
About
Francine Bonjour-Carter
:: Listener - Meaning Maker ::
Somatic Awareness & Body-Mind Practitioner

I am a multidisciplinary woman whose work is rich and grounding, addressing the many layers that contribute to our identity, including emotional, physical, psychological, and relational aspects. Familiar with deeply transformational life experiences, I approach personal healing as a fundamental practice accessible to everyone. It requires a safe and respectful environment and is the foundation for building healthy individuals, families, systems, and communities.
Through somatic awareness, depth psychology, and journaling, I help others reconnect with their bodies and their deeper selves in order to live a life rooted in connection and authenticity. Developing our awareness on a physical level serves as a bridge to safely connect with our emotions and behaviors, ultimately empowering us and positively influencing all aspects of our lives.
I come from a culture that values pleasure and connections, emphasizing a slower pace of life and a higher quality of living. I know that our lives can be better.
I live near Philadelphia on indigenous Lenni Lenape land with my husband, our two teenagers, a howling dog, an unusual cat, a few snakes, feral honeybees, and a wild garden.
My Approach & Values:
My private practice will reopen by the end of 2025.
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My expertise includes:
- Anxiety & Stress
- Chronic Pain
- Concussions / TBI
- Dissociation
- Posture & Mobility Issues
- Scoliosis
- Traumatic Experiences

Education & Experience:
- Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification, The Embodied Lab (2025)
- Somatic awareness teacher for women recovering from the trauma of sexual trafficking (Philadelphia, 2023-present)
- Private practice specializing in chronic pain, neurological conditions, and brain injuries. Individual hands-on work and group classes (2014-2021)
- How the Body Keeps the Score: Trauma Treatment Course with Bessel van der Kolk (2018)
- Awareness Through Movement® classes teacher (2014-present)
- Professional training in the Feldenkrais Method® (Baltimore, 2012-2016)
- Somatic education system of The Feldenkrais Method® as a student (France, 2003-2006. USA, 2007-present)
Things That Shape Me:
- Interest and studies in Jungian psychology
- Student in The Visionary Artist with Kim Krans (Winter 2024-2025)
- Year-long study with The Dark Goddess Project: rites of passage and integration of life transitions with Lara Vesta (Dec.2021-Jan.2023)
- Earth Medicine School with Pixie Lighthorse (2012-2019)
- Practice of the Indonesian martial art White Crane Silat (2003-2013)
- Ancestral healing in a female body
- Living with a scoliotic spine