Sabrina Aulak
Ma Anand Sheela is the Indian-born spokeswoman of the controversial Rajneesh movement (aka Osho movement).
Known for her divisive role in the widely-talked about Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, Sheela is -but who is her ex-husband John Shelfer?
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Who is Ma Anand Sheela s husband John Shelfer?
John Shelfer was a former New York bank officer before he met the formidable Ma Anand Sheela.
After their marriage, he changed his name to Prem Jayananda & became President of Rajneesh Foundation International.
He usually signed bonds for the financial arm of Sheela s company. Jayananda was an executive in Rajneesh Services through at least October 1982, according to information Rajneeshee attorneys gave to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.