Nouf Al-Marwaai, president of the Saudi Yoga Committee arabnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arabnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BUTWAL, June 20: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has said that the significance of Yoga is beyond religious, physical and mental benefits. "Yoga is also connected to the welfare of humankind as a whole."
A team of 14 certified Yoga teachers conducted the session which started with an icebreaker game, followed by sukshma vyayam (warm-ups), simple asanas with the correct breathing patterns and pranayama.
Recognising the strong demands for Yoga in the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia has announced to establish specialist academies and training institutes across all cities to give a modern twist to the ancient art of Yoga combined with science and sport.