Netherlands: Teaching Falun Gong at a Large Student workshop

By a Dutch practitioner

On November 30th an international students society in The Netherlands invited practitioners to introduce Falun Gong to them. The organisers had a program of activities around the subject “Pandemonium”. One of the aspects that was addressed was spirituality and the organisers thought Falun Gong would fit in the program very well.

The program consisted of a dinner, a few lectures, a workshop and a party afterwards. During the dinner to which the practitioners were invited, a storyteller told some stories related to the main theme. After the main course it was time for the first part of the Falun Gong workshop. There were about 50 students who joined the activity. A Dutch-speaking Falun Gong practitioner explained what Falun Gong was and told a little about his own experiences. He also used the opportunity to explain the Falun emblem and to talk about the unjustified persecution of Falun Gong in China.

After the introduction, it was time for dessert. All the food was cooked by the students themselves and the theme of the evening was woven into the dishes. After dessert it was time for the second part of the workshop, the Falun Gong exercises. Everyone joined the practice. While a practitioner demonstrated and explained the exercises, another practitioner corrected the movements of the students.

Afterwards, the practitioners received a lot of positive reactions. All the students found it to be a very special experience and a good workshop. They all got a multimedia CD-rom as a present to learn more about Falun Gong or to even start practising themselves.