Nude Yoga: Free Your Mind and Genitals
September 2, 2008 by Kelly Turner
Filed under Fitness
Yoga is meant to be a unifying experience between body, mind, and soul. Naturally, (no pun intended), some die hard Yogis often shirk their skivvies to intensify that bond. Who can balance mind and body with pesky lycra and cotton getting in the way?
The concept of Nude Yoga makes complete sense to me: to really appreciate and connect to yourself, you should be in your most natural, non-constricted state.
People seem to think yoga class (and the gym, for that matter) is a runway; a place to strut your stuff in your cute little shorts and expensive shoes. Nude Yoga strips (pun intended) the practice of all the consumerism and materialistic ideals that seem to surround it and gets yoga right back to its roots.
That’s all fine and good, and I probably wouldn’t have an issue doing it in the privacy of my own home (I’d have to lock the pooch in another room, as he thinks if I am on the floor he has free reign to jump and nip at me) but classes?
No thanks.
Even though everyone would be there for the same reason: to connect with themselves, I, personally, wouldn’t be able to concentrate with everyone’s exposed, jiggling chakras everywhere.
Those that can practice Nude Yoga in a group setting must be so far beyond even the most seasoned yogi spiritually, to both practice and still get a sense of peace and calming, with pale and hairy bits being waved in their faces.
Sounds more like a Yoga Club hazing, than a relaxing Saturday morning class.
Nudie Downward Dog with this guy in front of you?
It must be a test.
grounded fitness, fitness, health, yoga, pilates, strength training, personal trainer, cardiovascular, cardio, exercise, wellness, weight loss, blog, blogging, fitness blog, weightloss blog, nude yoga,
Good Lord.
You really know how the art of Attention Getting Photography ;)
Holy moly! That is an interesting concept…but I have never even been to a yoga class, so I don’t think this one would be first on my list :)
I don’t know that I am comfortable enough to do that. Maybe I need to do this to help boost my body confidence.
I thought I’d heard and seen almost everything! In the small midwestern town in which I live Yoga is considered enough of an anomolie that nude Yoga might get one committed. Honey, draw the curtains!
OK OK.. I vomited a lil bit in my mouth. Thanks for THAT picture.
Oh my, LOL. I actually taught at a yoga studio that offered “Mens Freedom Yoga,” which was, you guessed it, nude. The insturctor said though that it’s actually a pretty cool thing for him and his participants. He turns the lights way down and participants can take off as little or as much as they want. He said everyone is very mature and respectful, and he’s never had any issues in class.
I’m like you Kelly: not sure if I’m mature enough to not giggle!
Um, dead bug pose (aka happy baby pose) in a roomful of strangers?
It’s traumatic enough at my gynecologist’s.
I found it strange enough to be doing Bay to Breakers with the nudes… yoga is way too close for that for me.
At least FBGs friend had the nudes in a single sex class.
I really don’t get the appeal of this. I mean, I LOVE yoga. I’ve practiced it for years. And when one gets all sweaty? The fabric comes in mighty handy. It’s really hard to hold a pose when it’s just skin on skin. Even barely-clothed Bikram (hot) yoga is hard for me because of the sweat slippage. And that last pic? Now I must go scrub my brain;)
Wow. Now I’ve seen everything. Like you, I can comprehend doing Yoga in the nude in the privacy of your own home. But in a class? I’m thinking that’s just nasty.
Oh my God, I am laughing so hard! Like you, I’d be ok doing this in my own home… but NOT in a public studio!!!
I have to agree with you. I think yoga is probably better naked. The problem arises when you do it naked in a semi public setting. I’ve seen quite a few people in the yoga class that didn’t think the peep show on the cardio equipment was good enough so they joined in. If you could keep the pervs out then go for it.
I can NOT believe anyone does this outside of their bedroom, I mean, HOME.