Franzel began her study of craniosacral therapy in 2012 via trainings with both the Upledger Institute and Courageous Heart Therapies. In 2018, after a two and a half year training with Dr. Kate Klemer in Northampton, Massachusetts, she received certification in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Franzel is also a student of Zero Balancing and graduated from the Namaste Institute of Massage in Portland, Maine in June of 2013. She apprenticed with Integrated Awareness in 2008 and is a Reiki Level 2 practitioner. Before beginning her health studies, Franzel received her B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1999, attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in 2002 and received her Masters in Education - specializing in digital media and storytelling - from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2006. Franzel is a long-time educator with a decade of experience working in public radio, has taught writing and social studies to middle schoolers in Costa Rica and documentary radio to incarcerated youth in Maine, and produced youth radio specials on topics as wide-ranging as immigration, parenting and the environment.
