SEEN's 4th Annual Women's Issue: Kacee Must, Founder of Citizen Yoga, People Profiles

By A Mystery Man Writer

Spurred by her sister’s suicide, Kacee Must, the founder of Citizen Yoga, has dedicated her career to improving mental health through movement By Gabriella Burman Photography by Erin Kirkland For the bereaved among us, there is a choice: To succumb to a world that has crumbled, or to find a way to live, and rebuild. For Kacee Must, the founder of Citizen Yoga, a group of four yoga studios spanning Metro Detroit and Ohio, establishing a place where everyone who enters feels visible has been her way to rebuild a sense of family after the devastating loss of her oldest sister, Miya, to suicide in 2007. “You can’t prevent suicide 100 percent of the time, but I believe that if Miya had felt truly accepted — despite her mental health issues — if she had felt truly seen and heard, she may have made another choice,” says Must, 37, who’s the third of four daughters. “When a human being knows that another person truly sees and hears them, they will not feel they can disappear without anyone noticing.” Established in 2013, Citizen Yoga offers classes with a focus on the alignment of body, mind, and intellect. Must’s mission is to […]