(Minghui.org) Practitioners in Pune held a Falun Dafa introductory class on October 19, 2024, at the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (MACCIA,) an Indian business advocacy and the state of Maharashtra’s largest networking group which is 90 years old. 

Around 40 MACCIA employees attended the class in person, while a few joined online. All participants did the 13-minute-long Falun Standing Stance exercise with practitioners.

Satavisha Natu, deputy director of the Human Resources (HR) Department, said that they were very happy to learn about Falun Dafa. She told practitioners she enjoyed the exercises and she wanted to continue learning them. She also planned to share the information with other HR managers.

Deputy Director of HR, Satavisha Natu (left, front) and MCCIA employees do the Falun Dafa Standing Stance.

Participants say they would like to continue practicing Falun Dafa.

Kirti Kende, an operations manager who is also an athlete, said that Falun Dafa meditation would help improve her mental strength. She appreciated the opportunity to learn Falun Dafa at MACCIA, and she also offered to help introduce practitioners to other sports groups, because the meditation could help athletes learn how to be calm and strengthen mental resilience.

Kirti Kende (right) and Satavisha Natu (second from right) receive Falun Dafa books for the MCCIA library.

All attendees, young and old, said they were interested in learning how to practice. Practitioners told them how they could continue learning Falun Dafa online, including where to find the exercise instructional videos, and how to read the book Zhuan Falun and other Falun Dafa books that are available online.

Over the last few months, practitioners in Pune introduced Falun Dafa to multinational companies as part of their wellness programs. This September, over 100 people joined the one-hour introductory session at Nice Interactive Solutions India Ltd, an American multinational company, as a part of their Global Health Month. 

Photo of the Falun Dafa introductory session posted on LinkedIn by the HR Department of Nice Interactive Solutions India Ltd.