Earlier in the week we discussed physical exercise as part of the Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 theme of “Movement”. Naturism also provides a great link to exercises that directly tackle mental wellbeing. Yoga, meditation, and massage tackle both physical and mental matters and are sometimes done nude even outside Naturist circles. Yoga, for example, works better nude for the purely practical reasons of flexibility, removing restrictions that irritate the skin and unbalance temperature regulation across the body helps meditation by eliminating the distractions. All three are usually a part of Naturist festivals, yoga retreats are commonplace, and we even established Naked Fitness to started running online naked yoga classes during COVID when people were trapped in their homes and their mental health was really suffering. Yoga and meditation are also the pinnacle of the attitude of calm and respect, they are by definition activities that are done quietly to eliminate stress.
If you are looking to try something like yoga for the first time, a Naturist festival is the best place to try. The yoga becomes part of a greater whole with the same objectives of encouraging calmness, and Naturist yoga is usually cheaper than the commercial options because it is so embedded in Naturism. The EveryBody festival in particular is designed to be a back-to-nature, mindful experience that supports body positivity and strong mental health.
Hopefully we will see you there.