Saudi Arabia is going to start offering yoga in its universities because it is good for people's mental and physical health.

The president of the Saudi Yoga Committee, Nouf Al-Marwaai, said that agreements will be signed with major universities in Saudi Arabia to promote yoga in the coming months.

She explained that the committee is working hard to introduce yoga to universities and emphasized the importance of practicing it for health and wellness.

Al-Marwaai also said that yoga is not just meditation and relaxation, but it includes various practices like posture, breathing techniques, muscle control, and meditation.

The committee aims to discover talented yoga practitioners and support them to represent the Kingdom in local and international tournaments.

The announcement was made during a forum in Riyadh organized by the Saudi Universities Sports Federation in cooperation with the Ministry of Education..