About
Francine Bonjour-Carter
My Approach & Values:
I am a somatic practitioner and creative educator offering an experiential, embodied approach to navigating life with depth and presence.
My work integrates:
- Somatic awareness
- Mixed-media art and visual journaling
- Symbolic and imaginal exploration
- Nervous system regulation and trauma-informed practices
- Reflective practices for personal insights
Together, these support clarity, integration, and meaningful personal growth during the threshold seasons of life.
Over the years, my practice has evolved at the intersection of body, mind, and imagination. Trained as a Feldenkrais® practitioner, I have clinical experience working with people who feel hurt and alone, whether from chronic pain, neurological challenges, or trauma. I understand how movement and body awareness can open new ways of perceiving ourselves and have combined this understanding with a deep engagement in imagery, archetypes, and imagination to explore our inner landscape.
The result is a safe, coherent, and integrative approach to personal development in order to live with more presence and connection to ourselves and others.
If you are curious about whether this work is a good fit for you, please reach out to schedule an
exploratory 15-minute call:
info@francinebonjour.com // (267) 225-8681
I work in-person in the Main Line and Greater Philadelphia areas.
What Has Shaped Me:
My approach has been shaped by over two decades of study, professional experience, and depth-oriented personal practice. My training and clinical experience as a somatic practitioner, along with my cultural background, long-standing interest in Jungian psychology, symbolism, and creativity allow me to appreciate the deeper meanings of life and recognize that we are composed of many interconnected layers.
- Mixed media art practice to find meaning and growth through life's challenges (2015–present)
- Ongoing study & interest in Jungian psychology and depth psychology (including personal analysis)
- Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification, The Embodied Lab (2025)
- Student in The Visionary Artist with Kim Krans (Winter 2024-2025)
- Somatic awareness teacher for women recovering from the trauma of sexual trafficking (Philadelphia, 2023-2026)
- Creator of ReConnect Program - The Art of Writing Letters to Kindred Strangers (2022-2025)
- Study with The Dark Goddess Project: a year of rites of passage and integration of life transitions with Lara Vesta (2022)
- Clinical practice as a Feldenkrais practitioner specialized in chronic pain and neurological issues (2014-2021)
- Professional training in the Feldenkrais Method® (Baltimore, 2012-2016)
- Earth Medicine School with Pixie Lighthorse (2012-2019)
- Student in the somatic education system of The Feldenkrais Method® (France, 2003-2006. USA, 2008-present)
- Personal lived experience of ancestral healing, and living with a scoliotic spine
