Hello,
Have you ever experienced meditating while dancing tango? I'm
curious about that. It seems almost impossible for me, a beginner:
the technique issues demand most of my attention! What about you?
Have a nice day :)
Nidia
P.S. Interesting!:
Tango Zen Retreat in Spain
Candeleda, Spain, July 21-28, 2006
http://www.TangoZen.com/spain
Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation
"How can you dance tango without legs? Come and experience…"
Please come and discover, explore, and let go of yourself through
Walking Dance Meditation. Join us in 7 days of meditation, tango
dance, relaxation, discussion, and fun with Chan and Eugenia Park
Tango Zen is Walking Dance Meditation. Tango Zen is known to help
establish balance, calmness, groundedness, centering, and harmony in
mind and body. This Retreat introduces Tango Zen, an innovative yet
natural idea of meditating while dancing Tango.
Tango dancers said Tango Zen helped enhance understanding of posture,
groundedness, connection, sensibility, movement, balance, centering,
all of which are essential for dancing.
Daily schedule of the Retreat includes morning Tango Zen (Walking
Dance Meditation) session, afternoon Tango class/Practica, and
nightly
milonga (Tango dance).
Space is limited. Register early!
Contact Chan (TangoZen@...) if you have any questions. For
details, please visit http://TangoZen.com/spain.
What they say about Tango Zen:
"It really was one of the best weeks of my life and I appreciate the
constant care and attention you gave us, a very good example of zen
in
practice!"
-- Jenny, UK
"I enjoyed the workshop very much. I think that it is great to
approach or reapproach tango with a zen perspective. For true
beginners, it gives them a solid foundation and direction and for
those with some experience, relearning or learning in a different way
is a wonderful experience."
-- Iris, Brussel, Belgium
"Thank you Chan and Eugenia for a relaxing and enlightening workshop.
I left feeling limp as a wet noodle and very content. A most
interesting experience--the people who were there for the
meditation --who did not know tango--they were so focused on the
connection--I found dancing with them to be far more pleasant than
dancing with partners who know a lot of moves but seem to forget that
they are holding another person. They seemed to enjoy the process of
experimenting--rather than get caught up in the perfection of a move-
a far more delightful way to learn."
-- Chris, Baltimore, Maryland
"Though it appears that Zen meditation is a discipline in
'introspective meditation', Chan and Eugenia showed us how to walk
the 'meditative walk' with a partner and not be distracted by
anything around us. It truly was a great meditative and communal
experience I suspect only a few people actually achieve in dancing
tango."
-- Andy, San Francisco, California