Ashram Gidgegannup – WA

Gidgegannup Ashram 1216 O’Brien Rd, Gidgegannup (Google map)

Getting to Gidgegannup Ashram

From Perth, turn left from Reid Hwy or right from Roe Hwy into Toodyay Rd. Travel for approximately 10 minutes on Toodyay Rd until you reach O’Brien Rd.

O’Brien Rd is on the left immediately after Roland Rd (on the right) which goes to Parkerville. Set your speedometer as you turn into O’Brien Rd and then travel 12.2 km to the turn in at 1216 O’Brien Rd, which is the Sahaja Yoga Centre. As a guide there is a one lane bridge at the 11.2km mark, just 1km from the centre.

About Gidgegannup Ashram

Gidgegannup is located 45 minutes drive north east of Perth in Western Australia. A conversation between two yogis while travelling with HH Shri Mataji led to the very generous gift of 20 hectares of land in the Eastern foothills of Perth which would become the center of Collective activities in Western Australia. She asked that we build her a cottage for her and Sir CP to stay whenever Shri Mataji visited. Shri Mataji was informed during a car drive that a particular industrial structure near the Perth airport was designed by a yogi builder. During Her Australasian tour. On a flight back from New Zealand, Shri Mataji suggested to the yogi builder to build the Perth Ashram as a hanger. She later drew up plans for an extended structure. The whole idea of having a hangar came from the Divine. HH Shri Mataji blessed us with two visits to the property where we were to worship Her in the form of Shri Mahavira in 1991, and again as Shri Ganesha in 1992. Shri Mataji asked whether the hangar could be used as an ashram. She then suggested to the yogi that Gidgegannup could become an international centre. She proposed that four buildings be constructed in the shape of a swastika. She would also offer suggestions to improve the design. The now-familiar hanger nestles gently into the landscape providing Yogis with the opportunity to be together while we praise Her for the many blessings of Her advent and mission to bring peace to humanity. In 2021 a fire in the area destroyed two nearby homes but didn’t reach the property and the Collective Centre was saved. Damage was just ash and smoke, despite being highly vulnerable because of the dry exposed timber around the entire length of the building. The post fire interaction between the volunteer brigades and collective members had a profound impact when Firefighters offered suggestions about protecting the Ashram leading to the establishment of a workgroup called ‘Gidge Maintenance’ which has made many important improvements to the building, internally and externally. This workgroup deepened the collectivity and the commitment of many yogis.