Table 5 Demographic data and meditative and religious characteristics of the group
From: Monitoring the neural activity associated with praying in Sahaja Yoga meditation
Mean (SD) | Range | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 48.2 (10.3) | 24.67 – 63.25 |
Education degree, 0 to 6 | 2.4 (1.6) | 1 – 6 |
Years dedicated to SYM | 19.6 (8.1) | 7.0 – 30.0 |
Height (cm) | 168.6 (7.7) | 159.00 – 183.00 |
Weight (kg) | 73.8 (12.8) | 54.00 – 109.00 |
Minutes dedicated to meditation per day | 47.1 (25.0) | 20.00 – 120.00 |
Frequency of mental silence perception (1 to 5) | 3.6 (1.1) | 1 – 5 |
Lord’s Prayer weekly frequency | 4.5 (3.8) | 0 – 14 |
Mother Prayer weekly frequency | 5.7 (3.6) | 3 – 17 |
Do you believe in God? (1 to 5) | 5 (0) | |
Do you believe that Santa Claus exists? (1 to 5) | 2.1 (1.1) | 1 – 4 |
Confidence in God’s reciprocity? (1 to 5) | 4.8 (0.5) | 3 – 5 |