Evaluating Emotional Well-Being after a Short-Term Traditional Yoga Practice Approach in Yoga Practitioners with an Existing Western-Type Yoga Practice

Table 3

Arousal states.

	WY	TY	t	p
Energetic arousal
Baseline	23.18 ± 5.04	27.33 ± 2.02	2.643	0.015
2-week point	23.18 ± 3.70	23.33 ± 2.87	0.112	0.912
Tense arousal
Baseline	26.45 ± 2.77	27.08 ± 4.08	0.523	0.673
2-week point	25.82 ± 3.52	26.25 ± 2.34	0.354	0.730
Energy scores
Baseline	10.27 ± 4.26	14.25 ± 2.52	2.750	0.012
2-week point	11.00 ± 3.52	12.17 ± 3.60	−1.071	0.298
Tiredness scores
Baseline	12.90 ± 2.34	13.08 ± 1.88	0.189	0.845
2-week point	12.18 ± 2.13	13.92 ± 1.83	2.091	0.298
Tension scores
Baseline	16.55 ± 2.54	14.92 ± 5.10	−0.963	0.350
2-week point	16.36 ± 3.67	16.00 ± 3.13	−0.262	0.800
Calmness scores
Baseline	9.91 ± 2.21	12.17 ± 3.61	1.791	0.089
2-week point	9.45 ± 2.01	10.25 ± 2.45	0.843	0.408

Energetic arousal, tense arousal, energy, tiredness, tension, and calmness scores as measured by the AD ACL in yoga practitioners practicing under a Western approach to practice (WY) and practitioners with an existing WY practice who underwent the 2-week traditional practice approach (TY) at baseline (0 weeks) and at the end of the 2-week TY practice (2 weeks). Data are represented as mean ± SD. = -value, = value.