The alchemist, Pieter Breughel de Elder, 1558
Hi, thank you for visiting me here. Some background info about me:
Languages: Dutch, French, English, German
Moved to France, 1974
Experience in organic farm, Alpes de Haute-Provence 1974 -1980
Baccaleuréat in France
Herbalist study, together with my wife, Hilde Bovijn 1985/86/87
Owner Healthshop “De Kiem” Zulte, Belgium, from 1985-2000
Co-founder of Sjankara (Essential oils), Tielt, Belgium
Co-author with Geert Devlieghere: Dutch book on essential oils:
“Etherische oliën, handboek”, 1993, De Eenhoorn, Belgium, 11 edition
Conferences on Aromtherapy in Belgium, Flanders from 1985-2000
Teacher for Aromatherapy courses in Belgium, Flanders
for herbalist courses in Ieper, Antwerpen, Hasselt, Kortrijk…
(Vorminginstituut Ieper etc)
Consultant for Biover nv, Brugge, Belgium, creator of Aromatherapy product line,conferences for Biover all over Belgium, Flanders +/-1996-2006
Speaker on Hydrosols (hydrolats), with Herviane Viaud,
2éme Symposium International D’Aromathérapie Scientifique, march 1999
Moving to France august 2000
Création of C&D Ecological, Zwevegem, Belgium, co-owner
Consultant: creation of first Flanders distillery (Netelvuur, Oost-Eeklo)
Création of Cevenat sarl (Aromatherapy products): 2001
From 2003:
Interventions on Essential oils with Parc National des Cévennes
Member of Orobanche association, distillation
Aromatherapy workshops initiation & advanced
2013: Conference on hydrolats, Phyt’Arom, Grasse
2015 Prague: Wellnes Hotel: Aromatherapy weekend, as sole speaker: Aromatherapy in France, Creating synergies…
I’m organizing aromatherapy workshops.