Later this month thousands of women across America will be donning their ladies yoga wear and taking part in Yoga Day USA.

Many Yoga Day USA classes and workshops held on Saturday, January 23rd will be free and open to people of all ages and abilities.

The annual event was created by Yoga Alliance and is run by professional Yoga Alliance registered teachers and schools.

YogaDayUSA.org said: "The young and old, the flexible and not-so-flexible, athletes and couch potatoes and those of every heritage will discover, rediscover or continue with their current practice through a workshop perfect for them."

The website encourages all women to put on their ladies yoga clothing, claiming that the exercises are excellent for relieving stress, improving flexibility and managing weight.

Yoga is a popular form of exercise among celebrities, including Madonna, Jennifer Aniston and Trudie Styler, the latter recently revealing to the Daily Mail that she practices the poses, possibly in bamboo yoga clothing, for at least 45 minutes each day, regardless of where she is in the world.

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