QUOTES 6/4/2017

“How can the United States be a free country but forbid public nudity?” - https://rfgjga1992.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/lets-do-all-this-to-promote-nudism/

“Freediving In The Nude” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij0xCSDBPEw

“I am often naked!  But the other night I was telling a story to my five year old son about an amazing beautiful mummy (me) . . . The bedtime story then ended up being a bedtime talk about beauty, real beauty and how it comes from the heart and is in all different sizes shapes and colors.” – Sarah Allie, https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1098632346848256&id=1019711431407015&substory_index=0

“When it came to nudity, I was constantly bombarded by mixed messages.  While my mother obsessed over making her family look like the Brady Bunch, Poseidon’s marble penis stared at me from the living room, as did Achilles’ penis, and the goddess Artemis’ one breast. . . Visiting the homeland [Greece] for a Bible-thumped boy like me was equally bewildering.  Boobs were everywhere you looked.  Boobs on postcards, boobs on billboards, boobs in magazines; you couldn’t get away from boobs if you tried.  Magazines advertised skin on every street corner, and it wasn’t even porn, just your typical Greek version of Cosmo. . . in Greece, girls too hot for bras sold ice cream on TV.  But it was on the beaches of the Cyclades where you simply could not escape the boob assault.  I was nine years old and hated it.” - Nick Alimonos, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/seeing-boobs-breasts-and-naked-woman-showering-at-a-beach-in-greece/

“It’s very common for people to prefer being naked at home, alone or with others.  I would guess millions of people hang out naked at home. . . So I would say it’s actually normal, and ‘it’s more comfortable’ is certainly a good enough reason to do it.  There’s nothing wrong with it, no harmful effects and if anything, it can be beneficial in a number of ways. . . But the privacy of the home is one of many places where people can be free and comfortable!” - http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/naked-at-home-reader-question-about-home-nudity-and-nudists-nude-at-home/

“If we take an honest look at what the Bible has to say regarding nudity, we find nothing either pro or con.  What we find are examples of people acting poorly, or well.  We find naked prophets of God and we find a king reacting badly at a view of a woman bathing. . . it’s how that person acts. . . . Show me, anywhere in the Bible, where anyone says it’s sinful to simply be nude socially.” – Tom Pine, file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/The%20Naked%20Truth%20Naturists_vol_17_no_02.pdf

Sunwalkerism

“Over time, naturism becomes completely normal and natural.” - Kensunwalker

QUOTES 6/3/2017

“We glanced around.  Who was watching? . . . Not only was nobody oogling, nobody was even looking our way.  It appeared beach dwellers were much too busy enjoying themselves to pay any attention to us. . . People generally don’t give a crap about what you are doing.  We tend to harbor a natural anxiety that ‘THEY’RE WATCHING US.’  It’s why we avoid the weight room in the gym or attempting new things in front of others.  We assume someone is waiting to pick us apart.  The fact of the matter is people are usually so caught up in their own business they simply don’t have the time or energy to expend worrying about you.  So go do that thing that you’ve been wanting to do/learn, and don’t worry about whether anyone is watching.  They usually aren’t.  Now isn’t that liberating?” -Laura Van Antwerp, http://www.thetahoejournal.com/adventure/nude-beach/

“Beach fun is not just lying in the sun!” (Video) - https://vimeo.com/76747691

“Are clothes not your thing, or does chafing affect you massively?  Then maybe the La Jenny Naturist golf club in France is the place for you.  One of the only places in the world where you can shed your clothes and play nude, La Jenny has various tournaments over the course of the year.” – Nick Saurez, http://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/2015/08/14/top-10-craziest-golf-courses-on-earth/

“Arizona features an array of hiking options for the clothing-optional. . . As the temperatures continue to soar, try hiking to something while hiking in nothing.  Tanque Verde Falls . . . just east of the Tucson area. . . Set in the Coconino National Forest near Payson, the Verde Hot Springs is your reward for yet another scenic, clothing-optional Arizona hike. . . roughly three miles round trip. . . Set northeast of Phoenix along State Route 87, Sycamore Creek can be a secluded spot for those looking to experience the Tonto National Forest in the buff. . . the Saddle Mountain Trail is located in the western Phoenix area in Tonopah . . . near Wikieup in northern Arizona, Kaiser Hot Springs Trail is best trekked from October to April for a chance to soak in these 100-degree waters. . . The trail to the Kaiser Hot Springs is approximately 1. 5 miles, making it a little more than three miles round-trip.” – Lauren Cusimano, http://www.truenudists.com/blog/arizona-nudist-friendly-trails/

“The enormous amount expended on unnecessary packaging and on making packaging attractive indicates that packaged goods are perceived as more desirable than unpackaged.  Since most people only see other people ‘wrapped’ and themselves the only person that they see ‘unwrapped’ they perceive those other bodies as being more perfect than their own. . . the packaging effect of clothing contributes to body-image problems . . .” – http://www.bn.org.uk/community/ccs_files/campaigns/ChildrenDeserveBetter_2016.pdf

Sunwalkerism

“Becoming a naturist can save your marriage.” - Kensunwalker

QUOTES 6/2/2017

“Finding like-minded naked people can prove challenging.  What is a nudist to do?  Bringing up your nudist lifestyle can be a conversation killer at the office Christmas party.  And the neighbors might be thrown off by your tradition of naked Sundays in the backyard.” – Stephen Nels, http://clapway.com/2016/08/05/top-10-informative-nudist-websites/

“Sometimes Illegal?” (Video) - https://vimeo.com/43838215

“For the last three nights, our all-female, fully nude production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest has played to sold-out houses in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. . . The show is different in Brooklyn than it was in Central Park in May.  The performance space is less isolated, so random pedestrians walking by are more likely to stumble across a mystifying and magical scene. . . And once again we celebrate the female body in all its variety and wondrous versatility. . . giving the lie to the premise that a naked woman conveys only one thing: sexuality.” - https://toplesspulp.com/2016/09/10/last-chance-to-see/

“I spent Sunday (which was go topless day) afternoon and Monday (just a regular day) at Hampton Beach.  Go Topless day seemed to present an example of what would happen if it were culturally acceptable, as well as legal, for women to choose what they wear at the beach the same way that men can.  On Sunday there were topless women all over the beach.  Ages ranging from 0 – 60 and just about everything in-between.  But there were no senior citizens. . . On Monday it was a different scene.  For one thing the senior citizens showed up. . . Secondly we were back to the typically American beachwear scene with the only topless woman I saw that day being a friend was with me.” - https://breastsarehealthy.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/live-topfree-or-die-roses-and-thorns-from-new-hampshire/

“Been sleeping in the nude for about 20 years...When I sleep anywhere but home, I wear PJs, but sleep terrible!  I feel so confined!  I don't know how everyone who wears them all the time can stand it!” – Purple Cow, http://www.littlethings.com/sleeping-naked-benefits/

“The beauty of experiencing the outdoors nude cannot be understated or undervalued because of its simplicity.  Furthermore, the simple act of going nude in nature is not of itself a problem - legally or socially.  The things we do while nude are what gets interpreted by passing people, trail companions and outdoor enthusiasts.  So where simply hiking nude may not be offensive, there are other things people ‘might’ do which are more difficult to explain!  In that is where courtesy and consideration exist!  Being naked as if we just stepped out from a shower or bath is a common, well-known behavior, but things commonly done ‘in private’ (bedrooms, etc.) are where hiking parents grow legitimately concerned.  The proof of civility is in the conduct of the naked ones.  Nudist or not.” - http://centauri4-naturism.tumblr.com/post/153653042556/the-beauty-of-experiencing-the-outdoors-nude

Sunwalkerism

“Naked variety is the spice of life.” – Kensunwalker

QUOTES 6/1/2017

“Why does civilized man [sic] put on, at all seasons, over that natural garb which the all-provident Creator has given him, clothing? . . . Not to preserve health, certainly.  These practices minister to disease.” – Bower, Water-Cure Journal (Nov. 1850), http://www.naktiv.net/blog/835/the-naked-body-disabled-by-the-clothing-compulsion/

“More than Naked” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K7nlVd69CM

“While he agreed that people who see nudity unexpectedly might experience shock, embarrassment and even be offended, he [Dr. Ronal Langevin] indicated that there was no evidence that those people would suffer any permanent psychological harm. . . Dr. Langevin was also very specific that nudism/naturism is not exhibitionism.  The scholarly research he reviewed clearly indicated that naturists/nudists-nudism-and-the-nudist-lifestyle . . . are not motivated by sexuality.  In fact, Dr. Langevin recalled that he dealt with two genital exhibitionists who had tried nudism/naturism but did not like it.  I guess nudism really takes the thrill out of flashing people.” Felicity Jones, https://youngnaturistsamerica.com/no-psychological-harm-from-exposure-to-nudity-and-seeing-naked-bodies/

“Let’s face our fears, and go where there is nothing more to hide.  This is therapy at its finest. . . I decided to do something radical.  And it accidentally solved my body image problems forever.  I decided to take a weekend of radical self-love, three days of looking after myself physically, mentally, and spiritually – just doing whatever the hell I felt was best for me, and me alone in every moment the entire weekend.  Only one attitude was my moral guide: look after myself. . . It reset weeks of anxiety, and when a sudden opportunity came to attend a nude social meetup on the Saturday night, I was in the healthiest psychological place for doing it possible.  I went – despite me looking ‘crap’ – I enjoyed myself, and in this moment I finally found my answer.  Self-nurture.  I discovered that when you’re in a place of self-nurture all you care about is ‘caring for yourself’.  It is radically selfish, and radically self-helping.  You are immune from shame, because shame is the last thing you feel like feeling!  When you want to look after yourself – first and foremost – why would you care what you look like in front of others?  It was a new logic that healthfully invaded the mind.  So the battle within me finished, and the war was ended by bringing balance to my mind. . . I finally accepted my body as the way it is in front of other people without having to give up my dream one day to look like a living, breathing, Greek sculpture.” - Glen Donnelly, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/1106/039-embrace-your-body-039-vs-039-look-good-naked-039/

“I think nudity is completely natural and shouldn’t be against the law or such a taboo, but I do understand that 99% of the population is not comfortable with public nudity and that it can pose somewhat of a danger to safety in modern society, unfortunately.” - Erica Simone, https://youngnaturistsamerica.com/erica-simone-nude-interview-naked-in-nyc-pictures-nue-york-photography/