Inner Engineering Practices and Advanced 4-day Isha Yoga Retreat Are Associated with Cannabimimetic Effects with Increased Endocannabinoids and Short-Term and Sustained Improvement in Mental Health: A Prospective Observational Study of Meditators

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

Race/ethnicity	n (%)
Asian: Far Eastern	7 (2%)
Asian: Indian	243 (70%)
Asian: Middle Eastern	6 (2%)
Black (African American)	6 (2%)
Hispanic	14 (4%)
White Nonhispanic (Caucasian)	57 (16%)
Mixed race: Asian-White	1 (<1%)
Mixed race: others	4 (1%)
Other	5 (1%)
I prefer not to answer	5 (1%)
Gender
Female	172 (49%)
Male	176 (51%)
Chronic medical or psychological disease
No	260 (75%)
Yes	85 (25%)
Medications
None	308 (89%)
Yes	40 (11%)
Marijuana use in the last 6 months
No	319 (92%)
Yes	29 (8%)
Alcohol use
No	210 (60%)
Yes	138 (40%)
Regular exercise
No	122 (35%)
Yes	226 (65%)