(Clearwisdom.net)

On April 6, 2003, Italian practitioners were invited to hold an introductory Falun Dafa seminar at the seaside city of Savona, which is in the Liguria Region of Northern Italy. More than 40 local people attended the seminar.

The host of the seminar was an Italian practitioner who began by asking everyone why they decided to attend the Falun Dafa seminar. Some people said that they saw the seminar reported in the media, some said that they were touched by the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," and others said that they had heard about the persecution of Falun Gong and were then interested in the seminar. The practitioner answered all questions from the attendees, talked more about the practice of Falun Dafa, and taught people the four standing exercises, as well as the sitting meditation exercise.

Many people felt strong energy from practicing the exercises, and said that they were very lucky to get the chance to learn Falun Gong. There are now four Falun Gong practice sites in Savona.