BALI, INDONESIA, March 5, 2009: Despite all the talks about the ban on certain elements of yoga by the country’s top Muslim body, Indonesia formed its first yoga association on Thursday at the International Bali India Yoga festival.
Formed under the aegis of Somvir, an Indian spiritual guru and academic who formed the Bali India Foundation to teach yoga more than a decade back, the association’s main aim will be to remove misconceptions about yoga and spread awareness about it.
“There are many yoga centres here in Bali and elsewhere but hardly anyone knows each other. This association will be like an umbrella organisation to exchange ideas, information and ultimately spread awareness that yoga is a medium to good health,” Mr. Somvir said at the festival on Thursday.