Yoga awareness drive on June 21

Manama : The Kingdom will celebrate the International Day of Yoga on June 21, with an aim to promote yoga among the citizens and to create awareness about its health benefits.

The event, organised under the patronage of Minister of Health Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh, will be held on June 21 from 11am to 1.30pm at Princess Al Jawhara Ibrahim Centre for Molecular Medicine in Segaya. 

The event is also supported by the Indian Embassy and Princess AlJawhara Centre for Molecular Medicine & Inherited Disorders. 

Registration will start at 11am, followed by the official ceremony, the representatives of Cancer Care Group (CCG), affiliated to Bahrain Cancer Society, announced at a press conference yesterday.

The Health Minister will deliver the chief guest address, followed by Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha. United Nations Information Centre Director Samir Intair Aldarabi and Genome Conference CEO and Chairman Prof. Moiz Bakhiet will be the guest speakers. The programme will consist of three parts: a seminar and workshop, yoga demonstration and a documentary film on yoga by the Indian Government.

Fatima Al Mansoori, a Certified Yoga Therapist from BDF Hospital, will speak on her personal experience. Ehsan Asghar, a renowned Iyengar Yoga Instructor, will also speak on the advantages of yoga and will demonstrate some yoga techniques. Raja Abdulla Ali Hejair, a psychologist from Psychiatric Hospital, will talk on “Yoga and Mental Health.”

All participants will be given a folder containing a booklet on various yoga techniques published by India’s Ministry of AYUSH, a CD on yoga, an informative leaflet on combating hypertension, and a Certificate of Participation.

The press conference was attended by CCG President Dr P.V Cheriyan, General Secretary K.T Salim, Fatima Al Mansoori, CCG members George K. Mathew, Basheer M.K and Koshy Samuel.