Just wanted to take a minute to highly recommend Best Yoga Studio. I've been a member years ago…read morewhen it was located in Morgan Hill and now in Gilroy. It offers hot yoga, hot Pilates, fusion yoga, and my favorite, Yin yoga - a little bit for everyone - in an immaculately clean environment. Each teacher brings something very special to their class, reinforced by Wendy, the owner, who has built a beautiful community of students/teachers. If you've been thinking of trying hot yoga, give it a try. The teachers and other students will welcome you with open arms

This yoga studio has got to be the cleanest studio I've ever been in for hot yoga. It's absolutely…read morebeautiful! They also offer great Pilates classes which I take too for strength training and aerobic conditioning. I love all the teachers and the wonderful community it has given me. Paying a flat monthly fee makes a lot of sense for me and is a great value. I know I am doing something that's just not good for my physical health, but also for my mental health.

This place is usually packed around New Year Tet week otherwise it is very empty and quiet!…read more I likes coming here since it is very quite on weekday morning. For the last two years I have been coming here during the New Year week, everything is the same but it is a temple worship area so everyone respect others privacy. I hope next year they will do something different with the decor so it is not the same as every year.

Visited Tam Tu Metta Buddhist Temple and really liked the experience. The grounds are super…read morespacious and peaceful, with plenty of parking, which makes it easy to visit even when it's busy. The vegetarian food was great! I had a stir-fried noodle dish that was flavorful and satisfying. The line was pretty long, but it's understandable since the temple is still new and growing. You can tell there's a lot of potential as they continue building and expanding the space. During Lunar New Year, it was packed with people and full of energy, it's only going to get more crowded, lively, and community-filled each year as the temple develops more.

Driven by a desire to visit this peaceful monastery, we drove 75 miles yesterday only to be met…read morewith total disappointment. The main entrance was completely chained up, and the grounds looked entirely deserted. While there are older mentions of a multi-year reconstruction project started around 2022, it is deeply frustrating that there is no current signage, status update, or warning for visitors. Their official website is primarily in Vietnamese, and the limited English sections make no mention whatsoever of a total public closure. If you are planning a trip here, please be warned that it appears closed to the public with no clear timeline for reopening or completion. I sincerely hope the temple management updates their online English platforms soon so other travelers don't waste hours on a long drive.

This Vietnamese buddhist temple is a great meditation center set on Mount Madonna in Watsonville…read morewhere the street ends on Summit Road, a scary drive for sure with seemingly endless twists and turns. When we got to the top, the sign said "closed due to construction work" but the gate was open, so we entered, and there was plenty of parking and we found several other visitors on site as well. The monastery and surrounding area were beautiful with tall trees, lots of greenery, so many buddha statues large and small, peacocks, deer, a gazebo, a restroom, areas for worship and prayer, and a dining area where we were invited to share a meal with the monks. But the place seemed lacking in maintenance and cleanliness, even considering that it was "under construction". To make matters worse, flies and mosquitos were abundant making it hard to have a snack outdoors. Also, though the animals on site added some charm to our visit, the cawing of the birds was relentless during the hour we were there. Besides that, the main draw was still the quietude in our surroundings. With the current "under construction" condition, I'm not sure it's worth the scary winding roads required to get here. That being said, it's a lovely place to visit, and I would certainly return on better days.

Silent retreat. Shhhh...was very peaceful! Locked cell phone in my car. I survived! Three days…read morewithout a phone. Very uplifting. Staff is kind and thoughtful. Trails with Redwoods,yoga studio. Cafe with coffee and gift shop. Massage and herbalist on site. Magical place and beautiful! Dorms, single rooms, camping too. They have it all. Need to rejuvenate and take time for yourself. Check out Mount Madonna Center. Temple is also a place to quiet your mind and find the blessings in your life. Hot tub is on site. Deer wander around in the fields nearby. Vegetarian food served from their community kitchen. Classes are available to learn or experience new teachings. Much better than that place that claims to be the happiest place on earth.

I've stayed here for personal retreat - this will be my third time. The first two visits I believe…read moreI was, unknowingly, put in the nicest room (thank you). That means it had a lovely view of the grounds and skyline. I felt like I was at home and the grounds were very quiet as no groups were visiting - apparently this is rare. My main reason for visiting was to spend time at the Hanuman temple and take part in Aarti, which I did. The experience was altogether magical. On my third visit, I was placed in a very hot, boxed in room on the ground floor - windows on one side, a foot from a rock wall. It was an echo-chamber, meaning the three people talking loudly outside the front doors transformed my room into a stadium. I was desperate for sleep, so the combination was brutal. I was told that this is the room you are defaulted to, even if nicer rooms in the same class are available. I wish I understood why. Luckily, reservations/guest services are some of the kindest people - Quincy swapped out my keys for something quieter. I was exhausted and looking forward to sleep, but first to worship at the Hanuman Temple. When I arrived, I was surprised to find a couple of residents sitting next to it, having a business meeting. I understand many people (including residents) don't have a reverence for Hanuman or the temple in the same way devotees do, but this was certainly disappointing and made it difficult to meditate and worship in silence. I had just driven 6.5 hours, after a night of no sleep, but knew I'd find solace if I could make it to the temple. I mentioned something to a resident working the grounds around the temple (asking when said meeting would be done) and he let me know that there are always a lot of people on the grounds "here for yoga" and that it was rarely quiet, even at the temple (despite the signs asking for quiet). He then suggested I step into the forest if I needed quiet. He wasn't very sympathetic and I heard him yell to the guys something snarky about me giving them feedback. If you want to gather and worship loudly, please be my guest (Kirtan is wonderful here), but having a business meeting right next to the Hanuman muirti is unnecessary, and being patronized for caring enough to say something was about as bad as being filmed whilst standing in line to get food, again while at the buffet and throughout dinner. Please make it possible for guests to not be part of promotional shoots when you are doing them. This was such a bizarre visit. Kirtan was the saving grace. I wish the business that ran retreats was separate from the temple, or more in alignment. These are two very different worlds.

Sifu Michael Shaman has completely changed my life. Not only am I improving from my previous…read moremartial arts experience, I find that I can manage and evaporate stress and have an overall better outlook and energy toward the world. In this way, the place has become somewhat of a sanctuary. I'm able to learn practical applications, moving and still meditation, while getting the history of certain spiritual/energy healing practices and why they were created.

Michael Shaman is a natural teacher. His classes reflect the understanding of one who has engaged…read moredeeply in the art of Tai Chi and Qigong with world class teachers, such as Dr. Yan Xin, Grandmaster William C.C. Chen, world class martial artist Peter Ralston, Grandmaster Wong Jackman and others. The Pacific Light & Power Curriculum is a well-designed program which includes the Animal Frolics, Brocades, Shaolin stretches and meditation as well as Yang style Tai Chi forms and pushhands engagement. With knowledge and experience in a wide range of spiritual teachings - and insight into human nature - he is a skillful guide for his students.