Major! Saudi introduces Yoga in all universities, becomes the first Islamic country to do so

Riyadh, October 01: Becoming the first Islamic country, Saudi Arabia has introduced Yoga across all of its universities to spread awareness and motivate people to adopt it as a lifestyle.

 

According to the reports, a virtual introductory lecture was also organised for all Saudi university representatives. The main aimed to introduce both traditional Yoga and Yogasana Sports to Saudi Universities.

 

The lecture covered both mental and physical health and plans to join professional yogasana sports training to be part of competitions locally and internationally.In cooperation with the Saudi Universities Sports Federation (SUSF), the Saudi Yoga Committee organised the event in Riyadh.

 

 

 

The Saudi Gazette reported that the event came within the framework of an integrated system of programs and initiatives of the Saudi Committee for Yoga, under the title “Yoga for University Students of Both Genders”.

 

The event coincided with the arrival of the first yoga delegation to the Kingdom from the Asian Yogasana Sports Federation in India for the qualification course for the first Saudi batch of Yoga Referees, the report added.

 

The event included issues concerning the benefits of yoga for health and physical well-being in youth, yogasana sports for tournaments and competitions, and requirements for professional yoga training. It also included technical regulation of The Saudi Yoga Committee for Championships and Competitions in Saudi Universities.