[TANGO-L] Hugging Meditation and Walking Meditation

[Chan Park <Chan.K.Park @NASA.GOV>]

Rose,
Thank you for the wonderful expression you have found for tango.  Good to know I am not the only one relating dancing tango to meditation.  Recently I have been reading Master Hanh's book on "Walking Meditation" to get some inspiration for tango.  Your finding is very inspiring..., and I am enlightened.

When you have time, please visit my Tango Zen web site at http://TangoZen.com and give your thoughts.

Chan
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Date:    Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:07:02 -0800
From:    Razor Girl <dilettante666 @YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Hugging Meditation
Hello All,

I an reading a book titled "Peace is Every Step" by
Thich Nhat Hanh.  I just read a nice passage that I
would like to share with all of you because it
reminded me of the aspect the mindfulness adds to
dancing and how precious those encounters are with
people who take time to breathe when we embrace in
tango..

"Hugging Meditation"

"When you hold a child in your arms, or hug your
mother, or your husband or your friend, if you breathe
in and out three times your happiness will be
multiplied at least tenfold.

If you are distracted, thinking about other things,
your hug will be distracted also, not very deep, and
you may not enjoy hugging very much.  So when you hug
your child, your friend, your spouse, I recommend that
you first breathe in and out consciously and return to
the present moment.  Then while you hold him or her in
your arms, breathe three times consciously and you
will enjoy your hugging more than ever before.

It takes time to become comforatble hugging this way.
But to really be there, you only need to breathe, and
suddenly the both of you become completely real.  The
two of you really exist in that moment.  It may be one
of the best moments in your life."

Lovely tangos to all,
Rose
Portland, OR

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