New Year's Eve, the last day of 2023 has already begun here in Germany and I wish you, all my family and friends, near and far, from my home to yours, a Happy New/Nude Year 2024.
May the happiest days of the past year 2023 be the worst ones of the new one 2024
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
Nude Meditation – A Guide to Naked Meditation
December 29, 2022
“Love as you’ve never been hurt, sing like no one’s listening, and meditate like no one’s watching.”
Nude meditation, an age-old practice, has made a resurgence, offering a unique pathway to self-acceptance and inner peace. For those intrigued by this liberating practice, you’ve landed on the right page.
Dive into the realms of nude meditation with this thorough guide, shedding light on its origins, benefits, and how you can embark on this journey towards self-exploration...
...What is Nude Meditation?
Nude meditation, often referred to as naked meditation, is a practice that encourages a deeper connection between the mind and body by meditating without clothing. The act of shedding clothing is believed to eliminate physical and societal barriers, thereby enabling a more profound exploration of self-awareness and acceptance.
Nude meditation is not directly about sexual arousal or gratification. This is not to say it can’t be used as such, – practising other forms of meditation, such as orgasmic meditation or fertility meditation nude, could enhance the experience.
Historical Background of Nude Meditation...
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
This family introduced Melbourne to Japanese nude public baths. Was Australia ever ready for it?
Hiromi Masuoka was told Australians would not cope with ‘the nudity aspect’ of communal bathing. She was determined to stay true to tradition
By James Norman, Wed 27 Dec 2023
Hiromi Masuoka, 78, recalls when she opened Australia’s first traditional Japanese bathhouse down a narrow Collingwood backstreet in 1998, her friends tried to talk her out of it. “I remember all my friends at the time telling me that it couldn’t work here – that Australians would not cope well with the nudity aspect,” she says.
“But for me that was just completely natural and the only way to keep it really true to the Japanese bathing tradition of purity and cleanliness.”
After 25 years of running Ofuroya with her daughter Mocca, the much-loved inner-Melbourne sanctuary is closing this week, citing the effect of Covid lockdowns, onerous council access regulations on the three-storey property and the cost of needed renovations. “There are many reasons for closing – partly just the costs required to renovate but also that there were so many restrictions and regulations being placed on us here it’s no longer viable,” she says, noting that they didn’t want to sell the business because they couldn’t be sure it would be run in the traditional Japanese style...
Holiday planning 2024
At www.GetNakedGermany.de/nacktivitaeten/karte you will find a map that links almost all facilities (campsites, resorts, hotels) for naturists WORLDWIDE...
(GetNakedGermany will be happy to receive information about incorrect/missing links at: kontakt @ getnakedgermany.de.)
To all Naturists/Nudists:
Please add the #NaturistSymbol#emoji to your profil on your social media accounts!
As long as there is no official emoji these two emojis are used as a alternative:
🌞 🌊
(Universal Naturist Symbol
The Universal Naturist Symbol was voted for by naturists from all over the world in October 2020. The purpose is to recognize naturists, even when they wear clothes. www.NaturistSymbol.org)
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
The NYT chooses Estonia’s “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” as one of the best films of 2023
By Sten Hankewitz, December 3, 2023
The New York Times has chosen the Estonian movie, “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”, as one of the best films of 2023.
Two film critics of the newspaper, Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson, compiled lists of their favourite movies of this year, and Wilkinson, who’s been writing about movies since 2005, picked “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” as her seventh most liked film of 2023.
“A number of good and much buzzier films from this year – ‘Barbie’, ‘Poor Things’ – chronicled women’s journeys toward becoming their own heroes in a world still tilted toward patriarchy. But the Estonian documentary ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ is the one that’s stuck with me most,” Wilkinson said.
“Women gather in a smoke sauna (we see their tightly framed nude bodies, shot from the neck down, for most of the film) repeatedly throughout a calendar year. They discuss the painful and joyful realities of their lives: fears and hopes, romances and abuses, weaknesses and strengths. Visually striking and uncommonly frank, it gets at an authenticity that few fiction films can fully capture.”...
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
Inside The Well: Scandinavia’s biggest spa where everyone goes nude
Forest walks (watch out for pine needles!), al fresco swims and meals are all enjoyed completely naked at Oslo’s famous spa. Madeleine Spencer strips off and joins in
By MADELEINE SPENCER, Nov 13, 2023
I am packing my suitcase the night before flying to Oslo for a spa break at The Well when my phone rings. It’s my plus one, Shireen, who doesn’t bother with any preamble: “Mads, are you packing swimming costumes?” I reply in the affirmative, to which she says, “Don’t bother. Look at the website — they are all naked! It is all naked! You are taking me to a naked place!”
I immediately cease folding clothes and look at the website. Shireen isn’t lying; a plethora of photos attest to the mandatory nudity at The Well, with everyone in them looking free and very happy indeed to be completely relieved of clothes. I phone her back for crisis talk. “It’s fine,” she tells me, “we won’t go naked — we’ll just arrange a towel over ourselves and scuttle around with the particulars shielded from view.”
Fixed on our plan of remaining at least semi-clothed, the next day we arrive at The Well after a fifty-minute drive from Oslo airport and are immediately impressed by the setup. Nestled in Nordic forests, it is home to the biggest spa in Northern Europe, and they didn’t just max out on square metre footage but also on the variety of offerings: 11 pools and hot tubs, 25 treatment rooms, 15 saunas and steam rooms, and many other areas in which to recline (nude), have a snack (nude), or go on a forest walk (also nude — I’d strongly advise you to beware of pine needles if you sit on a bench during your stroll)...
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
Nudists are planning a museum and library in Miami
By Deirdra Funcheon, Nov 14, 2023
Local nudists, or naturists, are working to establish a museum and library with a training institute and offices. They have been exploring potential sites from North Miami to Sunny Isles Beach.
What's happening: The nonprofit B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation (Beaches Education Advocates for Culture, Health, Environment and Safety) hopes to establish a facility where people can learn about naturism through lectures, articles, legal documents and art.
It would house offices for B.E.A.C.H.E.S. and its sister organization, South Florida Free Beaches.
Why it matters: A 2017 study by nude recreation advocacy groups found that nude tourism contributes billions of dollars to Florida's economy.
Flashback: Grassroots activists worked with politicians, business leaders and other stakeholders to have a section of county-operated Haulover Beach Park designated as clothing optional in 1991.
It's now a mecca for naturism that advocates say draws 1.2 million visitors a year — 65% of which are tourists.
Context: B.E.A.C.H.E.S. promotes safe, family-friendly nude recreation and body-positive culture as well as environmental programs, beach access for people with disabilities, skin cancer screenings and more...
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
I visited a naturist retreat – the number of younger women surprised me and the staff can spot swingers a mile off
Georgie Culley, 19 Aug 2023
“SORRY madam, we are all out of sausages,” the waiter tells me.
That’s funny, because I’ve seen plenty at the breakfast bar this morning.
It’s 9am on a Thursday and I’m enjoying a full English at Clover Spa Hotel in the suburbs of Birmingham.
Everything feels totally normal, then I look down and remember I am starkers at a naturist B&B.
In front of me is owner Tim Higgs, naked and holding a steaming hot cafetiere in one hand and a tea towel in the other.
Since arriving the previous evening I have never given people quite as much eye contact as I have here in the past 18 hours.
Demand for naturist B&B breaks across England and Scotland has boomed during the summer.
“We’ve been busier than ever,” explains Tim, 67, an ex-farmer and father of four who set up the retreat 12 years ago.
“And we are seeing a lot more younger women booking with us.”
That’s certainly true. I meet lots of women in their late twenties and thirties who tell me they find naturism “exhilarating”...
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
Charlotte Nude Yoga Embraces Naturism at Big Love Yoga Barn
Founder Huck Broyles builds Charlotte's CYNA community with open arms
By Annie Keough, November 6, 2023
Getting naked is the hard part. Everything after that is rather easy.
Leading up to my first Charlotte Nude Yoga class on Oct. 13, I was so preoccupied with the idea of being naked around strangers that I hadn’t actually considered the challenge that physically taking off my clothes would hold.
The first decision involved where I would strip down.
“I usually find myself at the front [of the class],” Huck Broyles told me. It made sense that Broyles would be front and center, as he is the founder of Charlotte Nude Yoga. I, on the other hand, chose a corner where I felt comfortable.
I noticed the barn was warm but not oppressively so; the large fan to my right provided calming white noise along with cool air. Red and yellow curtains covered the windows of Big Love Yoga Barn’s garage door to my left and a dark partition stood in front of the door next to it.
The dimmed lights accentuated the swirl of neon covering all four walls, the “You are love, share love” sign on the front wall offset by the intricate circle focal point.
Broyles said he tries to get to classes early to set up and strip nude for incoming participants. He’s found that doing such eases the awkwardness and encourages newcomers to reach the comfort level to undress...
I'm not where I want to be, but I'm moving forward more and more every day. Many times we get frustrated because we don't see a result, but let's remember that small actions add up. Be constant and perseverance, tomorrow you will enjoy your results.