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Tango Zen Retreat

in Kauai, Hawaii January 13-20, 2006

Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation

"Can one dance Tango to meditate? Everybody knows meditation is a good thing. For example, Zen meditation, if practiced properly, may create balance, calmness, groundedness, centering, and harmony in mind and body. However, it is difficult to meditate for many reasons. Meditation is mainly practiced while sitting with legs crossed to support and ground one's body. Unfortunately this sitting posture can give uncomfortable feelings and even pains before you benefit from the meditation practice. In addition, despite the importance of practicing meditation regularly, it can be difficult to stick to it with regularity due to the hectic life style we run everyday. Can one meditate while moving around instead of sitting down? Although it appears to be sedate and passive,

Zen meditation can also be practiced in more active ways than the sitting posture. For example, walking meditation has been practiced among Buddhists since the Buddha himself practiced it. Other forms of Zen meditation in motion can also be found in sports and performing arts.

Tango is a walking dance – a special gift from Argentina to the world. Unlike Tango images of sexy and provocative movements commonly featured in media, Tango is a social dance that should be danced while walking. Of course, one embraces the partner and listens to music while walking. Benefits of Tango dancing can be explained in many aspects including social, physical, and emotional; however, it is interesting to note that the effects and benefits of meditation are experienced and shared among avid Tango dancers.

Yes, one can dance Tango to meditate. As stated above, Zen is a meditation practice. Besides many associated benefits, its main goal is to discover and reconcile with one's own nature. To reach that goal, Zen teaches us to devote 100% of our attention to what we are doing Here Now. Tango is a dance of connection, uniting one and one's partner while walking and listening to music – together. Tango can be fully enjoyed, as many Tango dancers experienced, only if one completely surrenders to and connects with one's partner, both physically and emotionally, while dancing. Therefore, once recognizing similarities and benefits between them, one can properly unite and practice Tango and Zen. In other words, one can meditate while dancing Tango, experiencing deeper appreciation of physical, emotional, and even spiritual aspect of inner-self. That is, one can practice Tango Zen: Meditation in Motion.

This retreat introduces Tango Zen, an innovative yet natural idea of meditating while dancing Tango. Using the striking similarities between the two, this workshop will also introduce methods through which both tango dancers and non-dancers can practice Tango Zen to experience and enjoy the wonderful benefits, which both Tango and Zen have to offer.

For tango dancers, this workshop will help enhance understanding of posture, groundedness, connection, sensibility, movement, balance, centering, etc. by practicing a number of exercises adapted from other martial arts, mediation techniques, and sports."

New Tango Orquesta

Lyssnar tips....

P2 Musikstad 2005 - Göteborg med New Tango Orquesta....

Jag har anmält mig till Fortsättning I, men saknar ännu danspartner. Kursen är för Christina och Tommy under fem lördagar, med start lö den 29/10, se kalendarium. Jag har tidigare gått flera fortsättningskurser, men inte dansat på ett år (bortsett från just genomgången kurs för ny-gamla börjare), så jag behöver fräscha upp grunderna innan jag vågar mig ut på dansgolvet. Om du är i samma eller likn. situation och intresserad av kursen, så hör gärna av dig. Min mail är anna.vonessen@chello.se Hälsn. Anna (162 cm)

NYCKEL UPPHITTAD PÅ SÖNDAGSPRAKTIKAN SÖNDAG 16 OKTOBER.

Slå en signal till Rose-Marie på 070 725 23 55.

Milonga med argentinska trion Almatrio, boka in din kalender den 17 och 19November.

Almatrio består av tre killar från Buenos Aires, Argentina. Detta är tredje gången Restaurang Pele har denna grupp spelade... Två mysiga kvällar med middag, levande musik och sensuell tango...

Torsdag-17 November Milonga med Almatrio och Dj Peter Bengtson. Entre 80kr. Milongan startar kl 20.00 och mellan pauserna så spelar dj Peter Bengtson.

Lördag-19 November- Milonga med Almatrio från Argentina och gäst Dj. Entre 100kr. Middagsreservation sker på 319700 eller läs mer om det på www.restaurangpele.se

Missa inte den injektion av Argentina som ges på Aliasteatern i höst! En pjäs av Roberto Cossa från militärdiktaturens år 1977, "La Nona. Vad ska vi göra med farmor?" i en otänkbar kombination av diskbänksrealism och grotesk surrealism. Tangons själ från dess mer solkiga sida men fasansfullt rolig och fantastiskt spelad av de sju skådespelarna på scenen. Dansinstruktör har varit den för oss bekante Ernesto Garzón. www.aliasteatern.com Birgitta Holm

Imorgon onsdag 2/11 så har DN ett uppdaterat tangoresereportage från Berlin av Nils Hansson.

DN - Berlin tar tangon till sitt hjärta

Nils Hansson medförfattare till boken Tango - återkomsten

skriver ett reportage om Tango i Berlin se DN Kultur idag

Påminnelse från söndagsansvarig!

NYCKEL UPPHITTAD PÅ SÖNDAGSPRAKTIKAN sön 16 OKTOBER.

Slå en signal till Rose-Marie på 070 725 23 55.

Om du är gäst i Stockholm och letar efter någonstans att bo:

• Logi,("Bed & Breakfast") Stockholm/Nacka För ytterligare information kontakta: Inga-Britt Sörensen, tfn: 08-7182680, Adress: Ljungvägen 4, 131 40 Nacka

If you are visiting Stockholm and are looking for a place to stay:

• Accomodation, Bed & Breakfast Stockholm/Nacka For further information, please contact: Inga-Britt Sörensen, tfn: 46-8-7182680, mobil: 073-1820728, Address: Ljungvägen 4, 131 40 Nacka