How small steps can lead to a big decision
I had a conversation earlier this week with a female naturist friend about body-image issues. About those people who think they would like to try naturism but won't because ''I haven't got the right body for it."
Of course, this is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to encouraging new people into naturism. Not everyone has the relaxed attitude to their body-image that I have had for my whole life - or that my friend has - and not everyone is as comfortable with the way their body changes as they get older, something I discussed in my last post.
It takes a certain amount of courage and self-belief to be comfortable with your naked body. As my friend said: "I chose to be happy in my own skin. Are there things I would like to change? Sure! Most people have things they would like to change and that's OK. There is no such thing as the perfect body and we should all be doing what makes us feel good, inside and out.
"Neighbours can be a problem if they aren't understanding, but my husband and I try to find places in nature where we can be free from textiles. Sometimes we are successful, sometimes not but that's the way it goes.''
Which sums up my attitude to naturism completely. If I can be naked outside, at a club or naturist event, my clothes will be off within seconds. If it is warm enough to be naked around the house, I will be naked, although a thin dressing gown will be close at hand in the event of unexpected visitors/deliverymen/postmen.
Mrs NS and I always sleep nude, we always have done throughout our marriage, while the journey from bathroom to bedroom and back will always see us nude. To us, there is no other way. It's the way I recommend for 'nervous newbies' to start their nude journey. Don't throw yourself off the deep end by getting naked among dozens of others at a big event. Confront your body-image issues by getting comfortable with seeing yourself in the bathroom mirror, by sleeping nude, by making that nude walk from bathroom to bedroom.
Don't say: "What about the children?''. You'll find they are incredibly relaxed about family nudity. As you get more comfortable with seeing yourself nude, those body-image issues will lessen. That's the time to sunbathe nude in your garden (it's not illegal in the UK) and maybe plunge into the deep end with a naturist event or holiday.
Once you realise that there is no such thing as the perfect body, you'll be ready to join the millions of people all around the world who enjoy social nudity.
Of course, this is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to encouraging new people into naturism. Not everyone has the relaxed attitude to their body-image that I have had for my whole life - or that my friend has - and not everyone is as comfortable with the way their body changes as they get older, something I discussed in my last post.
It takes a certain amount of courage and self-belief to be comfortable with your naked body. As my friend said: "I chose to be happy in my own skin. Are there things I would like to change? Sure! Most people have things they would like to change and that's OK. There is no such thing as the perfect body and we should all be doing what makes us feel good, inside and out.
"Neighbours can be a problem if they aren't understanding, but my husband and I try to find places in nature where we can be free from textiles. Sometimes we are successful, sometimes not but that's the way it goes.''
Which sums up my attitude to naturism completely. If I can be naked outside, at a club or naturist event, my clothes will be off within seconds. If it is warm enough to be naked around the house, I will be naked, although a thin dressing gown will be close at hand in the event of unexpected visitors/deliverymen/postmen.
Mrs NS and I always sleep nude, we always have done throughout our marriage, while the journey from bathroom to bedroom and back will always see us nude. To us, there is no other way. It's the way I recommend for 'nervous newbies' to start their nude journey. Don't throw yourself off the deep end by getting naked among dozens of others at a big event. Confront your body-image issues by getting comfortable with seeing yourself in the bathroom mirror, by sleeping nude, by making that nude walk from bathroom to bedroom.
Don't say: "What about the children?''. You'll find they are incredibly relaxed about family nudity. As you get more comfortable with seeing yourself nude, those body-image issues will lessen. That's the time to sunbathe nude in your garden (it's not illegal in the UK) and maybe plunge into the deep end with a naturist event or holiday.
Once you realise that there is no such thing as the perfect body, you'll be ready to join the millions of people all around the world who enjoy social nudity.
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