The Kifubon association accordingly addressed the residence by video link 2 Tuesdays each month.

As a joint venture with the facilitator and the psychologist of the nursing home, the initial idea was to explore the richness of the tales illustrated through images created for the occasion.

In fact, from the very first workshop the path was naturally oriented towards a moment of warm sharing. Musicians soon joined us to punctuate the workshops with musical renditions drawn from the repertoire of French songs accompanied by their own compositions too.

As we progressed, we realised that this project would exceed our imagination.
A small group of ten or so faithful residents, by turn playful, curious, enchanted and always emotionally moving, took us on an imaginary journey from deserts to oceans, passing through their childhood gardens.
In the course of the stories we revisited the memory of a situation or a moment in their own lives and people they had known.

Although these meetings were virtual, the joy of meeting again, the shared emotions and the companionship felt very real.
The workshops ended with a «harvest», i.e. the recounting of a sentence from each one of them, which allowed them to feel heard. Eventually it was time to say goodbye by affectionately exchanging virtual kisses until the next time.

The benefit of this form of communication allows the storyteller and musicians to express themselves without a face mask.

After completing the 12 workshops based on the stories of the book « Quand le désert fleurit » (Édition Leduc), by popular demand, we continued with a selection of tales from the book «Apprendre à s’écouter» (Édition du Seuil).

This exercise has led us to create a valuable template, allowing us to offer this workshop format to other institutions and facilitators who have been enchanted by this wonderful adventure.