Djinane AlSuwayeh — Somatic Coaching

About Djinane

Djinane AlSuwayeh is a Kuwaiti-French Somatic Experiencing® (SE) Practitioner based in Kuwait, specializing in body-based trauma recovery. With over a decade working as a Creative Director, photographer, and visual artist — exhibiting in major museums and shaping global brand identities — she brings a distinctive creative intelligence to healing work. Her practice treats the body as a living, intelligent system, and she guides people to work with sensation, breath, movement, and creative expression rather than talking about experiences.

Her venture, Sunshine Cercle, grew out of an informal healing circle she held for colleagues navigating burnout in the high-pressure luxury fashion world. It has since evolved into a full practice weaving together Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Art Therapy, and expressive arts. Djinane is deeply trained — holding multiple advanced certifications in trauma-informed somatic modalities, Polyvagal Theory, Integrative Somatic Parts Work, and breathwork.

She works with people stuck in patterns of fight, flight, or freeze — helping them move from dysregulation to presence, from habitual protection to genuine choice. Sessions are available online globally and in-person in Kuwait, conducted in English, French, and Arabic.

Background & Training

Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) / Practitioner (Ongoing)

Diploma in Sensorimotor Art Therapy™: Guided Drawing / Diploma

Innate Somatic Intelligence™ Trauma Therapy Approach / Certified

DARe: Dynamic Attachment Re-Patterning Experience / Level 1

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy / Certified

Integrative Somatic Parts Work / Level 3

Somatic Stress Release™ Practitioner / Level 3

Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery / Level 3

Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Clinical Practice / Certified

Hanna Somatic Yoga / Certified

Advanced Trauma-Informed Somatic Yoga / Advanced

Advanced Yoga Psychology / Advanced

Breathwork & Movement Therapy for Trauma Healing / Certified

European Masters Degree / Professional Photography — SPEOS International Photography School, Paris / Masters

Bachelor of Fine Arts / Communication Design — Parsons School of Art and Design, Paris / Bachelor

European Bachelor's Degree / Art Direction — ESAG Penninghen, Paris / Bachelor

Offerings

Individual Sessions — Phase 1: Safety & Stabilization

Ongoing (4-session minimum block) / In person & virtual

New clients begin with a block of 4 weekly sessions to build safety, trust, and nervous system stability. Uses Somatic Experiencing, sensorimotor art therapy, breath, and movement.

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Somatic Unfolding Immersion

Immersion / In person & virtual

Immersive group or individual somatic program exploring body-centered healing and embodied awareness.

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Painted Portrait Immersion

Immersion / In person & virtual

An immersive experience combining expressive arts, somatic awareness, and the creative process of the painted portrait.

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Body Lab Workshops

Workshop / In person & virtual

Group workshops exploring somatic movement, embodiment, and nervous system regulation through body-based practices.

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I Can Help If You're Navigating

Nervous System Dysregulation

Childhood Trauma

PTSD & Complex Trauma

Anxiety & Overwhelm

Stress Management

Grief & Loss

Shadow Work & Inner Child

Burnout & Exhaustion

Depression & Low Energy

Sexual Trauma

Body Image & Eating

Ancestral & Intergenerational Trauma

Birth Trauma

Chronic Illness & Pain

Feeling Stuck or Lost

Intimacy & Sexual Connection

What Clients Say

★★★★★

"Djinane's guidance throughout the past years has had a tremendous impact on my journey. I have re-connected to myself in different ways and states. I have experienced several moments of awe, and the sessions have profoundly been impactful because they continue to transcend into my daily life. Her studio is a safe place to just be and to witness the magic of our bodies and learn to re-connect to ourselves again. My relationship and connection to my body and the various sensations that arise. There is attunement, curiosity, and appreciation towards it all."

Former Client

★★★★★

"I have a new curiosity to how my body parts are connected, I went from split to feeling more whole. I often felt that my head was huge and that my body was tiny. It's a practice that helps you realize how critical you are of yourself and to change and almost start loving yourself again. I had this funny realization in one of our sessions that I actually 'have a body'! At least for me this is my experience. I highly recommend you try it if you feel like nothing's ever worked for you!"

Former Client

★★★★★

"I was looking for a different approach as I'd been struggling with talk therapy after 15 years with my therapist. I'm not an artist and at the start it was so hard not judge what I was drawing or happening on the paper, but as time passed I understood the value of movement and creative processes to heal trauma. I was actually surprised of the profound experiences I had with Djinane and that rhythm, movement, posture, breath, touch became ways to remember my flow, my safety, my confidence and my joy. I was able to express things I never imagined could be said, and it felt safe and I released so much tension and could make space for grief."

Former Client

★★★★★

"I had forgotten what it felt like to be in my body, to feel 'more like me'. I was completely disconnected, holding on to tension I didn't even know existed in my body. I was grasping for dear life, the steering wheel while driving and squeezing my legs together when sitting. I was exhausted. I'm so grateful for these somatic therapy sessions with Djinane over the last 3 years, it's made me more aware, feeling ready to move my body with more freedom and less judgment."

Former Client

★★★★★

"I started with Djinane 5 years ago, wow! And now my whole family goes to her. My home feels different, we are all different. Somatic work helped us all go through the hardest times of our lives. I honestly feel so grateful to have had someone like Djinane at such a time, to hold space for me and my family. We all need support sometimes, and it's made us better people towards each other."

Former Client

★★★★★

"Everything DJ teaches comes from her own experience in her body, with a constant emphasis on our shared humanity. Her teaching is honest, always evolving, and it makes me feel safe to make the unfamiliar familiar kinda thing as she says."

Former Client

★★★★★

"I always look forward to Wednesdays. It has been a special day for me since. To be honest, I can see the reflection of her teaching in how I act and respond to everything that is happening around me. I'm truly grateful."

Former Client

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