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Naked Yoga: We Tried It {That's Fit}
Jan 21st 2011 7:05PM Clara, you are right; there is a difference between naturism and being an exhibitionist. Naturists do all the same things as textiles - it is simply the dress-code that is different. So that includes yoga.
Most of the naked yoga sessions I have attended have been lead by men, but participated in by both men and women, probably in equal numbers (I estimate).
Naked Yoga: We Tried It {That's Fit}
Jan 14th 2011 10:18PM Well done for at least trying! Your reluctance is most likely the product of a puritanical upbringing reinforced by your society (America is one of the most puritanical societies in the western world).
We regularly have naked Yoga sessions at our national events here in the UK and the Naturist swim club I attend every week is about to start Yoga sessions at least once a month. To me it seems the obvious way to do it, as there can be no restriction to movement from clothing.
VIDEO: Naked Brits arrested for riding wooden horse... in the freezing cold {Asylum.co.uk}
Dec 4th 2010 9:46AM What a lot of fuss about nothing! What harm have they done? If they are daft enough to strip off in temperatures of -15°C then that's up to them. For a brief stunt like this they will not even harm themselves, let alone anyone else. The wooden horse also appears to have been capable of taking the load, so no problem there either.
I guess "petty hooliganism" is all that they could realistically be charged with for having climbed on the horse. But would they have even been arrested had they not been naked? I doubt it.
I hope no-one tries to claim that the sight of a naked body is harmful, if so, please explain how - we all have one! According to previous surveys only about 7% of the public would be anything other than amused by their nudity and this 7% are the ones who have been harmed; by their prudish upbringing - not by these lad's antics.
California smacks nude beach buffs {Gadling}
Nov 22nd 2009 2:01PM This really is a step back-wards for civilisation from one of the most prudish nations in the world. Ok, you might not like being called prudish, but there is no other word for it. What is so wrong with the human body that we have to hide it away? We all have them and they come in all shapes and sizes, just like nudists. We may all wish we could have bodies like the models used in the media, but we don't and naturism teaches us that and so builds confidence.
The problem is that too many people fail to disconnect nudity from sex - nudity does not equal sex, it equals freedom. If you want a connection between nudity & sex, let me explain one: Nations where nudity is accepted as a natural part of life have much lower rates of teenage pregnancy, abortions and STI's.
Those who are seeking to ban nudity on San Onofre State Beach should be made to stand in front of ten pregnant (US) teenagers and a tell them that in Denmark nine of them wouldn't be there. That's the strongest connection between nudity and sex there is.
Neighbors bothered by naturist B&B {Gadling}
Nov 3rd 2009 3:43PM Sean,
I am ashamed of football hooligans, chavs, and City bankers! (Although the latter was pretty-much world-wide, not just UK). I am especially ashamed of the British tourist abroad, that is probably covered by your listing of 'chavs'. At least the football hooligans are not as bad as they used to be; that's a bit of a legacy reputation now.
I'm horrified to hear that you could have got into trouble over posting a link to our site. How narrow minded some people can be! Thank goodness your boss does have a brain. (You even put a warning as I recall).
The owners of the B&B have not reported any further death threats, but then they have shut down their website, so I guess they are insulated from it now. Last I heard they were being encouraged to report the threats to the police, who do take these things seriously it seems. The press laughed at BN earlier this year when we applied to the UK government for protection against persecution...
Neighbors bothered by naturist B&B {Gadling}
Nov 2nd 2009 6:43PM You have clearly never tried it. If you had you would know what utter rubbish you have written.
Neighbors bothered by naturist B&B {Gadling}
Nov 2nd 2009 6:29PM American! Ok, I won't hold it against you ;-) In fact you seem to be that rare animal - a reasonable American! (see later)
As for the smokers, I wasn't saying that I wanted to ban smokers, I know that is not realistic. I was simply saying that just as I have to put up with them, so we would wish that others can tolerate naturists.
As for the unhealthy possibilities of going to the pub, I didn't say that I consume alcohol or eat fried foods. In fact I do neither, I have a soft drink whilst chatting with my friends. Having said that, a small amount of alcohol is actually reckoned to be good for your health.
I'm sorry to say that as soon as this story hit America, Margaret and Mike started to receive death threats through the guest-book on their website. Is this the "consideration of others" of which you speak?
Neighbors bothered by naturist B&B {Gadling}
Nov 2nd 2009 6:00PM Here in the UK we have "The Christian Naturist Association". We also have many members of BN who are also members or ministers of various Christian churches.
Finally, the following is a quote from Pope John Paul II:
"The human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve intact its splendor and its beauty... Nakedness as such is not to be equated with physical shamelessness... Immodesty is present only when nakedness plays a negative role with regard to the value of the person...The human body is not in itself shameful... Shamelessness (just like shame and modesty) is a function of the interior of a person."
Neighbors bothered by naturist B&B {Gadling}
Nov 2nd 2009 5:33PM I can most certainly respect your choice not to be nude. No naturist would ever insist on you taking your clothes off, all we ask is that you don't insist we put our clothes on.
Non-nudists may not be "uptight, fanatical, suicide bombing prudes", but now that the story has made it to America, Margaret and Mike have now received death threats. I somehow doubt that these have come from naturists.
Neighbors bothered by naturist B&B {Gadling}
Nov 2nd 2009 4:48PM Hi again Sean,
Yes, I would have an impossible task if it was the attitude of the American public I was trying to change! Fortunately it is the UK public that is most important to us. Of course, the Internet is international, so I sometimes comment on American articles as I'm sure they will be read by people in the UK and the average US comment needs something to counter the prejudice. In this case the subject was a UK-based B&B, so I felt doubly-justified in responding.
The interesting thing about this one is that the story had been reported, over a period of about a week, by several UK papers and received slightly more positive responses than negative. At the end of that first week the story made it across the pond and suddenly the owners of the B&B have to pull the plug on their web-site because they have begun to receive death threats! (They are BN members)
It is sad to think that there is such mindless prejudice from some in 'the land of the free'. I would be ashamed to call myself American.
