Naked Living
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| Swimming, sunbathing and walking in the countryside are some of the most inoffensive ways to enjoy naked living in the open air. |
Subject to the ambient temperature, we spend much of our recreation time outside home engaged in naked activities –swimming, hiking, sauna visits, the beach, picnics–, but inevitably, as our society still generally shuns the naked body unless it is in a controlled and/or commercial context, much of the time we are necessarily clothed too.
The challenge, as we see it, is to push the boundaries of when we can be naked so that the balance of clothed/naked time tips ever more in favour of naked. The only way we are going to do this without changing our lifestyle is to spend the time that we presently spend clothed, naked. And, as we live naked at home pretty much all the time, this means the time we spend outside our home.
In these times, it's difficult to tell if society is getting more or less tolerant of nudity in public spaces. On one hand there seems to be a growing tendency towards visible nudity –the WNBRs, mass naked swims, art projects, naked demonstrations, free festivals, "revealing" fashion, media coverage, dedicated nude spaces, naked protest– and yet, on the other, there are signs that an increasing degree of prudishness is pervading our society.
There is an demonstrable appetite for greater freedom, including body freedom, from some sectors of society, but also a corresponding push back from others. This might well be because much of the information we consume on a daily basis arrives to us through the lens through which many people now interpret life; that arch enemy of the naked human body, social media.
Some people are braver, more dedicated, or more activist, than others, and will take their nudity where nudity doesn't always go: to the streets, to the pub, on walks to areas where there are bound to be other walkers, to non-nudist beaches. This vanguard plays an important role in spreading the idea of naked living idea, and we need them on our side.
We too like to push the limits, because unless those limits are pushed, progress will never be made. But our style is a more gentle (but still firm) push, a milder form of activism as opposed to the less subtle (but maybe more effective) strain; I don't envisage a time when we'll ever go shopping naked, unless it is in the supermarket in Cap d'Adge, for example!
We will walk in the countryside where there's a chance we might bump into to some people, but not too many; we will go naked on a non-nude beach, but not a crowded town-centre one; we will stop for a swim in a river even though there may be a few people about; and we will happily enjoy a picnic in on a grassy hillside or in a shady wood.
Our hope is that if we continue to do this, and do it more often and in more places, and if more people also do it and are seen doing it, it will gradually sink in that our actions are perfectly harmless and that we mean to cause no offence. In time, naked recreation will become more widespread and popular. But maybe this is just wishful thinking.
We spread the idea of naked living by example in real life, on social media and now via this blog. Real life experience is by far the most enjoyable way, but its reach, in terms of spreading the message, is of course limited, so social media is a good way to diffuse the idea to a far greater audience.
As we all know, social media is not without its pitfalls, so hopefully our new blog will complement some of the social media coverage and become another platform from which to further spread the beautiful idea of living in peace and harmony, and without shame or embarrassment, with our naked bodies.
We are always dreaming up new ways of spending more time living naked, and the more we go out and do it, the more daring we become. Maybe one day we will fulfill a longstanding dream and make the steep trek up to St. Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, having left our clothes in a pile at the bottom of the hill!
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