Covid-19: UAE schools reiterate relevance of yoga during pandemic

On the longest day of the year, schools across the country organised a raft of yoga-related activities - online and onsite - to mark the seventh International Day of Yoga (IDY).

The UAE school students observed the International Yoga day with a great deal of enthusiasm on Monday.

Experts say practicing yoga can be the ‘secret key’ for achieving holistic well-being, and schools have taken this maxim to heart this year, given the current global scenario of uncertainty.

On the longest day of the year, schools across the country organised a raft of yoga-related activities - online and onsite - to mark the seventh International Day of Yoga (IDY).

Shani Janisa, activity coordinator, Gulf Indian High school Dubai, said, “We celebrated the International Yoga day virtually with great enthusiasm and fervour to disseminate the message on the benefits of this great Indian tradition to achieve wellbeing in life. Our physical education department took interest in training the children in yoga and conducted different programmes to enhance their yoga awareness.”

Students actively participated in virtual activities through which the benefits of yoga were communicated to them. “The boundless peace obtained by practicing the Asanas (poses) was amply visible from the faces of the students. This year the theme is ‘Yoga For Wellness’, and the focus is on practicing yoga for one’s physical and mental well-being. We focused on the importance of making yoga a daily practice to stay healthy and fit, especially in the wake of the global pandemic.”