‎ Dear friends, I am happy to share with you passages from Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation, the bilingual edition published by Editorial Kier in Buenos Aires. Each week I will post a short excerpt for reflection and inspiration. I hope you enjoy the journey. Abrazo, Chan‎‎ =======‎‎ How to Practice TangoZen‎ ‎ Although it is almost impossible to completely describe the Zen moment in words, there are some exercises that can help interested Tango dancers meditate and align

⠀ 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 – 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐄𝐣𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 – 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚́ 𝐀𝐜𝐚́,...

‎Meaning is not chased; it is revealed. It appears in the embrace, when two hearts beat together and music flows like a quiet river. ‎ In...

Tango is where two universes cross — not through steps, but through silence, energy, and presence. One foot searches for the ground, the...

This is a moment to release patterns, habits, and expectations—not to fix or fight, but to soften. Letting go is not about giving up or...

I close my eyes. There is no music yet, but silence is already dancing. ⠀ The air is a whisper that senses. Bodies don’t search— they...

Music is the breath of the dance—what air is to the body, music is to the spirit of Tango. It draws us into the present moment. Each...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐘𝐎𝐔: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨...

No walls, no floor. Only a steady heartbeat held in the tension of an invisible thread. 🫀 ㅤ The eyes don’t look, the body doesn’t move....

The Right Posture, the Right State of Mind La postura correcta, el estado mental correcto Tango posture is more than position or...

What happens when we walk—not alone, not as two—but as many… in perfect harmony? ⠀ It’s not about steps. It’s not about who leads or...

While dancing Tango, each moment in motion is a chance to be fully alive. ⠀ You don’t need to go anywhere. You don’t need to achieve...

Two people meet in the silence of music. ㅤ There are no marked steps, no borrowed choreography. 💫 ㅤ Only the pulse of the now, vibrating...

Before we move, we must awaken. ⁠⁠ To practice Tango Zen is not to learn steps or techniques—it is to enter a state of presence that...

Face to face, two bodies recognize each other in silence. Hands rest on the other’s shoulders, not to hold, but to feel. There is no...

Tango Zen is not a method. It is not a new style of Tango or a formal system of meditation. It is a guidance—an invitation to explore...

The step awakens— someone leads, opening an invisible path through space. Soft, subtle, intentional. 🚶‍♂️ Someone follows— hands caress...

𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐙𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞: 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟒) Hello, I am Chan Park...

In Tango Zen, we begin by returning to the source: the heartbeat. This simple yet profound exercise invites participants to place a hand...

Walk as if each step grounds you in presence. Breathe as if stillness holds the next moment. Move as if music is shared between two...