About Us
At Sol Spirit Yoga & Wellness, our community-focused studio in Jersey City Heights is dedicated to creating a positive and safe space for everyBODY — from beginners to seasoned yogis alike. Our Sol Purpose is to foster an inclusive environment where all can practice with confidence and comfort while moving at their own pace. While we offer non-heated yoga classes, our studio is always filled with warmth and love. From the moment you step into our space, you are welcomed with a friendly smile from the instructor guiding your class.
Sol Spirit is a boutique-style studio, without a front desk and with smaller class sizes so we can truly cater to each individual’s needs. Our group classes give us the opportunity to build real relationships — we know our students by name, and we function more like a small family than a large studio. This intimate, community-centered approach is the heart of who we are.
As a proud Latina and woman-owned business, we champion diversity and empowerment within our community. We are honored to have been voted Best Yoga Studio in Jersey City three years in a row, and in 2023 we were formally recognized with a Resolution by the Town of Jersey City for our community service and impact.
Beyond being a yoga and wellness space, we are deeply committed to service. We actively raise awareness and funds for causes close to our hearts, including animals in need, women’s rights, immigration rights, natural disaster relief, and other humanitarian efforts. In 2025 alone, together with our community, we raised and donated over $15,000 across multiple charitable initiatives — a testament to the collective generosity and compassion of the Sol Spirit family.
Our offerings are unique, including being the only yoga studio in the NJ/NYC area offering Yoga for Anxiety, incorporating techniques such as EFT tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to help soothe and regulate the nervous system.
We further emphasize holistic wellness through Meditation, Healing Circles, Reiki Sound Baths, Breathwork Workshops, and Continuing Education Teacher Trainings.
At Sol Spirit, our community-centric approach fosters long-lasting connections and promotes joy, self-love, and personal growth. Committed to inclusivity, accessibility, and service, we strive to support every individual’s journey toward well-being while making a meaningful impact beyond our studio walls.
About the Owner
Elizabeth Barrera began practicing yoga in 2015, on and off for a few years. At the time, she viewed it primarily as a way to build physical strength and stay active. It wasn’t until 2019, during a period of profound personal upheaval, that her relationship with the practice truly transformed.
That year, Elizabeth experienced a series of life-altering challenges. She finalized a painful divorce and lost her job after more than a decade in the corporate fashion industry. The stability she once knew—her career, home, and family life—collapsed all at once, leaving her feeling devastated, anxious, and unsure of who she was without it all.
For the first time in her life, Elizabeth found herself unable to simply push through or “hold it all together.” As she struggled with depression, panic attacks, and an overwhelming sense of emptiness, she began to turn inward. Feeling disconnected from her body and seeking a more holistic path to healing, she committed to deepening her yoga practice, meditating daily, and exploring energy healing as a way to regulate her nervous system. What began as a search for relief gradually unfolded into a profound spiritual awakening.
In 2020, Elizabeth became a certified yoga teacher—marking a pivotal turning point and the beginning of her true path. She came to understand that healing wasn’t about returning to who she had been, but about becoming who she was always meant to be. Through her studies of the mind-body connection, energy medicine, and the spiritual science of yoga, she discovered tools that helped her find balance, reconnect with herself, and restore her inner light. From this transformation, Sol Spirit was born.
Driven by a deep desire to support others on their own healing journeys, Elizabeth opened Sol Spirit Yoga & Wellness in 2021. Her mission is to create a nurturing, inclusive space where individuals can explore self-discovery, healing, and transformation through the practices that changed her life.
Elizabeth understands that challenges—both big and small—will always be a part of life. What her practice has given her is not the ability to avoid hardship, but the tools to meet it with greater resilience, clarity, and grounded awareness. She believes spirituality is not a means of bypassing life’s difficulties, but a way to move through them with intention, presence, and inner strength.
Elizabeth believes that healing begins within—and that even in our darkest moments, we are being called home to ourselves.
She is a proud mother to a wise and wonderful 10-year-old and a loving chocolate lab, Bean. Outside the studio, Elizabeth finds joy in cooking, spending time with her family & community, and embracing life’s simple pleasures—tending to her plants, hiking in nature, and soaking up the sun. These moments ground her, bringing a sense of peace, vitality, and connection to her everyday life.