

I Teach / Enseño
Tango Zen Journal - September 11, 2026 I Teach /Enseño Leer en Español `` I Teach For many years, I hesitated to call myself a teacher. I preferred to say, “I share my experience.” In 2009, I came to Switzerland to give a Tango Zen workshop. People came from Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The workshop took place near Interlaken, and some participants belonged to a religious community there. At the end of the workshop, one participant from that community said something th


Along the Way /En el camino
Tango Zen Journal - September 4, 2026 "Along the Way" "En el camino" Leer en Español Along the Way For the past several weeks, I have been preparing my TEDx talk, From NASA Engineering to Tango Meditation. I have spent many hours going back through my life and experiences, trying to describe as simply as possible what I mean when I say: When I dance tango, I meditate. The more I work on the presentation, the more I find myself asking: Why do I dance? Why do I meditate? What a


Felisa Mignone: The Tango That Is Lived / Felisa Mignone: El tango que se vive
Tango Zen Journal - August 14, 2026 "Felisa Mignone: The Tango That Is Lived" "Felisa Mignone: El tango que se vive" Leer en Español Felisa Mignone: The Tango That Is Lived Some experiences in tango are difficult to explain. They are felt in the embrace, in the music, and in the way two people meet on the dance floor. Felisa Mignone has been dancing tango in Buenos Aires for about fifteen years. She began almost by chance, but soon discovered something that brought a new vita


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


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


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


The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango / La curva de aprendizaje quebrada del tango tradicional
Tango Zen Journal - June 11, 2026 "The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango" "La curva de aprendizaje quebrada del tango tradicional" Leer en Español Group Photos of Participants in the October 2026 Tango Zen Workshop Tango Zen Journal - June 11, 2026 The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango There is something unusual about what I am doing in Buenos Aires. I am a foreigner. And yet, here I am, in Buenos Aires, offering Tango Zen workshops and private lessons to p


When the Embrace Becomes Home / Cuando el abrazo se vuelve hogar
Tango Zen Journal - June 7, 2026 "When the Embrace Becomes Home" "Cuando el abrazo se vuelve hogar" Leer en Español After a private lesson with Roberto, Susana, and Susana Tango Zen Journal - June 5, 2026 When the Embrace Becomes Home This weekend was one of those Buenos Aires weekends that left me exhausted, grateful, and completely alive. Workshops. Private lessons. Conversations. A musical recommended by Marité — Cuando Frank conoció a Carlitos. Then, late at night, Tango


Dance as If No One Is Watching / Bailar como si nadie estuviera mirando
Tango Zen Journal - June 5, 2026 "Dance as If No One Is Watching" "Bailar como si nadie estuviera mirando" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal - June 5, 2026 Dance as If No One Is Watching As I prepare for my TEDx presentation in Germany, I have been watching many video clips of myself dancing in the milongas of Buenos Aires. The theme of my presentation is simple: Tango as meditation. So I have been looking carefully at these clips, not to judge my dance, not to analyze techn


A Heart Connection at Milonga El Huracán / Una conexión de corazón en Milonga El Huracán
Tango Zen Journal - June 3, 2026 "A Heart Connection at Milonga El Huracán" "Una conexión de corazón en Milonga El Huracán" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal - June 3, 2026 A Heart Connection at Milonga El Huracán There are moments in Buenos Aires that remind me why I keep returning here. Not for more dances. Not for more events. Not for more names or places. But for one simple reason: A heart connection. This is something I experience only here in Buenos Aires. I do not mea


Leading by Energy, Not by Force / Guiar con energía, no con fuerza
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Please Present Your Solutions / Por favor, presenten sus soluciones
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


When I Dance, I Fall in Love / Cuando bailo, me enamoro
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


I Am Not Doing Tango / No estoy haciendo tango
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Why Do You Talk While Dancing? - ¿Por qué hablas mientras bailas?
Have you seen dancers talking while dancing at a milonga? To be honest, it bothers me a lot when someone is talking next to me while...






































