The Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia has introduced Yoga in all its Universities as part of its
efforts to spread awareness and encourage its practice as a lifestyle for all
segments of society.
The students can practice Yoga or Yogasana sports on University campuses that
the authorities believe will enhance both their mental and physical health.
Also, professional Yogasana sports training will be made a part of the
competitions locally and internationally.
The Saudi Yoga
Committee, in cooperation with the Saudi Universities Sports Federation (SUSF),
organized a virtual introductory lecture for all university representatives
across Saudi Arabia on Yoga under the title ‘Yoga for University Students of
Both Genders’.
The meeting
at the SSUF headquarters in the Ministry of Education, Riyadh, came within the
framework of an integrated system of programs and initiatives of the Saudi
Committee for Yoga, to spread awareness of the benefits of the ancient Indian
practice.
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
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,” said Nouf
Almarwaai, President of the Saudi Yoga Committee.
