"The Mission
Behind the
Movement"
Meet Mainey, Founder of The Soul Dance Experience™
I’m Germaine Cookson,
but everyone calls me Mainey.
With a background in dance, drama, and executive leadership, I’ve spent decades moving people, on stages, in boardrooms, and in life.
But when I found myself living with no purpose, I realized I needed more, and if I felt like this, then I knew others did too.
The Soul Dance Experience® was born out of that turning point. I wanted to create a space where people could get out of their heads, into their bodies, and remember who they really are. To let go of the grief, trauma, and emotions we all hold inside, and to rediscover joy, presence, and freedom of expression
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Alongside TSDE, I also guide people through TRE® (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises). Where Soul Dance brings energy and expression, TRE offers a quieter way to release and reset the nervous system. Both are blessings to witness. Both remind me why I am here: to serve, to guide, and to help people feel lighter, freer, and more alive.
Why I Created The Soul Dance Experience™
When my mom passed in 2001, I didn’t stop moving. I didn’t collapse into grief in a conscious way, but looking back, I can see how life guided me. Through dance, mindfulness, meditation, and countless other practices, I was learning something vital: that movement and presence were my medicine.
Over the years, those threads wove together into something bigger. The Soul Dance Experience™ isn’t how I processed my own grief, it’s the shining light that grew out of years of refusing to stay still, of blending my life’s passion for movement with the grounding power of mindful awareness.
I created it as a gift for others. Because grief takes many forms, the loss of a loved one, a relationship ending, a career shift, and if we don’t move through it, we get stuck. TSDE opens the doorway. It’s a space where freedom of expression clears the fog in the mind, reconnects us to the soul, and helps people step into joy again.
Mission & Impact
To help high-achieving women, teams, and leaders reconnect with their brilliance, not through hustle, but through embodiment.
To turn burnout into balance. Pressure into presence. And fear into focused, grounded clarity.
The Soul Dance Experience® meets you exactly where you are, in the overthinking, fast-paced, emotionally overloaded space so many of us live in, and gently guides you back to:
A regulated nervous system
A reawakened spark
A body that feels safe to feel again
Through curated music, guided movement, and emotional release, participants often:
Feel grounded, lighter, and deeply reset
Drop the mask and reconnect with who they truly are
Laugh, cry, breathe, move — without needing to explain why
Leave feeling more alive, more present, more themselves
This is the moment before the breakthrough.
The one where you stop asking “What now?” And start remembering: “This is who I am.”
Why Movement Matters
Intentional movement is one of the most powerful tools for regulating the nervous system and restoring well-being.
It activates the vagus nerve, helping shift the body out of stress and into calm, connection, and clarity.
Movement boosts mood-regulating chemicals like dopamine and serotonin, lowers cortisol, and supports memory, focus, and emotional resilience.
TSDE isn’t about learning steps, it’s about losing yourself in music and remembering how good it feels to move.
Whether you're seeking clarity, focus, or relief from overwhelm, movement isn’t just exercise — it’s a proven reset for your brain and body.
The Soul Dance Experience™
Email: [email protected]
Cell: +1 (587) 333 8538
You can also find me on WhatsApp using the number above.
Location: Based in Calgary, Alberta
Available for Events Across Canada and Worldwide