Dubai is reportedly expecting over 10,000 people from
various parts of the world to participate in mass yoga sessions in a two-day
all-inclusive XYoga Dubai Festival on February 19 and 20.
Powered by XDubai and Dubai Tourism and dubbed as festival
of the body and the mind, this open to the public free event, claimed to be the
first lifestyle event and largest yoga event of its kind in the region, will be
held at the Burj Park Downtown Dubai in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, reports
suggest.
According to reports, it will offer series of yoga sessions,
workshops, meditation and talks from sunrise to sunset for people of all ages
and abilities and shall be lead by globally-recognized yogis and will be an
annual feature. Aim of this festival, which is anticipated as the largest
mind-body festival in the region, is described as positioning Dubai as the
leading destination for yoga in the region. XYoga Dubai also plans to hold
other yoga events year round.
According to US National Institutes of Health, yoga may help
one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible, improve posture, breathe deeply,
and get rid of stress. According to an estimate, about 21 million Americans,
including many celebrities, now practice yoga. Yoga is the repository of
something basic in the human soul and psyche.
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