Muscat Bay hosts ‘Yogathon’
MUSCAT: Muscat Bay, one of the leading ITCs in the Sultanate, recently hosted a ‘Yogathon’ at its Experience Centre.
The ‘Yogathon’ was organised by Yoga Shaala in commemoration of its 1st Anniversary in Oman and features a communitydriven and grassroots celebration of yoga.
The event featured an exciting line-up of local and foreign yoga instructors offering classes and workshops on yoga, movement, and meditation. It also brought together about 100 local yoga enthusiasts for an interplay of yoga, sound (voice, music and breath), and life.
Commenting on the event, Paul Jessup, vice president of Sales and Marketing in Muscat Bay said, “Muscat Bay is an exquisitely beautiful resort village destination, still relatively unknown, and only 15 minutes from downtown Muscat. The key motive of our partnership with Yoga Shaala is to create unique events that enhance our perception as an address of choice and to involve like-minded friends to help grow our community. Our optimal beachfront and wadi location ensure that we are close enough to the city so that we are easily accessible and yet give our visitors the feeling of being far from downtown, thus allowing our visitors to escape their busy city lives.
“It is these qualities that make Muscat Bay the ideal place to host activities as relaxing as yoga.”
Marksim Karki, founder of Yoga Shaala said, “Yoga and music both teach us to participate in the unknown and partake in something greater than ourselves. This combination in a class setting creates an interconnection between everyone in the room and facilitates a bond of unity. The key purpose of the ‘Yogathon’ was to be able to establish an engaging experience for yoga buffs in the local community and enable them to build an enjoyable social relationship with like-minded individuals.”
“We are glad to have been able to host the ‘Yogathon’ and extend our gratitude to Yoga Shaala and all the yoga teachers who prepared the marvellous array of workshops. We look forward to be a part of any similar events they may have in the future and to encourage a healthy and relaxing lifestyle for our community in Oman,” Paul added.