{"id":34970,"date":"2022-03-18T10:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T07:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34970"},"modified":"2022-03-18T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T07:28:22","slug":"yoga-will-soon-be-part-of-saudi-school-curriculums-as-a-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/yoga-will-soon-be-part-of-saudi-school-curriculums-as-a-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Will Soon Be Part Of Saudi School Curriculums As A Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"
With all children returning to school from the third semester onwards, they could expect to see a new sport during their PE lessons \u2013 yoga.<\/p>\n
This comes a few years after the landmark 2017 approval of the practice and teaching of yoga by the Ministry of Commerce.<\/p>\n
An introductory lecture on yoga took place on the 9th of March that saw school principals and PE teachers from around the kingdom in attendance. Arab News reports that Al-Marwaai stated that she is working with the Ministry of Education to incorporate yoga as a part of the curriculum in all schools across the kingdom owing to its numerous health advantages.<\/p>\n
This push towards yoga comes in the wake of sudden rise in the number of people in the kingdom practicing yoga.<\/p>\n
\nMore than 1,000 people gathered at the Juman Park in #KingAbdullah<\/a> Economic City, #SaudiArabia<\/a>, as the country\u2019s first #Yoga<\/a> festival started on January 29.
\nThe event will continue until February 1. pic.twitter.com\/2h10Y79Hp8<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 SAPRAC (@SapracOrg) January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n