David Lynch’s children honored their father in a sweet joint statement following his death earlier this week, and invited their fans to join them in remembering the late filmmaker, who died just days before his birthday.
In their post, the brothers described their “beloved” father as a “guiding light of creativity, love and peace.”
“On Monday, January 20, on what would have been your 79th birthday, we invite you all to join us in a global group meditation at 12:00 pm NOON PST for 10 minutes,” they shared in a group statement on X and in its individual. social media accounts.
“Let us come together, wherever we are, to honor his legacy by spreading peace and love around the world.” he said, inviting others to ‘Please take this time to meditate, reflect and send positivity to the universe.’
‘Thank you for being part of this celebration of his life. Love, Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lula Lynch.’
Lynch was married several times and shared children with each of his ex-wives.
David Lynch’s children honored their father in a sweet joint statement Saturday on social media and invited their fans to join them in remembering the late filmmaker who died just days before his birthday (pictured in Rome in November 2017).
‘Jennifer, 56, is the daughter of his first marriage to Peggy Reavey. She has followed in her father’s creative footsteps as a writer and director.
Lynched shared Austin, 42, with his second wife, Mary Fisk. He acted in some of his father’s productions as a child before also focusing on writing and directing.
Riley, 33, was born to Lynch and his third wife, Mary Sweeney.
In addition to directing, Riley has focused on composing music.
Lula is 12 years old and has lived with her mother Emily Stofle after her parents’ divorce in 2023.
Fans of the late director were grateful for the opportunity to participate in the global event. ‘Your dad is the reason I started practicing meditation. “My diet is deliberately similar,” one fan wrote.
In a 2001 interview with LA WeeklyLynch described what he ate in a day. “Now I have cappuccino in the morning, lots of coffee throughout the day, and salad that goes into a Cuisinart so every bite tastes the same,” he said.
‘No meat. It has nuts, eggs, some lettuce and different types of vegetables. “So it’s a little plate of Cuisinart salad with Parmesan cheese on top,” he said of his midday meal.

Lynch’s four children, Jennifer, Riley, Austin and Lula, called their father “a guiding light of creativity, love and peace” and invited their fans to join them in a meditation on what would have been his 79th birthday. of the director.

Lynch was married several times and shared children with each of his ex-wives. The Blue Velvet director appears here with his ex-wife Emily Stofle and their daughter Lula, now 12, and Lynch’s son Riley, 42 (pictured in Los Angeles in May 2015).

The writer-director’s older children have followed in his creative footsteps, focusing on writing, directing and music (pictured in Los Angeles in June 2009 with daughter Jennifer, 56, and granddaughter Sydney Row Lynch, now 29).

One fan shared that Lynch was the reason they had started meditating and that they had also modeled their own diet after the late director.

One fan shared a comment Lynch had made about her own meditation practice in response to the invitation to join global meditation.

Another lamented not knowing what else Lynch had in store for his fans.
“And then at night I have a block of Parmesan cheese, maybe a 2-inch cube, and red wine.”
Another fan shared a quote from the Blue Velvet director about his practice.
‘I started Transcendental Meditation in 1973 and haven’t missed a single meditation since. “Twice a day, every day,” said the Twin Peaks creator.
“It has given me effortless access to unlimited reserves of energy, creativity and happiness deep within me.”
“He gave a lot, maybe a lot for one person,” one fan wrote, calling Lynch “A true one-of-a-kind genius!” I was just bummed not to see what he had planned,” perhaps referring to any future projects the busy creator had in the works at the time of his passing.