Dance of Chakras - Danza de Chakras
Begin with one step. Pause. Notice where your weight rests before you move again. As you walk, feel how the embrace changes your balance. Not an idea— a physical response. Energy is not something to imagine. It is pressure, warmth, expansion, contraction. Sometimes rising along the spine, sometimes settling in the chest or belly. Do not try to control it. Let movement reveal it. When you and your partner breathe together, timing softens. The mind quiets. The dance carries its
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬
We begin in a practice walking posture, with a shared readiness to move.ㅤ ⠀ The body settles. Attention drops from the head into the heart and down to the feet. We walk together, not leading, not following, just listening.ㅤ ⠀ The rhythm doesn’t push us forward. It holds us.ㅤ ⠀ Each step becomes a question. Each pause, an answer.ㅤ ⠀ Sound gives shape. Silence gives space. Between the two, we find balance.ㅤ ⠀ One… two… three… four… Not to count, but to stay present.ㅤ ⠀ Walking
𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 - 𝐂𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨, 𝐌𝐮́𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢́𝐚ㅤ
We walk, and the floor answers. Not with sound, but with weight, with resistance, with timing.ㅤ ⠀ Each step meets the music from below. Before thinking, the body adjusts. Before deciding, it listens.ㅤ ⠀ The chest softens. The spine settles. The rhythm enters through the feet.ㅤ ⠀ Around us, others are walking too. Not separate, not merged — simply aware.ㅤ A shared pace begins to form.ㅤ ⠀ The music holds us. No rush, no display. Just walking, breathing, responding.ㅤ ⠀ What rema
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐨 — 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐚ㅤ
Stand or sit together. Feet on the floor. Feel your weight drop.ㅤ ⠀ Breathe in through the nose. Let the exhale travel down the spine. No rush.ㅤ ⠀ Close your eyes if it feels natural. Listen—not to thoughts, but to the space around you.ㅤ ⠀ In group meditation, presence becomes tangible. Each person adds steadiness. Breath synchronizes. The room settles.ㅤ ⠀ Notice how the body responds: – shoulders soften – balance becomes clearer – attention sharpens without effortㅤ ⠀...
Confidence: Absence of Self-Consciousness - Confianza: ausencia de inhibición
For Tango to be Tango, we need to make each and every movement with confidence. No hesitation. In Zen we strive to celebrate our own nature, our unique gifts and abilities. We are who we are and, likewise, we dance Tango the way we are. For self-confidence, we need to block our self-consciousness by stopping the self-critical monologue, e.g. the mental chatter while dancing Tango. Be easy on yourself, as you are the best you can be Here and Now!ㅤ ⠀ Excerpt from Tango Zen: Wal
Being Here, Together, Now - Estar Aquí, Juntos, Ahora
Now Standing still before the first movement. Feeling the weight of the body on the floor.ㅤ ⠀ Presence Attention comes naturally when you wait. Not searching for anything. Just listening.ㅤ ⠀ Breathing Without noticing it, the body breathes. The chest softens in the embrace.ㅤ ⠀ Flow Walking begins. Then a pause. Energy changes direction and follows the music.ㅤ ⠀ Body and Mind Sensation comes first. Thoughts arrive later — or not at all.ㅤ ⠀ Here Two bodies share one space. No d
The Silence of the Beat - El Silencio del Compás
You feel each step, each turn, each shift of your weight.. Full attention in the embrace, in the contact, in the breath. You hear the music within yourself, without hurry, without judgment. Each movement anchors you in the present, makes you aware. ㅤ ⠀ Tango becomes presence. Dancing is being here, meditating is moving with awareness. The body leads, the mind follows. In each beat, you discover the silence that lives within. ㅤ ⠀ ____________________ㅤ ⠀ Sentís cada paso
When Connection Becomes Awareness - Cuando la conexión se vuelve conciencia
In the room, people walk slowly and meet in an embrace. There is quiet attention, a soft presence, and a sense of returning inward.ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ⠀ What happens there is simple and profound: each person becomes aware of their own inner space, and at the same time senses the energy shared with the person in front of them.ㅤㅤㅤ ⠀ This is meditation in motion — a moment where listening, connection, and stillness become one.ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ⠀ ===ㅤ En la sala, las personas caminan despacio y se encuentra
Music: The Heart of Tango - La música: el corazón del tango
As air is life to our body, music is a driving force in the mind while dancing Tango. Music is heard in the present moment, a tangible reminder of our present yet impermanent existence amid the continuum of time and space. It reminds us to Be Here Now while dancing Tango. It is known that Buddhists use mantras, the chanting or the repetition of a word or phrase as a tool to maintain concentration and awareness. Through music, our mind and body can be harmonized so that there
Two Bodies, Four Legs, and One Heart - Dos cuerpos, cuatro piernas y un corazón
When two partners embrace to dance Tango, the connection has to be established and sustained throughout the dance. Zen invites us to experience Oneness by transcending all the differences separating two opposite sides. In Tango, we should have no room for Separateness, which is opposite to Oneness. Between partners, when we embrace and dance, we must strive to become One, dancing along in the Universe in harmony. Excerpt from Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation, Bilingual Edi
𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨 - 𝐃𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫
Whatever feelings and thoughts arise while dancing Tango— let them pass with no attachment to anything. Zen teaches us to open our minds and see things as they are. Be ready to let feelings and thoughts come and go without engaging them. Resist the impulse of analyzing or judging them. However, don’t push them away or avoid them either. Just listen to the music and dance. ⠀ Excerpt from Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation, Bilingual Edition published by Editorial Kier in Buen
The Temple of the Embrace - El templo del abrazo
Two bodies meet. From the solar plexus, energy flows outward, reaching the partner’s heart, which receives it and returns it. They move together, not following learned steps, but guided by the energy that passes between them. The music leads. The embrace is both bridge and breath, their shared intention sets the pace. Each moment is contact, each gesture, surrender. The dance does not end: it is energy, embrace, music, a journey of silence and connection. ___________________
Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation - Tango Zen: Caminar y Meditar Bailando
Dear friends, I am happy to share with you passages from Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation, the bilingual edition published by Editorial Kier in Buenos Aires. Each week I will post a short excerpt for reflection and inspiration. I hope you enjoy the journey. Abrazo, Chan ======= How to Practice TangoZen Although it is almost impossible to completely describe the Zen moment in words, there are some exercises that can help interested Tango dancers meditate and align
Tango Zen Exercises – Dance Here, NowEjercicios de Tango Zen – Bailá Acá, Ahora
⠀ 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 – 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐄𝐣𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 – 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚́ 𝐀𝐜𝐚́,...
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐨
Meaning is not chased; it is revealed. It appears in the embrace, when two hearts beat together and music flows like a quiet river. In...
Crossed Universes - Universos Cruzados
Tango is where two universes cross — not through steps, but through silence, energy, and presence. One foot searches for the ground, the...
Tango Zen in Resonance - Tango zen en resonancia
Tango Zen in resonance They don’t move: they suspend. As if the floor were breathing and carried them on its exhale. 🌀 They don’t touch:...
Tango Zen Exercises - Dance Here, Now
𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 – 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐄𝐣𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 – 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚́ 𝐀𝐜𝐚́,...
Releasing the Ego - Soltar el Ego
While dancing Tango, let go of the need to control, to predict, or to prove. ㅤ Ego clings to expectations—how things should look, how...
Letting Go - Dejar pasar
This is a moment to release patterns, habits, and expectations—not to fix or fight, but to soften. Letting go is not about giving up or...