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Young man playing guitar and smiling.

Learnings from the therapy room, made practical for you.

Training and resources that help educators, families, and care teams enhance connection and inclusion through rhythm, creativity and attuned practice.

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What is attuned practice?

Every meaningful interaction starts the same way. You notice, you tune in and then you respond. That’s attuned practice. We believe that this supports inclusive play. And that from small moments of focus on ‘connection before outcomes’, we can shape communication, ‘play’, wellbeing and relationships. Our thinking is grounded in decades of research and therapeutic practice into what makes it all work. We feel that attuned practice and a focus on connection is an intentional skill that everyone can learn.

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About us

Everyday moments between people matter the most. Everyone deserves access to learning that makes those moments more connected. Tuned In Connections was founded by me, Anita Connell, Registered Music Therapist and Postdoctoral Researcher, simply because I’ve spent years seeing and feeling ‘small moments’ within therapy transform relationships.

Today my work is making those moments practical for educators, families, disability supports and aged care teams. That means supporting you to use creativity, rhythm and attuned practice to support your everyday connections and enhance inclusion.

Educators

Helping educators create child-led inclusive and connected classrooms through rhythm, creativity and attuned practice.

Practical training and resources for educators and support teams, grounded in therapy, research and our practice. Supporting inclusive communication and teacher-student relationships and wellbeing.

Parents & Carers

Helping parents, carers and support workers develop skills to deepen connection.

Practical coaching, resources and training enhancing inclusive communication, emotional support and attuned care.

Aged Care

Helping aged care teams and home-based carers use attuned practice to deepen connection.

Training and resources focused on using rhythm, music and creativity to support connection, caregiving, healthy ageing and dementia care.

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Read our Resources

Small ideas, practical strategies and research translated into everyday practice. Every resource we create follows the same path. We’ve researched it, practiced it in our therapy and community work, and translated it for educators, parents/carers and care teams. 

Everything is designed to enhance your connections and inclusive communication through rhythm, creativity and attuned practice.

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Our signature program

The A-TUNE framework translates the principles of attunement into five key principles everyone can adopt.  Attuned. Tiny. Unhurried. Noticeable. Enough. With just one session, we guarantee amplification of your current practices and stronger connections supporting outcomes.

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