{"id":3289,"date":"2025-11-03T09:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/en\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:31:38","slug":"interview-with-helene-fournier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/en\/interview-with-helene-fournier\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Fournier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/what-is-nez-en-herbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading container has-text-color\" id=\"qu-est-ce-que-l-apprentissage-multisensoriel\" style=\"color:#3c7a95;font-size:50px\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-640ba59533623dc0dcafdccdff7c4555\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Interview with H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Fournier<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"block-d9d0c3ea-ee25-4a95-9a35-a291cde4d27b\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/hF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/hF.jpg 640w, https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/hF-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-396901f8aa7df522eff3b5766438a5ad wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-3188be63-a2ca-4161-a21e-0611a59e62d1\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Hello H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Fournier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-dd7a383a-bb70-4507-9d17-4322c97b65b2\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b5bf8eb8e6b373a89ddf412e13bf6a1\" id=\"block-bb8a8fe8-85ea-40d0-b491-3fcf6ec2f6ea\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>To begin this interview, could you please introduce yourself in a few words?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-c1cec7ab-262c-4daf-acc1-9ce1729ae671\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6be251cf9b6d516e3fd6d814a696fdb wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-fffa4789-e595-4411-90a5-f545bfe65a81\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">For over fifteen years, I&#8217;ve been weaving bridges between words and people, a &#8220;French as a Foreign Language&#8221; trainer. This profession has enabled me to pass on my knowledge and provide support in a variety of intercultural contexts to people of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a1d1164d303c7138b4f3ced6621d606 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-646d0f47-da08-41b6-84be-ed1f7509c00b\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">What&#8217;s more, I&#8217;ve always been fascinated by the world of scents and their evocative power. This olfactory sensibility has naturally led me down another path of transmission: that of olfactory workshops, which I happily lead to awaken the senses, revive memories and explore emotions through scents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8cf23d099a2a75ec5f5d9df40388ecf wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-59426478-49b7-448a-ad78-d4e8660a08bb\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Committed to sharing, teaching and well-being, I&#8217;m also secretary of the association &#8220;Nez en Herbe&#8221;, which promotes the sensory, educational and, for my part, therapeutic uses of essential oils with children and sometimes adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb7c3e5c350b44d9d0eb8a1677590989 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-04805c21-abfb-4ca6-a9c4-9b59d1eebc4b\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">To deepen my practice, I trained in olfactotherapy at &#8220;EFAI&#8221; (\u00c9cole Fran\u00e7aise d&#8217;Aromath\u00e9rapie Int\u00e9grative). This gentle, subtle approach enables me to work on emotions, memory and otherness through scents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-114cb9519548a3e2a7036fda92c0541e wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-dec8afd4-9a93-4656-abc2-6939db5ce015\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Today, I combine my two worlds: pedagogy and olfaction, to offer sensitive and creative support based on language, the senses and presence with oneself and others,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56fbf669c33fd5fb20ebcd090cb8c8af wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-2cf1440e-dd7f-468d-bf91-26ef5f700e9f\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>Have there been any milestones in your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85558bcd83b1b5cb0182575528e3c79f wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-fca19d6a-93fb-44f1-bb9c-df206057a15b\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">My path has always been guided by two impulses: the desire to pass on knowledge and the call of the senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35278577158007033a311bdb0c318f83 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-2c501edc-7d27-48b8-8e05-7b9633c37fb5\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">For more than fifteen years, I taught French to those who wanted to use it as a language of welcome, love or future. I practiced this profession with passion, listening attentively and being curious about others. But as time went by, I felt the desire for a more intuitive, more sensory way of transmitting, one that didn&#8217;t always involve words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b4235add8bb66914894aea98dda0e7a4 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-e7619fc1-0a66-4c86-8ba9-879f7e455378\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Ever since I was a child, smells have been with me like inner markers: they move me, tell me stories, connect me. This invisible power has always fascinated me. It was this power that led me to the world of essential oils, and in particular to conscious olfaction, and then to olfactotherapy, where I found another way of saying, listening and soothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad18ecd8315c8a81b1a6c56631113e8e wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-c6e68afe-503f-4f61-afdf-05fa2ba6d485\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Creating olfactory workshops, getting involved with the Nez en Herbe association, training in EFAI&#8230; all this came naturally, as if my career as a trainer had found a second wind, in another language: that of the nose, the heart and memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-bb5f4080-61c8-4538-bf39-f0a60c773713\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pour-OLIVIER-2-pdf-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"L\u2019attribut alt de cette image est vide, son nom de fichier est Pour-OLIVIER-2-pdf-1024x576.jpg.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-32600211-9b81-4465-828e-3f28b62093ca\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-32600211-9b81-4465-828e-3f28b62093ca\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-435fbabf49fd927491c38ff7eb83fd0d\" id=\"block-e560ca4a-6216-4192-b9a0-a39bc886b7b3\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>What kind of olfactory support do you provide, starting with adults?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-1b92f72e-25ab-4508-b8b7-409a62b77480\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2231cbc4c013167f04b8efa4444fe1bd wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-03616724-6d43-4e26-9d99-e8ae19085e22\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">I work with adults in three different contexts: in a group well-being workshop, in an educational and cultural setting, and in an individual session with personal olfactotherapy support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#3c7a95\" id=\"block-2754a3ea-f822-4549-8c7e-69e48e042287\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b7d731767ff3e670be68e9e9aff1c9c\">\n<li><strong>In a group well-being workshop<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bddcc9683e8c46590d0cb0ac283bbd94 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-5c07339a-ccef-424d-9ac2-0aa9d873dd46\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">The aim is to do just that! To offer a moment of relaxation, sensory reconnection and personal expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5afd13559b68750c923e221250c62dd7 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-1c8a81ae-6c6f-4b50-ad5d-4bcfa071dd94\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">In these workshops, I invite participants to slow down, breathe and feel. After a time of anchoring and breathing, we set off to discover a few essential oils, known or unknown, chosen for their soothing, inspiring or regenerating qualities.<br>Everyone is free to enjoy the experience in their own way: some close their eyes, others take notes or draw their feelings.<br>The workshop can end with a time of sharing, a simple ritual sharing emotions or memories, the making of a personalized stick or an invitation to a short moment of concentration with an oil chosen individually during the session.<br>The atmosphere is gentle and friendly, conducive to relaxation and inner listening, and where the emergence of emotions is welcomed with kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-5c958e69-3cb8-4313-99ea-5597c615e9f4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b83fe274ca19a1ad7b2a6dfbfda62ad2\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>In an educational or cultural setting in a media library, school or association<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-947dbef0689660cf88f3d4b2785e8e75 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-74420add-3978-4efa-802e-17d9918b565f\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">This time, the aim is to awaken curiosity and stimulate the imagination by combining the senses and language, linking olfaction to living, sensory teaching.<br>I offer workshops in which scents become a medium for expression, creation or storytelling. This can take the form of a variety of olfactory games, scent-based storytelling, sensory writing workshops, or an introduction to the vocabulary of emotions through the sense of smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3fa51745812fe1962f07519ca4b3384e wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-6edeb936-6da6-4e4a-99ab-450f69238dda\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">These activities are particularly suited to &#8220;French as a Foreign Language&#8221; audiences, young people and adults looking for a fun, sensitive approach to language. They can also form part of artistic, intercultural and\/or intergenerational projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#3c7a95\" id=\"block-74bb2377-fb82-41eb-8cab-310aa14f4745\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b7a0fc4dfe2c92609295cc1df55f35a\">\n<li><strong>Individual sessions with olfactotherapy or sensitive accompaniment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed843e017385e0ec2cb76322ca25e491 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-0edf2074-657e-4f29-a343-e4cc05d10839\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">The aim is to accompany the person on a personal journey through scents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-309f250172424a299e3a7af334f06e8a wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-a69d06ee-d4e5-412b-b775-dcc5ca4ef16e\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">In individual sessions, I offer a time of listening and presence, exploring essential oils as a means of emotional exploration and reconnecting with oneself&#8230;<br>I use carefully chosen oils, in line with what the person is going through: a moment of fatigue, grief, transition, a quest for meaning, emotional overload..<br>The person inhales a selection of scents blindly, in complete safety, and I accompany them in welcoming the sensations, images and emotions that emerge.<br>It&#8217;s a gentle, confidential space that respects each individual&#8217;s rhythm. Depending on the session, I may suggest a fortnight&#8217;s &#8220;work&#8221; with an oil that has particularly sensitized the person during the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-618415dc57ef5aa4f6e95cb852774ab1 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-94e38ae8-e900-47cf-8c59-678adfd1eebb\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>And how do you work with children? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-de6f92d5-e6fd-4071-9b94-1baba2c2f111\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"L\u2019attribut alt de cette image est vide, son nom de fichier est image-1-1024x683.jpg.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42b56c9e3341c2a230f85258ee585530 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-40d188bc-c098-4ba1-91a9-951db1542b88\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">I propose a sensory, playful and caring approach that respects their natural rhythm of discovery and their immense capacity for wonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebcacdba8907b84e1c115611cb5e8842 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-8f9d635b-3bae-4be5-96ec-a5e997713acb\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">I design my workshops as olfactory journeys: we explore scents, play with emotions, observe what the nose tells us&#8230; No pressure, no expectation of performance, just curiosity and pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41e2ee418f56d07e0489ef45f4387143 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-a830b84f-7108-4410-a5bc-7da3627eecd3\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Each session begins with a little ritual (breathing, concentration game, song, talking circle) to create a climate of trust and a reassuring framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5321b3a0095303e5b6620ebc587f0c38 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-a16ba85f-0f8b-4530-98e4-8039784d7a0b\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">Depending on the age of the child, I use adapted olfactory games developed by the Nez en Herbe team. For example, what&#8217;s the same\/not the same? What smells alert us to potential danger? Which smells, if possible seasonal, are familiar or unfamiliar? I also use memory games such as &#8220;Kim&#8221; smells, not forgetting flavors that cannot be identified without a sense of smell!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aea4d983404546fc1e1a2989895d3671 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-0ca36b1a-a172-46ed-b3a8-77d9267793ee\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">There are also moments for free expression, where the spoken word takes on its full meaning. Very often, children recount their experiences and memories according to the odorant proposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9062d605d75b6d4144e51de719b0ffb9 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-03e15a92-eb84-4ea3-a0da-87378b6d614c\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">As with adults, I propose simple creations: emotional sticks or olfactory &#8220;doudou&#8221;, or even little scent notebooks, depending on the child&#8217;s age and personality, and the project that has been determined in advance with the school or association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-499de330-369a-4f24-806f-632964cf9946\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-499de330-369a-4f24-806f-632964cf9946\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-a72c30f1-8c8f-4f70-97de-b8dcf6a47de3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5senses4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pour-OLIVIER-3-pdf.jpg\" alt=\"L\u2019attribut alt de cette image est vide, son nom de fichier est Pour-OLIVIER-3-pdf.jpg.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-259b6a8a5db1e47e0116d93ae6ded0bc\" id=\"block-967d4bb4-b69b-4a18-977c-66f8748e21d0\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>You&#8217;ve shared with us some of your objectives when working with adults. But what are your objectives when working with children?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e91d4c02d386f62ab4873c2fe4addf3b wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-55311c96-02db-4f04-9d3e-68c18037ed7f\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">The aim is not just to &#8220;make people smell&#8221;, but rather to help children use their sense of smell, and get to know themselves better through their senses: learning to listen to their body, recognize their emotions, express their feelings, but also to make contact with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e183a24a5a0636e48963a5a1468f804 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-7481b2f4-f454-4e37-9854-6e0b3d2226a7\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">When I work with organizations (schools, media libraries, leisure centers), I always take care to adapt my proposals to the age, context and specific needs of the group. I also like to integrate a pedagogical or educational dimension with a specific vocabulary, awakening to nature, using olfactory functions&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0ce56f98f7a80ea32ada7f49b6a17adf wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-14c67596-8daa-41ae-a786-29671cdf92c2\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">And above all, I make sure that the children come away smiling, a little closer to themselves, and with their noses wide awake! To do this, for example, follow the workshop with a lunch or snack where the sense of smell will be put to greater use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf5b71eb9c3dc4dc6a1ebe323a1a8b9d wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-b5b24274-7a34-4278-8bf8-c3f164d9c488\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>For children under three<\/strong>, olfactory awakening is very well suited to activities designed to awaken the sense of smell in young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8fdee72a84dde9a5b59f809debbf7ab4 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-e6368146-bcef-4c9f-be1a-cb5f8b225aad\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">To take one example, I&#8217;ve observed that by letting little ones smell Peruvian Balm when they were impatient to be breastfed, it was possible to direct their attraction towards the proposed scent and also bring about a significant degree of soothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-8663bf52-040e-4dea-aba9-40872560a271\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bcf1b9e55384d66e2085894c0b70ab94\" id=\"block-98e2f620-3ed0-4e66-a111-74d72c445888\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\"><strong>And to conclude, what can you say about olfaction?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5358bd1ae4ce42ae90c06b2193b934a0 wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-9d73e03b-4dc7-4bbe-852d-236d4fd7bfc4\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">In various educational, associative and cultural contexts, olfaction undeniably opens up a gentle, respectful and natural gateway to discovering oneself, others and the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a2617382033cdf73fbb964f8325c06d wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-7bc30d9b-1a22-40ec-9035-e85fe8286d48\" style=\"color:#3c7a95\">From birth to the autumn of life, this sense, often cited to evoke the vivid or gripping memories recounted by poets, is sorely lacking in educational programs and deserves to be explored more fully from an early age. 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