Saudi Arabia Sports Ministry promotes Yoga in Arab world, 11 Arab countries participate in Yoga event

New Delhi, Dec 27: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been continuously promoting Yoga in their country for a long time now. In yet another significant development, the Sports Ministry of the country hosted an event aiming to promote yoga and invited 11 Arab countries to participate in it.

 

The event was held by the Saudi Yoga Committee as a part of the Arab Youth Empowerment Program organized by the Ministry of Sports. The aim of event held in Jeddah on December 24 was to introduce the importance of practicing yoga to improve the quality of life and spread it in the Arab world.

 

 

The emphasis was on supporting Arab countries to organize activities related to yoga and spreading awareness among the participants about the developments and practices of yoga in the Kingdom. It is the first ever such attempt to promote Yoga in other Arab societies as the Kingdom is seen liberalizing rules under Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.

 

Arab Youth Empowerment Program began on December 22 and will conclude on December 30. Countries whose delegation participated at the event were, UAE, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, and Mauritania.

 

Nouf Al-Marwaai, president of the Saudi Yoga Committee, said "the workshop and the lecture is the step in the right direction to launch competitions and events to promote yoga in the region on a larger scale."

 

Al-Marwaai believes in her mission "to increase the number of practitioners and motivate them to spread awareness and enthusiasm for its practice as a way of life, increase and encourage events and initiatives, and build a healthy generation of yoga lovers, both amateurs, and professionals."