Introducing the transformative Foundation Dyad Program

The Foundation Dyad Program is a live virtual course introducing and teaching the practice of the Humanize Dyad and exploring underlying concepts from psychology as well as social and contemplative neurosciences.

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What is the Humanize Dyad?

A daily practice with the power to change the brain and increase well-being and social cohesion.

The Humanize Dyad is a short partner-based mental practice that has been shown to build the following skills:

Empathy, as well as empathic and non-judgmental listening.
Accepting difficult emotions and coping with stress.
Interoceptive body and emotional awareness.
Understanding and regulating emotions.
Resilience through gratitude, care and acceptance.
Social connecting and a deeper sense of shared humanity.
Decreasing polarization and ingroup/outgroup bias.

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“I developed more curiosity, more kindness towards myself and others, and more awareness of fears and limiting beliefs that get in the way of healthier connection in my life.”

– Dyad Participant

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"I connected with people I would never have connected with and realized they are just as human as me."

– Dyad Participant

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"I developed more curiosity, more kindness towards myself and others, and more awareness of fears and limiting beliefs that get in the way of healthier connection in my life."

– Dyad Participant

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“I feel more comfortable and less impatient in social interactions – more able to observe and witness, with a weakened impulse to insert myself, react or judge. And my partner noticed!”

– Dyad Participant

Science-based, inspired by contemplative traditions.

Humanize Dyads and the Foundation Dyad Program are science-based and are largely inspired and backed up by the psychological and neuroscientific work of one of the world’s leading empathy and compassion researchers, Prof. Dr. Tania Singer, scientific head of the Social Neuroscience Lab of the Max Planck Society in Berlin, Germany.

Humanize has adapted and further developed these engaging and efficient partner-based mental exercises, through the Humanize Dyads. Our aim is to scale this intersubjective skill learning approach for a broader use in society to foster resilience, mental health and social cohesion.

Training

A live virtual course introducing the practice of the Humanize Dyad and exploring underlying concepts from psychology and social neuroscience.

Dyad Practice

A 15-minute daily partner-based mental practice designed to strengthen resilience, improve mental health and build social skills and relational well-being.

Community

A growing global community of trained Dyad practitioners engaged in daily Dyads, changing partners weekly, experiencing deepening awareness and enriched connection.

Why Humanize?

Humanize was created as a compassionate response to challenges and suffering of our modern world. In a world where people are hyper-linked but experiencing increasing rates of stress, loneliness, anxiety, and polarization, Humanize takes a unique approach: utilizing healthy technology to cultivate real connection through short partner-based mental practices — the Humanize Dyads.

The Humanize Dyads reconnect people with themselves, others and humanity and help strengthen resilience and social capacities such as empathy, compassion and social connectedness.

Introducing the transformative Foundation Dyad Program

A daily practice with the power to change the brain and increase well-being and social cohesion.