September is National Yoga Month: Stats from Fast Company about the Rise of Om

Graphic via FastCompany's recent magazine issue.

Who's working on a 30-day challenge for the month of September, hailed as National Yoga Month? Anybody?

Looks like Fast Company, an awesome site and company who publishes a cool magazine, is aware of the om-centered month. Their recent print issue featured a page with some pretty intriguing statistics, including these:

• Nearly 16 MILLION adults in the U.S. practice yoga. 72% of them are women.
• The average cost of a YOGA CLASS is $12.
• Lululemon Athletica, the world's biggest yoga-inspired retailer, posted $452.9 million in net revenue for fiscal 2009, up 28% from 2008. Its stores generate an average of $1,800 in sales per square foot, about three times as much as apparel retailer J.Crew.

Looks like the yoga craze is on the rise & here to stay! Have you read anything interesting about National Yoga Month? If so, please share below!