

Musicality — Being Inspired by Music / Musicalidad — Inspirarse en la música
Tango Zen Journal - October 23, 2026 Musicality — Being Inspired by Music / Musicalidad — Inspirarse en la música Leer en Español Musicality — Being Inspired by Music When Music Becomes Part of You In last week's Tango Zen Journal, I wrote about three qualities that, for me, represent the essence of a mature tango dancer: musicality, sensibility, and sensuality. Today, I would like to begin with musicality. And I want to begin with a friend from Buenos Aires named Roberto. Ro


The Heart Behind the Cabeceo / El corazón detrás del cabeceo
Tango Zen Journal - October 20, 2026 The Heart Behind the Cabeceo / El corazón detrás del cabeceo Leer en Español The Heart Behind the Cabeceo A Report from Buenos Aires Hello friends, Greetings from Buenos Aires! I arrived last Thursday. I think I have finally overcome the jet lag, although the weather has been unexpectedly difficult. It is supposed to be spring here, but the past few days have been unusually cool, windy, and humid. I am certainly not unfamiliar with cold we


Musicality, Sensibility, Sensuality / Musicalidad, sensibilidad y sensualidad
Tango Zen Journal - October 16, 2026 Musicality, Sensibility, Sensuality / Musicalidad, sensibilidad y sensualidad Leer en Español `` Musicality, Sensibility, Sensuality The Essence of a Mature Tango Dancer From the documentary Tango Your Life. / Del documental La Vida en Tango Over the past two weeks, I have been reflecting on what it means to become a mature tango dancer. I wrote about the difference between dancing more and experiencing more. Then I wrote about how, after


Speaking from the Heart: My TEDx Journey / Hablar desde el corazón: Mi experiencia en TEDx
Tango Zen Journal - October 11, 2026 Speaking from the Heart: My TEDx Journey / Hablar desde el corazón: Mi experiencia en TEDx Leer en Español `` Speaking from the Heart: My TEDx Journey Something has changed in me. Years ago, writing about what I felt inside was almost like pulling teeth. Not because I couldn't write, but because I wasn't used to expressing my thoughts and feelings or sharing them with others. Over the years, that has gradually changed. I've written more, s


The Mature Dancer Becomes a Beginner Again/ El bailarín maduro vuelve a ser principiante
Tango Zen Journal - October 9, 2026 The Mature Dancer Becomes a Beginner Again/ El bailarín maduro vuelve a ser principiante Leer en Español `` The Mature Dancer Becomes a Beginner Again Beginner's Mind After Thirty Years of Tango Last week, I wrote about what it means to become a mature tango dancer. At the end, I wrote: After thirty years of tango, I consider myself a mature tango dancer. And at the same time, I still consider myself a beginner. Perhaps that sounds c


Tango Marathon? No, Thank You. / ¿Maratón de tango? No, gracias.
Tango Zen Journal - October 2, 2026 Tango Marathon? No, Thank You. / ¿Maratón de tango? No, gracias. Leer en Español `` Tango Marathon? No, Thank You. What Does It Mean to Mature in Tango? What does it mean to become a mature tango dancer? Many people seem to measure maturity by time. “I have been dancing for ten years.” Or by quantity. “I dance almost every day.” “I go to milongas all the time.” “I dance for hours.” But does dancing more make us mature? I don't think so. Th


A Tango Zen Critique of the Growing Double-Role Trend / Una crítica desde Tango Zen a la creciente tendencia del doble rol
Tango Zen Journal - September 25, 2026 A Tango Zen Critique of the Growing Double-Role Trend / Una crítica desde Tango Zen a la creciente tendencia del doble rol Leer en Español `` It’s Not Just About Doing. It’s About Being. A Tango Zen Critique of the Growing Double-Role Trend During my preparation for TEDx, one simple statement keeps returning to me: It’s not just about doing. It’s about being. I discovered that tango and Zen have this in common. Most of our lives are org


Three Paths, One Tango / Tres caminos, un tango
Tango Zen Journal - September 18, 2026 Three Paths, One Tango / Tres caminos, un tango Leer en Español `` Three Paths, One Tango During the past two weeks, two ladies came to my home in the Black Forest for individual Tango Immersion. For privacy, I will call the first Mia. She came from Germany. A few days later, Lutin came from Taiwan. Both were experienced tango dancers. Both were serious about tango. Both came with curiosity and a desire to go deeper. But once we began d


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







































