Stats of our lives: The new namaste

The exploding popularity of yoga — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

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15.8 million

Yoga-practicing Americans in 2008

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44.4

Percent of Americans who don't currently practice yoga but would like to try

Source: Yoga Journal

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Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.