hall and Oats, Lou Reed, Ry Cooder, Fairport Convention, and The Kinks, among others. This period of his life was exciting but left him spiritually unfulfilled.

After reading a book of the discourses on Zen from Osho (No Water No Moon), Miten had an epiphany and began an inner search. He left everything he had known before, even selling his guitars, and traveled to India, embracing life as a member of the community that had gathered around Osho.

It was there he met his life partner, Deva Premal, and they are now renowned worldwide for their fusion of western music with Sanskrit mantras. Together they have presented their music in as many as 45 countries while accumulating accolades from such diverse admirers as Cher and HH the Dalai Lama, with album sales in excess of one million copies.

Website: Deva Premal and Miten

Topics discussed in this episode

Childhood traumas
Leaving behind his family, letting go of his life, his identity, and his career as a musician, and joining Osho’s ashram
Healing through meditation, chanting, and being in presence of a Guru and finding music again
Physical trauma of a double heart by-pass surgery