I love this picture. For me it represents the hand on the ground to remember where I come from and where I am, the other pointing to the sky to remember that the sky is the limit. And my smile reminds me that even on difficult days there is always a reason to be grateful.
Last night (23 February 2024), Martin Nitsche from www. Nacktwanderfreunde .de was a guest on the German television talk show "Nachtcafe" and was interviewed about naked hiking.
(The Youtubevideo is in German, but you can set the subtitles to your language and they will be translated thanks to automatic translation)
Talk topic: Welcome to the club!
There are 620,000 clubs in Germany with 50 million members. One in two of us is in a sports club or a bowling club, meets up with friends in the clubhouse in the evening or looks forward to regular rehearsals in a singing club. https://youtu.be/km7S2baqWb8
Self-introduction by Martin from minute 00:43 - 00:53
Introduction by moderator from minute 03:13 - 03:43
Interview from minute 46:55 - 01:00:45
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.)
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)...
Many ask me how to feel comfortable in their own nudity, improve their confidence. I recommend that after bathing, stay like this for a while, dance, look in the mirror, and little by little enjoy the comfort. Don't criticize yourself or compare yourself. That's also key.
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I’ve struggled to find ways to connect with others here on the fediverse, and it seems like introduction posts with hashtags are somewhat effective… so let’s try!
#parents: any good resources for parents who need to have the first #sexeducation discussion with their child? Ideally covering things like cameras on everything / sexting. Particularly resources with #bodypositive, #inclusive, and #science based ideas? My undergrad was in #biology so the nuts and bolts parts I can address. What I don’t know is if there is a particularly successful method to #sexed that addresses the #smartphone and #socialmedia problems that didn’t exist when I was a kid.
When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see?
You deserve a life where you don't hate your body.
Change those negative words and start talking to you kindly. 💜✨