CLINICAL STUDY DAYS OF THE NANTES INSTITUE FOR MUSIC THERAPY
Non-verbal language and brain synchronization
This workshop explores the role of non-verbal communication in therapeutic interaction. Through grounding exercises and body awareness work, the group develops creativity and the ability to communicate beyond words, then integrates the experience through a phase of refocusing and sharing.
Objectives
Communicate beyond verbal language. Strengthen self-awareness (body, sound, breath). Explore non-verbal synchronization (rhythm, gesture, energy). Prevent relational fusion through differentiation. Support emotional expression. Strengthen the therapeutic alliance.
Capucine Demnard is a music therapist trained in oboe at the conservatories of Avignon and Hereford and at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. After beginning her career in journalism and humanitarian work with UNHCR, she founded the artistic agencies Fuga Musique and Felicidad and collaborates with numerous opera houses, theatres, and festivals. A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of Nîmes-Montpellier, she specializes in adults with traumatic brain injuries, palliative care, and Alzheimer’s disease, working in several university hospitals (CHU) in Montpellier and Bordeaux. Her practice integrates instruments, voice, breathing, yoga, and meditation for a holistic approach to patient care.
She participates in music therapy research with the LabMin institute in Nantes, produces podcasts to help children fall asleep for the Gulli channel, and creates artistic and humanitarian projects centered around music.