Riyadh:
Saudi Arabia is introducing yoga in universities to raise awareness and motivate all sections of society to practice yoga as a lifestyle, the Saudi Gazette reported.
The Saudi Yoga Commission, in collaboration with the Saudi Federation of Universities and Sports (SUSF), held a virtual introductory lecture on yoga titled “Yoga for Male and Female College Students” for all university officials across Saudi Arabia. , said the report.
The meeting at the SSUF headquarters in the Ministry of Education in Riyadh was part of an integrated system of programs and initiatives by the Saudi Yoga Commission to spread awareness and motivate the practice of yoga as a lifestyle for all segments of society. was held as
The event coincided with the arrival of the first yoga delegation from India's Asian Yogasana Sports Federation for the qualification course of Saudi's first Group of Yoga Judges.
The course is organized by the Ministry of Sports in collaboration with the Saudi Yoga Commission to train Saudi yoga referees in the Kingdom, according to the report.
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The lecture aims to introduce both traditional yoga and yogasana sports to Saudi universities and give a variety of options to the students on university campuses to practice yoga, whether for their mental and physical health or take it to an advanced level and join professional yogasana sports training to be part of competitions locally and internationally.
It also shed the light on the system of professional yogasana competitions within the university sports and the university league. The lecture motivated the youth to join sustainable and professional yoga training.Nouf Almarwaai, President of the Saudi Yoga Committee, explained that the committee seeks to achieve its vision of spreading yoga on a large scale within Saudi society, and therefore it took the initiative to cooperate with the Saudi Universities Sports Federation in order to build a generation of yoga lovers, especially young people, to enjoy physical and mental health.
She added that the committee seeks to increase the number of practitioners and build yoga teams that participate in local and regional yoga championships. The kingdom excels at the Arab level in yoga, and citizens and residents practice it and at the same time teach yoga as a profession. Al-Marwaai cited the benefits of practicing yoga for young men and women. She said scientific studies show her practice improves her academic performance.