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
Buenos Aires — Where It Begins/ Buenos Aires — donde empieza todo
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"
Looks Good… But.../ Se ve bien… pero...
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"
Tango Tourism/ Tango Turismo
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"
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
Meditating with D’Arienzo / Meditando con D’Arienzo
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"
Doing vs Being/ Hacer o Ser
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"
Intention is the Energy That Connects Us/La intención es la energía que nos conecta
"Intention Is the Energy That Connects Us"
"La intención es la energía que nos conecta"
Tango is a people’s dance /Tango es una danza del pueblo
Photo: Dancing with Susana Alvarez at La Porteña Milonga nat Gricel. Photo by Bea Mollari Tango Zen Journal — December 26, 2025 "Tango Is a People’s Dance — And That’s What Was Lost" "Tango es una danza del pueblo — y eso fue lo que se perdió" Leer en Español A few days after publishing my last journal, I received a message that stayed with me. It came from Virginia Gavarotti, a tango dancer deeply rooted in Argentine culture—trained in folklore, dance, and music, and rece
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
The Difference I Could Finally Name/La diferencia que por fin pude nombrar
Tango Zen Journal — December 19, 2025 "The Difference I Could Finally Name" " La diferencia que por fin pude nombrar" Leer en Español When I moved to Europe in 2012 after spending four years in Buenos Aires, many friends—even my ex-wife Regina—told me, “This is Europe. We dance tango as Europeans.” I didn’t know what that meant. But I soon found out. The tango I encountered here was so different that I stopped going to milongas almost immediately. Later I tried the so-called
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
A Bus Ride, a Camera, and Unexpected Encounters in Treviso/Un viaje en micro, una cámara y encuentros inesperados en Treviso
Tango Zen Journal — December 12, 2025 “A Bus Ride, a Camera, and Unexpected Encounters in Treviso" "Un viaje en micro, una cámara y encuentros inesperados en Treviso" Leer en Español It all began with a bus ride and a camera. I had just acquired a new, state-of-the-art camera — hoping it would capture the next chapter of my tango journey in crisp, cinematic detail. But as soon as I started using it, I felt a quiet disappointment. The performance wasn’t what I hoped for. I’ve
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
Practice, Practice, Practice - Practicar, Practicar, Practicar
In order to reach total concentration and free the mind while dancing Tango, we should maintain the spirit of repetition. All Zen activities provide us with an approach to perfection with total attention to minute details. Only through the repetition of preset movements can we reach perfection, allowing the body to take over to free the mind from concentration. Thus, when we practice or dance Tango, it is OK to repeat the same basic steps over and over again.ㅤㅤ ⠀ Excerpt from
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
Tango Zen: Meditation and Traditional Tango /Tango Zen: Meditación y Tango Tradicional
Tango Zen Journal — November 28, 2025 “Tango Zen: Meditation and Traditional Tango” “Tango Zen: Meditación y Tango Tradicional” Leer en Español Hello friends, I’d like to invite you to visit the newly updated Tango Zen website. It has been a long journey to arrive at this point — to define clearly what Tango Zen is, and who can benefit from it. After completing the film and revisiting the many layers of this work — my life story, my dance, the people who shaped me, and the
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