Know all about Nouf Marwaai, the woman behind Yoga in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday declared Yoga as a sport and approved teaching of Yoga in the Muslim kingdom. The credit goes to 37-year-old Yogacharini Nouf Marwaai, who since 2005 approaching the Arabian government to make Yoga official in the middle east country.

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Know all about Nouf Marwaai, the woman behind Yoga in Saudi Arabia

Know all about Nouf Marwaai, the woman behind Yoga in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday declared Yoga as a sport and approved teaching of Yoga in the Muslim kingdom. The credit goes to 37-year-old Yogacharini Nouf Marwaai, who since 2005 approaching the Arabian government to make Yoga official in the middle east country.

All about Nouf Marwaai

# Marwaai is a businesswoman and a leading practitioner and official promoter of Yoga and Ayurveda in Saudi Arabia.

# She has been practising Yoga since 1998. Marwaai also practices Ayurveda and is also a clinical psychologist.

# Marwaai has been titles with Yogacharini — a title awarded in Yoga practitioners in Kerala.

# She launched her first medical centre for Yoga, Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine therapy in 2009.

# She is founder of Saudi Arabia Yoga School and Regional Director of Yoga Alliance International in the Gulf region.

# Marwaai also holds a Master’s degree in Psychotherapy and Lifestyle from Shobhit University, India, and a Diploma in Medical Yoga, Delhi, India.

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