Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland: a welcoming sanctuary for meditation, Shaktipat, and community learning.
Located at 1107 Stanford Ave, Oakland, Siddha Yoga Ashram is a school and spiritual center offering meditation spaces, a tranquil main hall, and a nearby temple. Reviews highlight a high-energy, welcoming, devoted community guided by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda and an authentic meditation lineage. The center hosts family satsangs for kids and an annual Shaktipat Meditation Intensive, with Amrit cafe serving chai and simple vegetarian foods.
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Guided and silent meditation practices in our serene main hall and temple to foster inner calm and spiritual awareness.
Regular yoga sessions and devotional chanting (kirtan) to enhance physical well-being and spiritual connection.
Annual intensive led by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda offering Shaktipat awakening for deep meditation and liberation.
Community gatherings and spiritual discussions for all ages, including programs to inspire children's spiritual awareness.
Vegetarian meals, chai, and simple foods served in a welcoming cafe to nourish visitors during their stay.
Workshops, all-night chants, and celebrations focused on transcendence, grace, and community building.
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Overall rating
Joel Daniel
Once upon a time long ago this was a vibrant colorful bustling ashram teaming with energy where you could go for kirtan, meditation, and a fantastic vegetarian meal. You could hear heartfelt stories of people's experience of transcendance and grace or sit quietly in a beautiful garden temple and meditate. There was even a cave open all day where you could chant. There were all-night chants, dancing saptas, ecstatic celebrations and feasts beyond imagination. It was a beautiful community center with heart and soul with an energy that was palpable. A truly amazing center that attracted and welcomed people from all walks of life. But that was long ago.
Purushottam Ojha
During corona I visited mentally and felt blessed ! I was meditating in my kutir , ganeshpuri , I saw we became two clouds like snow and soft were over the Oakland city . Than assumed the normal subtle physical body and entered the ashram . SGNMKJ
Sailee Raje
After exploring many spiritual paths and institutions, I found this is the one for me. I was deeply touched during the Shaktipaat intensive which was my very first experience here. I learn something new in each visit. The space has amazing energy. I always feel calm and rejuvenated after each visit. Their family satsangs are a great tool to kickstart the spiritual awareness for kids any age. Thank you Gurumayi!
Westside Behavioral Care, Inc.
The energy there was high and beautiful, the people most welcoming. Everything was run at a high standard. People cared for each other. These are serious devotees, substantive people, and everyone I met there was full of love and integrity.
Peter Walsh
This place is a urban treasure. People have been performing spiritual practices here for almost 50 years and you can feel it. The main hall is an amazing place to meditate. The temple nearby is incredibly tranquil even though it's 20 yards from San Pablo Avenue! The Amrit cafe has delicious chai and simple foods to nourish visitors. And don't miss the yearly Shaktipat Meditation Intensive in which Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, the head of a lineage of meditation masters, gives Shaktipat awakening to those who want to meditate deeply and walk a true path of liberation. This meditation tradition is authentic and guided by a true Master.