Falun Dafa Club at Columbia University

As the new school year starts in TWO days, we thought what better way to celebrate than inviting Rowena Tsai to share her self care tips with us with hectic class schedules how do we balance our social life while taking the time to self care? This open Q&A discussion session can cover anything you want from how to increase productivity to overcoming daily struggles. RSVP https://forms.gle/QKMy3bonG4rze414A

How was your break? We shared fun times with friends & family, and finally found time to do some hiking. Isn’t nature amazing? We find that it truly grounds your soul with its serenity and practicing even just a moment of meditation in such setting is simply beyond. Hope you had a rejuvenating break and looking forward to seeing the new year, new you! @ Highland Lakes State Park

Dashing through the snow In a pair of ice skates Through the fields we go Laughing all the way @ Ice Skating at Bryant Park

Exercise 3: Penetrating the Cosmic Extremes Principles: The purpose of this exercise is to mix and merge the universe’s energy with the energy inside the body. A great amount of energy is expelled and taken in. In a very short time, the practitioner can expel the pathogenic and black qi from his or her body and take in a great deal of energy from the universe, enabling the body to be purified and to quickly reach the state of a Pure-White Body. Also, while the arms are movi...ng up and down, the exercise facilitates the opening of the top of the head and unblocks the passages under the feet. Before doing the exercise, picture yourself as two large empty barrels standing upright between heaven and earth, gigantic and incomparably tall. With the upward movement of the arms, the qi in the body rushes directly out of the top of the head to the upper extreme of the universe; with the downward movement of the arms, it goes out through the bottoms of the feet to the lower extreme of the universe. After these movements of the arms, the energy returns to the inside of the body from both extremes, and is then sent out in the opposite direction. The arms are moved up and down in opposite directions nine times each. On the ninth movement, the left arm is held up (females, the right arm) and kept there, then the other arm is brought up. Next, both arms move downward together, bringing the energy to the lower extreme, and then back to the upper extreme as they move along the body. After the arms move up and down nine times, the energy is brought back into the body. The Law Wheel is turned clockwise (as viewed from the front) at the lower abdomen four times to spin the energy that is outside the body back in. The hands are to make the dhyana mudra (Jieyin) to end the exercise, although this doesn’t stop the functioning of gong. Learn full exercise on falundafa.org See more

Lotus Flower folding session! Everyone’s lotus had their own character, very beautiful