By Debbie Yong

It is the 10th most popular sport here and the yoga industry is said to be worth $15 million to $25 million a year.

According to a 2005 Singapore Sports Council survey, the latest available statistics, more than 55,000 people practise yoga here.

This number could be as high as 100,000 now, say yoga instructors, who have watched their previously sparse classes balloon to their studios' maximum capacity in the past three years. There are at least 100 yoga instructors who either teach classes in homes or in the more than 50 yoga studios that have mushroomed islandwide.

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