connection Archives - Joanna Taylor

September 17, 20250Comments

M is for… Mabon – Celebrating the Autumn Equinox

Autumn has very definitely arrived, with the advent of mist, rain and cooler air after the heat of this summer... and as the air turns crisp and the leaves begin

September 4, 20250Comments

L is for… Listening – and Loneliness

Listen... do you want to know a secret...? Well, it's not actually a secret, but it is something we seem to have forgotten, in this world of smart phones

May 19, 20250Comments

E is for Empathy…

Self-awareness is often portrayed as a solitary inward gaze - an intellectual or emotional self-examination; a self-inquiry... But what if becoming truly self-aware requires us to turn outward as well

July 30, 20240Comments

Reflections on AI

I was running a Short Workshop last week, and we were discussing the importance of Presence - and specifically, just how frustrating we each found it when we ended up

April 24, 20170Comments

The Gift of Being Present

In our world of fast-developing technology, and the need to stay connected with friends and colleagues through texts, emails and social media, the irony is that in our face-to-face relationships

by Joanna