Solaris Yoga opens in Shoreham with local officials’ support

Solaris Yoga opened its Shoreham location with a June 5 ribbon cutting at 99-25 Route 25A, and the guest list made clear the studio was being welcomed as more than another business on the strip. Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner attended the 10 a.m. ceremony and presented owner Ina Visich with a Certificate of Congratulations, while representatives from Suffolk County Legislator Chad Lennon’s office and State Senator Anthony Palumbo’s office were also on hand.

Bonner’s public support matched the way Brookhaven presented the opening to residents. The town said Bonner provided the ribbon and scissors for the ceremony and recognized the business and the community milestone with the certificate. Bonner also said Solaris Yoga had created “a welcoming space focused on health, wellness and community,” putting the studio squarely in the category of neighborhood asset, not just a retail tenant.

The Shoreham studio is built around range, not a single signature class. Solaris lists heated vinyasa yoga, mat pilates, meditation, yin yoga, puppy yoga, workshops, special events, retreats and yoga teacher training programs in its lineup. A preview of the opening also highlighted infrared hot yoga, Pilates and rescue puppy yoga, a mix that suggests the studio is trying to serve both regular practitioners and people who are likely to show up for something more social or novelty-driven. The studio’s own website says it offers a generous introductory offer for new students, and the ribbon-cutting listing said a Founding Member Special was available that day only.

That combination of programming and launch-day marketing points to a studio that wants recurring traffic, not a one-off grand opening crowd. The Shoreham address, 99-25 Route 25A, now sits alongside another Solaris listing at 5768 Route 25A, Unit U, Wading River, which suggests the business already has a local footprint in the area. In Shoreham, the public backing from Bonner, Lennon’s office and Palumbo’s office turned the opening into a civic endorsement of what Solaris Yoga says it is building: a place for movement, classes, and the kind of regular community use that keeps a studio alive after the ribbon comes down.