Tango Therapist

T he music starts.   It moves me and others to stand and join the orchestra.   I feel the music pulsing in my body.  Urging me. A mere touch...

Let me tell you about a few very memorable, surprising moments when I first started dancing. You tell me if you think they were appropriate:...

  This post is for male tango dancers.   It's a letter to men.  There are many classes and forums for dual-role women. Please tell me if...

  I f Picasso were a tango dancer, I am sure he would try to capture the essence of what a child feels when the music starts.  Unfortunatel...

A t the  Festivalito con Amigos   encuentro  in Germany, which is near where I live in France, I remarked to someone on the last day as we w...

  O ur life experiences  are capable of bringing us joy.  But we can have a range of wonderful to tragic experiences too. Recently a viral s...

This photo , taken in 2016, embodies an interesting insight from social research.  I would again meet her and become close friends. Social s...

  Is tango changing in ways you don't like?  In my practice as a therapist, I have a new way to help people be "resilient."  ...

 Reading time: 3 minutes Tango helps me understand "flow."   With the help of advances in neurology, scientists are starting to ma...

  On New Year's Eve, the woman at the cash register  asked if I would be doing something special for New Year's Eve.    I said, ...

If you know a bit about chess , you might have noticed that the chess piece pictured above is not really the king but a pawn.  The cliché th...

  Burnout Insurance.   I suggest buying some tango burnout insurance. There are only two steps. First, assess how much you value tango. Step...

In the book, "The Boy who was Raised as a Dog," I learned more about the neurological effects of neglect on children's brains ...

  The majority  of those who read my blog are not native English speakers.  Because of this, many may have looked up the word "intercou...