Breast cancer survivors ≥ 1 hot flash/day on ≥ 4 days/week No hormone replacement therapy within last 3 months No regular yoga
Yoga of awareness: yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation, study of pertinent topics, group discussion 8 weeks, once weekly, 120 minutes
Wait-list, no treatment 8 weeks
(a) Week 6 (b) Week 20
Daily diary (numerical rating scale): (1) NA (2) Negative mood, sleep disturbances, bother (3) Joint pain, fatigue (4) Hot flashes (frequency, severity, total score), night sweats (5) NA (6) NA
(a) (1) NA (2) Negative mood: NS, sleep disturbances: Yoga < wait-list, bother: Yoga < wait-list (3) Joint pain: Yoga < wait-list, fatigue: Yoga < wait-list (4) Hot flashes frequency: Yoga < wait-list, severity: Yoga < wait-list, total score: Yoga < wait-list, night sweats: NS (5) NA (b) (1) NA (2) Negative mood: Yoga < wait-list, sleep disturbances: NA, bother: Yoga < wait-list (3) Joint pain: Yoga < wait-list, fatigue: Yoga < wait-list (4) Hot flashes frequency: Yoga < wait-list, severity: Yoga < wait-list, total score: Yoga < wait-list, night sweats: NS (5) NA (6) NA