Montclair is expanding its fitness options with the opening of a beloved Jersey City-based studio. Sol Spirit Yoga will be located at 356 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 6, which is on the second floor. Sol Spirit has been a Jersey City favorite since its 2021 opening, even winning our sister brand The Hoboken Girl’s reader-voted Best Yoga Studio in Jersey City for 2023. Now, Sol Spirit will bring its welcoming vibes to Montclair and host its grand opening on Thursday, June 20th. Read on to learn more about Sol Spirit Yoga and Wellness, a new yoga studio coming to Montclair this week.
About Sol Spirit + Its Founder
In 2021, Jersey City resident Elizabeth Barrera opened Sol Spirit in a space that had previously been home to Sattva Yoga at 523 Palisade Avenue. The studio is known for its continuing education classes, teacher training, and incredible variety of classes, from prenatal to yin to advanced and everything in between.
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In an interview with our sister site, The Hoboken Girl, in 2021, Elizabeth shared, “I and the other Sol Spirit teachers want to bring yoga and wellness back to the community of Jersey City Heights and the surrounding area.” She added, “These practices are scientifically proven to help improve our physical, mental, and spiritual health.”
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Elizabeth, who grew up in Hudson County, had been practicing yoga on and off for about six years. However, then she began practicing more consistently “due to [her] high level of stress and anxiety, mixed with some depression periods,” she told HG in 2021.
Classes at Sol Spirit
Sol Spirit has a variety of classes to fit into everyone’s lifestyles and interests. Currently, the studio has classes like Vinyasa Sol Flow, Yin + Mini Sound Bath, Gentle Sol Flow, Holistic Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, HIIT Yoga Fusion, Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Anxiety, Energy Sol Flow, Yin Yang, and Sound Bath Meditation.
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These classes are held on different days and times and all of its full descriptions can be found on Sol Spirit’s website here. With its variety of yoga classes, Sol Spirit welcomes students of all experience levels from new to advanced. There are about 30 weekly classes on Sol Spirit’s schedule and booking can be done here.
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Besides its regular classes, Sol Spirit also has teacher training and Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) courses. There is an upcoming Fall 2024 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training course and incoming students will learn how to become yoga teachers, learn about yoga anatomy, and have support from expert teachers.
Sol Spirit’s Expansion to Montclair
After finding its roots in Jersey City, Sol Spirit has gone on to win The Hoboken Girl’s Best Yoga Studio award in 2023. With this award under Sol Spirit’s belt, the studio is now expanding its roots to Montclair, New Jersey.
In a Facebook post from April 2024, the studio expressed its eagerness to get the Montclair location up and running. The post read, “Growing new roots at our new location as we branch out, we’re so excited to get our Montclair space up and running. Can’t wait for you all to come bask in the sunshine.”
The second location will be at 356 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite #6, and will host its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 20th. The celebration will be complete with free classes, light drinks + bites, as well as goodies + prizes. See the full post below.
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See More: A Guide to Yoga Studios in Jersey City
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