Ananda Magazine Yoga Survey 2013

This survey study examined the Finnish yoga magazine Ananda's readers' life stances and their views on yoga and religion. The questions covered the respondents' religiosity, spirituality, life philosophy and interest in yoga teachings. First, the respondents were presented with a set of statements regarding religion, divinity, spirituality and health, and they were asked to what extent these statements corresponded with their own thinking. After this, they were asked what types of articles in the Ananda magazine they were usually the most interested in, whether they practised yoga or other spiritual exercises regularly, what types of yoga they practised, and what types of spiritual experiences or events they had participated in (e.g. using alternative treatments, participating in a 'kirtan' performance or a spiritualist session). Next, the respondents were asked to indicate the most important reasons for practising yoga. They were asked how much money they spent annually on yoga or other spiritual practices, and how much money they had given to charity during the previous year. They were also asked where they usually practised yoga. Finally, they were asked how often they went to church and to what extent they believed in a variety of religious Christian teachings. Background variables included gender, age (categorised), education level, religious community membership, type of municipality of residence, and the political party that the respondent had voted for in the previous elections.

本调查研究探讨了芬兰瑜伽杂志《Ananda》读者的人生立场及其对瑜伽与宗教的看法。问卷内容涵盖受访者的宗教信仰程度、灵性、人生哲学及对瑜伽教义的兴趣。首先，研究向受访者展示了一系列关于宗教、神性、灵性与健康的陈述，并询问这些陈述与他们自身想法的契合程度。随后，受访者被问及他们通常对《Ananda》杂志中哪类文章最感兴趣、是否定期练习瑜伽或其他灵性修行、所练习的瑜伽类型，以及参与过哪些灵性体验或活动（例如：使用替代疗法、参加“kirtan”表演或通灵会）。接着，受访者需指出练习瑜伽的最重要原因。研究还询问了他们每年在瑜伽或其他灵性实践上的花费，以及上一年度的慈善捐款金额。此外，受访者还被问及通常在何处练习瑜伽。最后，研究询问了他们去教堂的频率，以及对各类基督教教义的信仰程度。背景变量包括性别、年龄（分类）、教育水平、宗教社群成员身份、居住市镇类型及受访者在上一次选举中投票支持的政党。