QUOTES 7/29/2017

“Directly experiencing other real bodies, touching and smelling them, is also an important way of understanding our own bodies which otherwise must be interpreted through the often distorted, sanitized and photo-shopped mirrors of advertising, film and other media.  Living in a society where actual nudity has been eclipsed by idealized or pornographic images of it, many of us are, independently of our will, disgusted by hairy backs, flabby bellies and ‘strange-looking’ nipples.  The relatively liberal attitude towards such issues in countries such as Denmark, where nudity in the bathhouse is the norm, and in some cases mandatory, exemplifies how the practice might help renormalize a basic sense of diversity and break through the rigid laws that regulate the so-called ‘normal body’.” – Jamie Mackay, https://aeon.co/ideas/why-we-need-to-bring-back-the-art-of-communal-bathing

“The Natural Route” (Video) - https://vimeo.com/66376257

“I have always been fairly comfortable with my body.  At times, more or less secure depending on my weight level, but overall, I love my body—all of its quirks and flaws included.  I am definitely more comfortable today, having exposed myself to the whole world.  It declared a sense of freedom I didn’t have before.” - Erica Simone, https://youngnaturistsamerica.com/erica-simone-nude-interview-naked-in-nyc-pictures-nue-york-photography/

“If you don’t own up to it and come out full frontal – at least in a metaphorical sort of way – you’re doing naturism a disservice.” - https://meanderingnaturist.wordpress.com/2015/04/

“Art history contains a long tradition of people getting naked at the most unlikely of times.  At a picnic, chilling with friends, fighting a dragon, kissing your dog by the seashore — there is literally no time too improper for these painted subjects to strip down and strike a pose.” - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/people-naked-in-art-history_us_5776ba73e4b0a629c1a9ef06

“Nudism widens your happiness span.” - https://benudetoday.wordpress.com/

“I was barely naked ten minutes when I heard the voice of another elderly woman shouting ‘I think I found a nice sheltered spot over here’. . . I couldn’t believe it.  Did they stop?  Did they turn around and say sorry?  No!  They just plodded along and set-up their deckchairs and blankets beside me.  Were they nudists?  No!  But they seemed perfectly happy to continue on with me being naked two feet from them.” – John, http://www.nakedwanderings.com/2017/06/29/naturist-talks-john-ireland/