Who we are

  • Peter Bonanno

    LEARNING DESIGNER & ORGANIZATION BUILDER

    Founding faculty member and curriculum designer for the Humanize Dyad Program, which originated this practice. Brings his expertise to shaping, designing, and growing Daily Connect—and will answer any questions about it better than anyone (even AI).

    Practicing from Brooklyn, New York.

  • Siri Chandler

    MINDFULNESS TEACHER

    Certified teacher under Humanize and mindfulness trainer to educators, parents, corporations, athletes, and students of all ages. In true life-long learner spirit, Siri also became a vibe-coder to launch the Daily Connect app.

    Practicing from close to Bangkok.

  • Debora Gama Lima

    MEDIATOR & COMPASSION TRAINER

    Former general surgeon turned civil and divorce mediator and Compassion Institute teacher. Supporting Daily Connect through initial seed funding and contagious enthusiasm.

    Practicing from the desert of Arizona.

  • Monika Jiang

    WRITER & COMMUNITY BUILDER

    Committed to reframing loneliness as oneliness—a way of being both alone and in relationship with others and the world. Daily Connect has become a lived part of that philosophy, which is why she's thrilled to bring it to more of us.

    Practicing from Berlin and elsewhere.

Our story

We are teachers and practitioners, and have experienced the benefits of this practice for the past two years.

Given multiple reasons, not at least because of the state of the world, we felt like the right time to get together and share the Daily Connect in a refreshed form with others, and make it more widely accessible.

Our intention is to cultivate a global community of practice of people practicing deep listening and connecting in the spirit of shared humanity, and we hope you’ll join us!

It all began with a simple insight: we can nurture each other.

In many areas of life, we turn to experts — therapists, coaches, teachers — for guidance and support. These relationships can be incredibly valuable.

But there is also something powerful in discovering that ordinary people, meeting as equals, can support each other simply through attention and presence.

Daily Connect creates a simple structure that allows this to happen.

The roots of the practice

The practice used in Daily Connect is inspired by the “Affect Dyad” practice, developed as part of contemplative and social neuroscience research associated with the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences.

Large-scale studies, including the ReSource Project, explored how contemplative practices can influence emotional awareness, resilience, empathy, and social connection.

Daily Connect brings this style of relational practice into everyday life in a simple, accessible format.

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