

Sensibility — The Capacity to Feel / Sensibilidad — La capacidad de sentir
Tango Zen Journal - October 30, 2026 Sensibility — The Capacity to Feel / Sensibilidad — La capacidad de sentir Leer en Español Sensibility — The Capacity to Feel The second of three reflections on musicality, sensibility, and sensuality in tango. Last week, I wrote about musicality: how music inspires us to move. But music alone does not create the experience of tango. There is another person in our arms. And what happens between two people cannot always be explained through


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


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


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


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"







































