Table 1.

Participant Demographics.

Characteristic	All (n = 62)	Males (15%)	Females (85%)
Age in years, mean (SD)	49.7 (13.0)	42.0 (15.8)	51.0 (12.0)
Education, %
High school	4.8	11	4
Some college	31	33	30
BA/BS	34	33	34
Masters	24	11	26
PhD/MD	6.5	11	6
Marital status, %
Single	38	50	36
Partner	7	13	6
Married	33	25	34
Divorced	21	13	23
Widowed	2	0	2
Meditation experience, %
Yes	87	100	85
No	13	0	15
Bowl experience, %
Yes	59	56	60
No	41	44	40