Development of Specific Aspects of Spirituality during a 6-Month Intensive Yoga Practice

Table 1

Demographic data of yoga practitioners.

Gender (%)
Women	91
Men	9
Mean age (years)	40.9 ± 8.3
Family status (%)
Married	50
Living with partner, not married	17
Alone	20
Divorced	13
Educational level (%)
Secondary (Hauptschule)	8
Junior high school (Realschule)	27
High school (Gymnasium)	55
Other	11
Religious denomination (%)
Christian	57
Other	5
None	38
Spiritual self-categorization^* (%)
R+S+	29
R+S−	5
R−S+	43
R−S−	23
Chronic diseases (%)	32
Psychic disorders	9
Chronic pain diseases	4
Cancer	2
Other chronic affections/disorders	17
Mean duration of yoga practice (months)	39 ± 53

^*R: religious; S: spiritual.