Friday, February 26, 2010

Nudity and Sex

Is nudity about sex? So many times I’ve been asked this question. The truth is… well, the answer is no… but maybe kinda…
We’ve come to associate nudity with sex because our culture has imbued within us the idea that the only time it is acceptable to be naked in the company of others is for sex. So true to our training, as soon as our pants come down sexual feelings arise. But this is not how it has to be nor is it how we as humans started our journey.
You see nudity is just about life and all that it comprises. Nudism is about doing all of the things that we would normally do, just without clothing. This can include reading, watching TV, household chores, sports and yes, sometimes even sex, but sex is not the point.
But why? Why would we want to do things naked when we’ve been doing them so well for our whole lives with clothes on? Here are some of my reasons:
  • Being naked helps us to come to acceptance of your body and helps free us from body-shame.
  • Being naked allows us to see the variety of other people’s bodies and to accept this variety as natural and normal.
  • Being naked allows us to see and accept the natural occurrence of aging so that our fear of aging is diminished.
  • Being naked forces us to lower the walls that we’ve built around us a little enabling us to have true and meaningful person-to-person sharing.
  • People are just nicer and friendlier when they’re naked.
  • People are more accepting when they’re naked.
  • But most of all, being naked is fun.

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