Table 3 Participants’ observed competence in performing specific yoga postures at 12 weeks, based on expert evaluation
| Â | Percentage of participants receiving each competency rating for each posturea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Posture | Not at all successful [1] | Slightly successful [2] | Moderately successful [3] | Very successful [4] | Extremely successful [5] | Mean competency ratingb (SD) |
Tadasana (mountain pose) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 47.8% | 52.2% | 4.5 (0.5) |
Utkatasana (chair pose) | 0% | 0% | 4.4% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 4.4 (0.6) |
Trikonasana (triangle pose) | 0% | 4.4% | 69.6% | 17.4% | 8.7% | 3.3 (0.7) |
Virabhadrasana 2 (warrior 2 pose) | 0% | 4.4% | 39.1% | 30.4% | 26.1% | 3.8 (0.9) |
Parsvottanasana (intense side stretch pose) | 0% | 4.4% | 0% | 65.2% | 30.4% | 4.2 (0.7) |
Malasana (garland/squat pose) | 4.6% | 0% | 9.1% | 27.3% | 59.1% | 4.4 (1.0) |
Bharadvajasana (seated twist pose) | 0% | 0% | 21.7% | 30.4% | 47.8% | 4.3 (0.8) |
Vajrasana | 0% | 0% | 34.8% | 13.0% | 52.2% | 4.2 (0.9) |
Baddha Konasana (bound angle pose) | 0% | 0% | 22.7% | 18.2% | 59.1% | 4.4 (0.8) |
Shalabhasana (locust pose) | 5.0% | 0% | 0% | 30.0% | 65.0% | 4.5 (0.6) |
Salamba setubandhasana (supported bridge pose) | 5.0% | 0% | 0% | 30.0% | 65.0% | 3.9 (1.0) |
Supta padangusthasana (reclined hand to big toe pose) | 0% | 0% | 4.4% | 34.8% | 60.9% | 4.6 (0.6) |
Supta baddha konasana (reclined bound angle pose) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 52.2% | 47.8% | 4.5 (0.5) |
Viparita karani variation (inverted lake pose) | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 31.3% | 56.3% | 4.4 (0.7) |
Savasana (corpse pose) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 5.0 (0) |