Oliver Hill began Siddha Yoga practice in 1981. Before his passing in 2020, Oliver was a Siddha Yoga meditation teacher and was in charge of training speakers. For thirty years, Oliver was a teacher in Siddha Yoga Sadhana Retreats, Siddha Yoga courses, the Prison Project, and Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensives. He was also one of the authors of the Siddha Yoga Home Study Course: The Power of Siddha Yoga, Path of the Heart.

At the time of his passing, Oliver was a retired professor of psychology at Virginia State University. He is remembered there for his work in eliminating racial disparities in education. Oliver grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and it is there that he and his wife, Renee, lived and raised their three children.