Annual Regional Retreat 2026

We are blessed to have three guest speakers who will share their experiences and lessons learned at the divine lotus feet of Bhagawan Baba.

Dr. Hari Conjeevaram has been actively involved in the Sri Sathya Sai Organization (SSSIO) for the past 3 decades. He currently serves as Co-Chairman, SSSIO Humanitarian Relief Committee; Zone 1 Medical Director (USA, Canada, West Indies); Member of SSSIO International Medical Committee. In the USA, he has been serving as the National Young Adult (YA)-Male Advisor.

Dr. Hari has coordinated multiple local and international medical camps including in USA, Prasanthi Nilayam, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Africa along with several disaster relief missions in several countries including USA, Sri Lanka, Haiti, Philippines, and Ecuador.

At the professional level, Dr. Hari is Tenured Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. In addition to patient care, he has been actively involved in Clinical Research and Education in USA and globally. He has won numerous local, regional and national awards for education, mentoring, humanism and community service, some of which include “Commendation Medal for Exemplary Performance of Duty” from President Bill Clinton, “Dean’s Award for Community Service, “Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine”, “Distinguished Lifetime Educator Award” by the American Gastroenterological Association.

Sister Shalini’s family came into the Sai fold in the 1970s. She started in the Sathya Sai Balavikas program as a 5-year-old. She belongs to the first batch of students to study in Swami’s first primary school at Ooty in 1978. Swami moved her to the Higher Secondary School at Parthi in 1981. She studied in His Primary/Higher Secondary Schools between 1978 and 1986 for a period of 8 years. She has a degree in Electrical Engineering. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. She is a passionate SSE teacher and yet an eternal student of Sai, actively participates in all the activities of the Columbus Sai center.

Having known Sri Sathya Sai Baba since 1982, Dr. Edelio Sanchez Perez has dedicated decades of service to the Sri Sathya Sai International Organization, serving multiple times as President of a Sathya Sai Center and Devotional Coordinator. He also founded a Sai Center, and served as Regional Coordinator. He has participated in medical camps in Prasanthi Nilayam and other locations, spent extended periods in Prasanthi Nilayam with the blessing of several interviews with Swami, and has been a speaker in numerous Latin American countries through the Sri Sathya Sai International Organization of Latin America. He also spoke at the 2018 Christmas Celebration at Sai Kulwant Hall, Prasanthi Nilayam, and is the author of the book “Liberation: A Reachable Goal”.

Professionally, Dr. Edelio Sanchez is a medical surgeon who graduated from the Central University of Venezuela, with extensive training across multiple systems of medicine. He is certified in Homeopathic Medicine from the Homeopathic Medical School of Venezuela, a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in the United States, a Licensed Acupuncturist Physician in the State of Florida, and holds a postgraduate certification in Ayurvedic Medicine from Maimonides University in collaboration with Gujarat University, India. With a lifelong commitment to holistic healing, Dr. Edelio integrates modern medicine with traditional healing sciences to promote comprehensive well-being.