Table 3.

Yoga practice characteristics

Yoga Practice Variable	n	M (SD)	Median	Range
Years of practice	1045	11.4 (7.5)*	11.0	0 – 25+
Classes/month	1045	6.1 (5.1)	4.0	0–28
Class length in minutes	926	89.1 (15.2)	90.0	0–180
Students per class	926	13.3 (6.9)	12.0	1–50
Practice days/month	1045	12.2 (9.7)	12.0	0–28
Minutes of practice/typical day	923	43.7 (30.6)	30.0	1–180
Minutes per day of practice (by type)**
Standing poses	1017	23.0 (13.9)	20.0	1–90
Vigorous poses	897	21.9 (16.5)	20.0	1–90
Inversions	908	9.4 (7.2)	8.0	1–60
Gentle poses	1020	21.1 (21.3)	15.0	1–120
Breath work	744	17.5 (14.1)	15.0	1–90
Meditation	657	17.5 (14.5)	15.0	1–120
		Frequency		Percent
Philosophy study
Never		274		26.2
< once per month		394		37.7
1–8 times per month		269		25.7
≥ 3 times per week		107		10.4
Style of Yoga Practiced
Iyengar only		819		78.4
Iyengar and 1+ other style		161		15.4
Unknown/Other style		65		6.2

^*Mean number of years of yoga practice was significantly different in men (M = 10.33 ± 7.611) and women (M = 11.59 ± 7.49; t = 1.974, df = 1043; p <.05).

^**Minutes per day of practice (in class and at home) on a typical day when practicing these poses.