Philadelphia, USA: Falun Dafa Practitioners Invited to Demonstrate the Exercises at the Lovett Memorial Library

(Minghui.org) The Lovett Memorial Library in Northwest Philadelphia held the 2025 Summer of Wonder kick-off event on the afternoon of June 10, 2025. Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) practitioners were invited to participate. They demonstrated the exercises, and Library Director Claire Hand learned them.

Practitioners demonstrate and teach the exercises in the 2025 Summer of Wonder kick-off event on June 10, 2025.

Library Director: I Love the Exercises

Library Director Claire Hand (first from right) learns the Falun Dafa exercises.

Library Director Claire Hand learned the first four sets of the exercises. Afterwards, she said, “I love the exercises. It was very relaxing for me. It’s my first time, you know, exercising in Falun Dafa. I really enjoyed it, and it’s something that I’d like to do again.”

Musician: I Feel Energized and Calm After Practicing

Musician Farid Barron (second from right) learns the Falun Dafa exercises.

Musician Farid Barron was drawn by the peaceful exercise music when he passed by the library. After he practiced the exercises for half an hour, he said, “I feel energized and calm, very peaceful. There were a couple of times where we were holding positions and the wind blew and it was very nice. It was sort of like being in tune with nature. It was like nature was saying, ‘Good job.’”

Farid plays piano and performs jazz around the world. He has worked at the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in New York and the Julliard School.

He said this was the first time he has heard of Falun Dafa. When he learned that practitioners have been brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party for 26 years, he immediately signed a petition calling on the Senate to pass the Falun Gong Protection Act.

Mother and Son Learn Falun Gong

Nine-year-old boy (right) did the Falun Gong exercises for half an hour.

Among the people learning the exercises was a 9-year-old boy, who did them for over half an hour. Many people said they would continue practicing Falun Gong.

Mother and son (first and second from left) learn Falun Gong.

Practitioners teach the exercises.