Colombia: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

(Minghui.org) Practitioners held events in four cities in Columbia to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day on May 10 and 13, 2025. In Bogotá, Medellín, Tunja and Rionegro, they demonstrated the exercises and informed the public about the benefits of the practice.

Practitioners did the exercises in the Plaza de Bolivar, in Tunja’s city’s administrative center, on May 10. They also did the Falun Dafa exercises on the plaza next to the Church of Lourdes in the town of Chapinero on May 13. During both events they distributed informational flyers about Falun Dafa to passers-by.

Practitioners did the exercises at the Plaza de Bolivar in Tunja on May 10, 2025.

Practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day in Tunja.

Positive Changes After Practicing Falun Dafa

Mauricio Medina Tarazona said he began practicing Falun Dafa 18 years ago when he saw practitioners doing the exercises in a park. After he read the book Falun Gong, he began doing the exercises, and soon noticed his positive physical and mental changes. His relationships with his friends and family also improved.

He said he wanted to participate in the World Falun Dafa Day celebration because he feels this date represents a glorious milestone in the history of humanity. Falun Dafa is important in today’s world because it embodies pillars that support morality and universal values in our society.

Mauricio Medina

Nurse Sandra Patricia Gamba said her life changed 13 years ago after she practiced Falun Dafa. One Sunday when she and her husband walked in a park a practitioner gave them a flyer and explained the principles of the practice. They returned the following Sunday and learned the exercises, and they’ve practiced ever since.

The principles of Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance have transformed their lives. Sandra said, “By following these principles my attitude towards life changed. I strive every day to be a better person, cultivating the heart and acting with greater awareness and compassion.”

On World Falun Dafa Day she also celebrates learning about the practice. She said, “My thoughts have begun to spring from a purer place, and I’ve embarked on a sincere path of spiritual and personal improvement.”

Sandra Gamba

Omar Panche is Sandra Gamba’s husband, and said he reads Zhuan Falun and all of Master Li Hongzhi’s books, “I finally found answers to existential questions that I wondered about for years—complex questions that I hadn’t been able to resolve until then.”

He said practicing Falun Dafa helped him overcome emotional difficulties, let go of worries, and experience improvements in his health. He’s now able to manage family relationships better, and everything has flowed harmoniously for him.

He hopes that more people practice Dafa, “I strongly recommend Falun Dafa to all those who seek a more balanced and meaningful life.”

Omar Panche

University teacher Liliana Fonseca started the practice 13 years ago. She said in Zhuan Falun, she found answers to many questions, and understood some of the things in life she experienced. She said she learned to think of others first before herself. This helped her to avoid conflicts, and to be more helpful and compassionate.

She hopes that more people have the opportunity to learn about the benefits of Falun Dafa and they’ll realize they can change their mindsets, way of life, and become healthy.

She said, “Thanks to Falun Dafa, today I am a calmer person who values life and is constantly seeking to improve. I want to express my deepest gratitude to Master for his infinite benevolence and for allowing us to know Dafa.”

Liliana Fonseca

Practitioners from the cities of Medellin and Rionegro held an event on May 10, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and to respectfully wish Master a happy birthday.

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises in Parques del Rio in the city of Medellin on May 10, 2025.

Practitioners distributed information about Falun Dafa during the event in Parques del Rio

Marcela talked with practitioners and said Falun Dafa’s values of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance are important, “They are very important values for these times. The founder introduced the practice, which is important for people to improve physically, mentally and spiritually, something that enriches the spirit.”

Marcela said Truth, Compassion and Forbearance are important.

Sonia said Falun Dafa is wonderful, and added, “I hope it expands to more places so that people become aware that one can meditate and experience peace and tranquility.”

Sonia said the exercise music was very relaxing.

Ana said she felt the exercise music conveyed, “Tranquility and peace, allowing you to internalize it and connect with yourself.” She encouraged practitioners to “persist in their belief and not give up” on their spiritual path.

Ana encouraged practitioners