(Minghui.org) Practitioners were invited to participate in the World Multicultural Festival in Ottawa on November 1, 2025. They demonstrated the five exercises and told visitors about the spiritual practice. Local Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) coordinator Xin Qihua said, “We’ve participated in this event since 2022. We demonstrate the exercises and introduce the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, which are welcomed by the hosting organization and the public.”
Gipsy Ghosh, the coordinator of the World Multicultural Festival is an educator, entrepreneur, and cultural promoter. She is very influential in promoting multicultural exchange in Canada. She said, “Falun Gong practitioners have long supported our activities and promote meditation, health, and well-being.”
Gipsy Ghosh, the coordinator of the World Multicultural Festival
She said that mediation is important in today’s world and Falun Gong is a spiritual group that practices universal values. “I hope, through their participation, that people learn about Falun Gong.”
Chrismol Johns, a volunteer for the hosting organization who works in a high-tech job, said she appreciates practitioners. She said the Falun Gong exercise demonstration was remarkably peaceful. “Their meditation is truly calm. We all want to try it. I saw many people trying it.”
When Chrismol learned that Falun Gong is taught for free online, she said, “This is great. I believe many people here will attend the online class.”
She has been a volunteer for the festival for three years. She said, “It is truly a pleasure to meet people from across the world. There are old acquaintances and new faces every year. The number of participants in this event increases every year.”
Practitioners demonstrate the exercises on stage in the festival.
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Audience members were drawn by the exercise demonstration on stage, and some people imitated the hand gestures.
Wandara Topzo, a percussion artist from Central Africa, often performs at community events. He watched the practitioners’ exercise demonstration and imitated the movements.
Wandara Topzo learns about Falun Dafa at the World Multicultural Festival in Ottawa.
At the end of the event, he said he felt extraordinary energy when he tried the second exercise and that he thought Falun Dafa was very interesting. “All the [Falun Dafa] exercises are very helpful in clearing one’s aura, activating inner energy, and maintaining balance, which I call ‘bottom-up [from physical to spiritual]’ balance.
“When we did that gesture of placing the hands beside the ears [holding the law wheel on both sides of the head], I felt both sides of my brain were activated. This is completely new to me. But now I know it’s because [the energy of] both my hands was activated. It was because the first few movements activated my energy,” he said. “Only those self-cultivators can feel and see the energy. I felt Falun Gong activated and purified my field. The illumination surrounding a Falun Gong practice site can protect you. This practice can help you purify and balance your aura and protect you. It is amazing.”
Wandara Topzo does the second Falun Dafa exercise.
He hopes that everyone can learn Falun Dafa and be inspired to increase their wisdom and emphasized that traditional meditation helps improve health, balance, and happiness. “We don’t always have to rely on drugs and supplements; we can simply practice qigong and meditation.
“Look at the world today: We are all suffering because those who rule the world do not understand the truth. The opposite of integrity is a lack of integrity, and many who call themselves ‘world leaders’ lack sincerity. People cannot rely on them because they are not sincere.”
Wandara said we must pay attention to kindness and tolerance, “For those suffering, we must be compassionate. Do not judge others. If you have compassion, you are always ready to help others. We always begin with forgiveness and understanding that life is beautiful.”
He said many people don’t understand why they have illnesses. They do not live well and don’t understand why they cannot balance their energy. He feels it is because they no longer believe in traditional values, are not sincere, lack compassion, and don’t forgive others.
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