Yoga is an ancient science that helps in keeping the body healthy, minds peaceful, and hearts joyful. It also helps in the liberation of the soul in Hindu and some Eastern beliefs. This science and exercise have been practiced at various places across the globe since ancient ages.
Yoga experts often say that this is not just an exercise for the body, but also for the heart, mind, and soul. Yoga means union in Sanskrit, which denotes the union of breath with the body, mind with the muscles, and union of the self with the divine. Yoga is not a spiritual act and does not require any person to be a follower of a particular religion or a believer in a certain god. It also does not require the chanting of mantras to be performed. It’s a form of meditation that can help the mind, body, and soul stay in harmony while experiencing relaxation and rejuvenation, which seems lost in today’s materialistic society.
Seeing the popularity of this ancient science, many international yoga festivals are now being held that help in exploring the eight limbs of yoga and how it applies to life for trained students as well as interested individuals with no prior knowledge at all.
Egypt's Yoga Festival
The yoga festival in Egypt is usually held in March every year. It has many yoga workshops and demonstrations in which students can participate to gain insight and detailed knowledge about this form of awakening and wellness. The yoga experts who teach here are internationally renowned and can help any person experience and understand the benefits of yoga.
The festival venue is equipped with a number of meditation rooms, where students can learn and practice the different forms of yoga asanas to find inner peace. At the workshop, there are many things going including yoga diving, yoga nidra, surya namaskar, and Yoga pregnancy management techniques. Also, there are yoga techniques to add flexibility to the body, exercises for beginners, and for advanced people. For treating back pains, to treat gastrointestinal disorders, and diabetes. Yoga exercises for immediate levels, to treat insomnia, stress, and hypertension are also there. The practice of anulom-vilom pranayama and Bhramari Pranayama can also be learned at the Egyptian yoga festival.
At the festival, you can find bazaars with exhibitions displaying nutritional information and products also, mats bags, clothes, and yoga music can be bought here. One can find teaching material, courses, meditation lessons, and more at these bazaars.
The Yoga Festival in Egypt has a rich history. The first of these festivals was organized eight years back in 2006. At the first festival, the chief organizer was Hossam Darwish who is the vice president of the yoga committee and an expert in tourism events. The first festival has been said to exceed all anticipations and was supported, attended, and embraced welcomingly by the representatives of the international community. At the first yoga festival, many people learned that yoga is an art of well-being and education for the mind, body, and soul. This seemed to be the main message of the first edition which gave organizers the motivation to turn the same into an annual event.
The second international yoga festival of Egypt was organized in 2007 with the support of the Egyptian government, many clerics, and more such people who helped in making it a huge success. The theme of the event was unity in diversity: return to the light. The event brought together the organizers of the first festival again and many masters and instructors from 2006.
The yoga festival in Egypt is an interesting event where lectures and seminars to teach about the various forms of yoga are organized. Also, how yoga can help in keeping away many kinds of diseases and illnesses is taught at such sessions. People can get aware of the history and philosophy that yoga has as an ancient science and how yoga has contributed to the physical education of human beings. All unaware people at such an event can know about the benefits of yoga as a wellness source for life.
The festival is an event for yoga enthusiasts coming from all levels and traditions. Beginners get to learn while those at the advanced level get an opportunity to polish their skills and knowledge more. Teachers here are experienced and can help any student in getting new yoga experiences while helping them connect with the body’s own intelligence while discovering new ways of enhancing natural fitness and well-being and finding optimal alignment.
