About the Founder

Hi, I'm McKensie--

Founder of SoulMat and your personal hype girl for movement, healing, and coming back home to yourself.

After years of forcing myself through workouts that felt more like punishment than empowerment, I finally said enough. I was tired of chasing a version of wellness that only left me feeling burnt out and disconnected. I didn't want to "grind harder" or "fix myself." I wanted to feel like myself again.

So I created SoulMat-- a warm, red-light-infused yoga space designed for real people with real bodies. It's intimate (just five mats per class), filled with intention, and built around healing instead of hustle. This is where movement becomes medicine.

My journey started with deep curiosity about why so many of us feel disconnected from our bodies-- and how we can come back to ourselves with love instead of shame. That's what led me to become a Certified Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), where I learned how to support the whole person-- not just their workouts or their meals, but their stress, energy, confidence, and lifestyle.

I then completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training at Corepower Yoga, diving into anatomy, breath-work, mindfulness, and creative sequencing. That's when I realized: yoga isn't about doing the most. It's about listening. Moving with intention. Feeling strong and soft at the same time.

At SoulMat, I bring all of that together. Infrared heat. Red light therapy. Strength and stretch. Health coaching. Nervous system care. All wrapped in empowerment-- never pressure.

Whether you're sweating it out in Ignite or relaxing in Recover, my goal is the same:

To help you remember that you're already enough-- and your mat is a place to come home to that truth.