

What Does It Mean to Be Grounded? / ¿Qué significa estar bien enraizado?
Tango Zen Journal - August 7, 2026 "What Does It Mean to Be Grounded?" ¿Qué significa estar bien enraizado? Leer en Español What Does It Mean to Be Grounded? Over the years, many of my tango partners have told me that I feel very grounded. Some have said: “You feel so solid.” Others have said: “You feel heavy.” They did not mean that I was putting my weight on them or pressing against them. In fact, I felt relaxed. Still, when they entered the embrace, they felt somethi


Milonga Europa: A New Beginning / Milonga Europa: un nuevo comienzo
Tango Zen Journal - July 31, 2026 "Milonga Europa: A New Beginning" "Milonga Europa: un nuevo comienzo" Leer en Español Milonga Europa: A New Beginning I began dancing Argentine tango in Washington, D.C. in 1997. At that time, everything was new to me: the music, the embrace, the walking, and the feeling of connection. I was discovering another world. Around 1999 or 2000, I began organizing a monthly milonga in the Washington, D.C. area. It was not a business plan. It came


What Motivates Us to Dance Tango? / ¿Qué nos motiva a bailar tango?
Tango Zen Journal - July 29, 2026 What Motivates Us to Dance Tango? ¿Qué nos motiva a bailar tango? Leer en Español What Motivates Us to Dance Tango? Internal and External Motivation in Today’s Tango Culture Lately, I have been thinking about motivation. Why do we dance tango? Why do we continue dancing? And what happens when the original motivation begins to disappear? In Buenos Aires, I have seen many things recently that make me wonder. Competitions with prize money


Download the Tango Zen E-book/ Descargá el e-book de Tango Zen
Tango Zen Journal - July 17, 2026 "Download the Tango Zen E-book" "Descargá el e-book de Tango Zen" Leer en Español Download the Tango Zen E-book There is a Zen saying that often comes to my mind: “One who knows does not speak. One who speaks does not know.” Every time I write something about tango or Tango Zen, this saying stays with me. It reminds me to be careful. If I speak, I must ask myself: Am I speaking from what I truly experienced? Or am I only arranging wor


My Tango and the World Cup/ Mi tango y la Copa del Mundo
Tango Zen Journal - July 3, 2026 "My Tango and the World Cup" "Mi tango y la Copa del Mundo" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal- July 10, 2026 My Tango and the World Cup The World Cup is complicated for me. I was born in South Korea. I lived in the United States for twenty-five years, Argentina for four years, Switzerland for eleven years, and now I live in Germany. Five countries. Five national teams connected to different chapters of my life. But my loyalties are not evenl


Yo no sé por qué te quiero / I Don’t Know Why I Love You
Tango Zen Journal - July 3, 2026 "Yo no sé por qué te quiero" "I Don’t Know Why I Love You" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal- July 3, 2026 Yo no sé por qué te quiero / I Don’t Know Why I Love You During the last several weeks, I have been listening closely to the music of Francisco Canaro and Juan D’Arienzo. I was searching for music to use in my Tango Zen workshops—music that felt warm, grounded, emotionally clear, and easy to receive through the embrace. During that sear


When Heart Connection Was Received/ Cuando la conexión del corazón fue recibida
Tango Zen Journal - June 30, 2026 "When Heart Connection Was Received" "Cuando la conexión del corazón fue recibida" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal - June 30, 2026 When Heart Connection Was Received The journey to Benediktushof was not easy. Germany was going through extremely hot weather, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius. I had to drive for about five hours, and by the time I arrived, I already felt the weight of the journey. In spite of the intense heat


Music, the Breath of Tango/ La música, la respiración del tango
Tango Zen Journal - June 25, 2026 "Music, the Breath of Tango" "La música, la respiración del tango" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal - June 25, 2026 Music, the Breath of Tango In my book, Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation, I wrote: “Music is the breath of the dance—what air is to the body, music is to the spirit of tango.” Today, I understand this sentence more deeply. Breathing is essential to meditation. Of course, breathing brings oxygen into the body and releases car


The Five Tango Zen Principles, Rewritten / Los cinco principios de Tango Zen, reescritos
Tango Zen Journal - June 19, 2026 "The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango" "Los cinco principios de Tango Zen, reescritos" Leer en Español TEDx Karlsruhe 2026 Tango Zen Journal - June 19, 2026 The Five Tango Zen Principles, Rewritten Hello friends, Last Friday, after returning from Buenos Aires, I received confirmation from TEDxKarlsruhe that I will give a presentation in October 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The title of my presentation will be: Tango as Meditation: H


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 ⠀...


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...



































