QUOTES 11/3/2017

“Clothes largely cut off the experience of pleasurable sensations of the skin.  Natural skin sensation, the play of air, sun, and wind upon the body, can be very pleasurable. . . The nudist movement almost certainly reflects the desire for more freedom of communication through the skin.” – Ashley Montagu, https://naturistphilosopher.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/is-there-a-human-need-for-being-naked/

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“I remember when my mom and I went to Hippie Hollow in Austin, Texas.  At that clothing optional location, mom wore a tank top and shorts, I walked around naked, and I saw all manner of combinations, even a guy wearing a white t-shirt, socks and shoes but no pants – penis directly connected to fresh air.  I also remember going to a clothing optional festival with a friend this summer where most people remained clothed, be we and a handful of others walked about clothes free.  People chatted with us just fine.  There was also the visit to Gunnison Beach, clothing optional, with some people clothed, some not, and everyone enjoying their time.  It’s interesting having these lived experiences of sharing social public clothing optional contexts with mutual respect, friendliness, camaraderie and conversation with family and strangers. . . All of these are lived experiences and honestly expressed preferences. . . [many] are advocating, not for simply a world where social naturism / nudism can be legal and respected as a way of life as an option, but rather a world in which everyone is forced to be nude as a condition of respect, acceptance and relationship.” – Hontouniheart, https://clothesfreelife.com/2016/11/02/wow-in-the-end/

“Naked hiking is an exciting and healthy activity which can be enjoyed by nearly everybody, almost anywhere. . . Many people may be surprised to discover that hiking naked in public spaces is fully legal and actively supported in many countries all around the world.  It is also an activity which is practiced by a large number of people in many different locations, from gently meandering around sunny lake shores, to easy rambling across rolling countryside, to the very tops of rocky alpine peaks.” – Debbie De Louise, http://linkis.com/6Al3M

“Nudism has been proven to have many health benefits. . . Swimming, sunbathing, and sleeping nude are more sanitary than doing them clothed. . . being naked on a typical summer day outside helps obtain vitamin D . . . heat is more suitable for nakedness so we don’t have excessive sweating in our bodies causing bad-smelling bacteria.” – https://rfgjga1992.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/why-the-world-needs-more-nudists/