About 1,000 yoga practitioners from the country participated in the event, which was organized by the Saudi Yoga Committee. The event, held at Juman Park on the shores of King Abdullah’s Economic City, was particularly well attended by girls and young women.
Many yoga enthusiasts and practitioners have gathered to practice yoga and watch the special performance of the sport with famous trainers in the kingdom. Many workshops and activities were organized by yoga halls and centers, which offered services for participation and training of people in yoga and outdoor meditation exercises.
In an interview with Al-Arabiya.net, the head of the Saudi Yoga Commission, Nof Bynet Muhammad al-Maroui, said, “The passion of this sport was the reason for its spread in different parts of the kingdom two decades ago. Yoga flourished in the kingdom after the Ministry of Sports agreed to license specialized gyms In this type of sport.”