Yoga, meditation surging in popularity in US
November 8, 2018 by Amy Norton, Healthday Reporter
Yoga, meditation surging in popularity in U.S.
(HealthDay)—If it seems like everyone you know is trying yoga or meditation, you might be right. A new government survey shows that the number of Americans practicing the "mindfulness" techniques has surged in the past few years.
In 2017, more than 14 percent of U.S. adults said they'd practiced yoga in the past year—up from 9.5 percent in 2012. Meanwhile, the number of meditation practitioners more than tripled—from 4 percent to 14 percent.
Even kids are getting into mindfulness. In 2017, the study found, more than 8 percent of 4- to 17-year-olds had practiced yoga in the past year—up from 3 percent five years earlier, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
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