Yoga to be introduced in Saudi Arabia Universities

Feeling the importance of yoga in the maintenance of physical and mental health, Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce yoga in its universities, reported Arab News.

The announcement was recently made in Riyadh during a forum titled ‘The Role of University Sports in Supporting the Kingdom’s Vision in Sports’, organised by the Saudi Universities Sports Federation in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.

According to Saudi Yoga Committee President Nouf Al-Marwaai, several agreements will be signed with major universities in Saudi Arabia soon to support and promote yoga.

The committee was striving hard to introduce yoga to universities, emphasizing the importance of practicing it for health and wellness, reported Arab News. Yoga gives its practitioners many health benefits (for) both physical and mental well-being, said Nouf.

She added that the committee “aims to discover the talents of distinguished yoga practitioners in all types of yoga in general or Yogasana sports, to hone their talents, and support them to participate and represent the Kingdom in local and international tournaments”.