About
Francine Bonjour-Carter
:: Listener - Meaning Maker - Writer ::
Picture Cindy Fatsis
In 2006, at 31-year-old, I moved to the USA from my native France. To be adopted by the English language has been an unexpected and freeing way for her to explore and express who I am without the limiting beliefs of my upbringing. My forties have been a shedding process, a voyage into depth and discernment, and a way to find a meaningful direction for life by weaving the mythic into the ordinary.
My work is an invitation into the Mystery. It is rich, grounding and magical. Through stories, rituals, art, writing, and embodiment, I take others through the journey of re-connecting with their deeper self to live a life rooted in beauty, authenticity and meaning.
I live near Philadelphia on unceded Lenni Lenape land with my husband, our two daughters, a howling dog, a curious kitty, a few snakes, feral honeybees, and a wild garden.
What has shaped me:
Voice
Writing:
- Active member of Literati Academy (2020 - present)
- Workshops and Craft Talks with Ellen Bass (2021, 2022)
- Spoken Words Show with The Moth Community Program (May 2022)
- Spoken Words Show with Laura Lentz at Literati Academy (October 2022)
Art
- Mixed media workshops with Colleen Attara, Kiala Givehand, Galia Alena
- Creator of mixed media cards for ReConnect: a letter-writing program (2020-present)
Spirituality & Ancestral Healing:
- SouLodge Earth Medicine School with Pixie Lighthorse (2012-2018)
- Host of monthly Women's Circles (2015-2020)
- Courses and workshops with Lara Vesta (2016-present)
- Year-long study with The Dark Goddess Project: rites of passage and integration of life transitions - with Lara Vesta (Dec.2021-Jan.2023)
Body
- Somatic education system of The Feldenkrais Method® as a student (France, 2003-2006. USA, 2006-present)
- Practice of the Indonesian martial art White Crane Silat (2003-2013)
- Professional training in the Feldenkrais Method® (Baltimore 2012-2016)
- Private Practice specialized in chronic pain, neurological challenges and brain injuries ( 2014-2019) with individual hands-on work and weekly group classes.
- Continuing education workshops and conferences with the Feldenkrais Method (2015-present)
- Living and growing with a scoliotic spine
- Inner child and re-mothering practices through movement and body awareness
- Finding possibilities in life through finding possibilities in my body
- Ancestral healing in a female body
Mythos
Mythology, Folk & Fairy Tales:
- Study of the works of Dr Clarissa Pinkola-Estes (2013-present)
- StoryTeller online course with Dr. Martin Shaw (2016)
- Study of the work and books by Dr Martin Shaw
- Online courses and presentations with Sharon Blackie (2016-2019)
- Courses and storytelling with Lara Vesta (2016-present)
- Courses and workshops with Michael Meade (2019-present)
Family Constellations:
- Weekend workshop introduction in France (2005)
- In-person workshop with Mark Wolynn (Omega Institute, 2018)
- Online workshops with Suzi Tucker (2020-present)
- Study of Jungian concepts and archetypes
