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Readers Respond: Share Your Nude Yoga Experience
Responses: 5

By Ann Pizer, About.com

Updated May 19, 2009

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From the article: Nude Yoga
Doing yoga in the nude is becoming increasingly popular, and not just some naked stretching in your living room. Nude yoga classes are being offered in diverse settings, including yoga studios, community centers, and private clubs. Share your experience with nude yoga. Readers Respond

Good idea for right group...

I do bikram and just wear black shorts. I am certain it would be more comfortable nude if it were acceptable. I would think a clothing optional environment would be better accepted than a required policy, as men are often more comfortable with their bodies.
—sweaty_sweaty

au naturale

I practice yoga nude and it is very liberating, while strengthening the mind/body connection. Clothes can hide physical misalignments; nude yoga allows for more awareness of the body, which can increase performance if the yogi knows the correct structure of the pose. Nudity should be more excepted in society, but it unfortunately is not. Many people may be too self-conscious to practice naked around others. I am all for but I think that most are not.
—Guest yogi/boarder/ninja

Fear of Excitement

I'm not so sure it would be a good idea, because I think it would totally distract from the purpose for me. I would be too interested in admired the female form and not focusing on proper breathing techniques. Plus I might lose my 'composure' which would then be very distracting for the female practitioners.
—Guest YogaBear

Get Naked!

Being spiritually "naked" - which I'm all for - has nothing whatsoever to do with whether or not we are wearing clothes. If it's really hot out, and I'm practicing asana alone, I might wear very little. On the other hand, sometimes having a shirt to absorb the sweat is most practical. In terms of practicing without clothes, with a group of people, my sense is that it's most likely to reinforce attachment to the physical body - a root of delusion - and obviously totally at odds with Yoga's ultimate purpose of transcending the belief that "I am this body" (these thoughts, these emotions, etc.)
—Purple_Mist

Not so Much

I like yoga and I like nude, but I don't really want to get the two together. Each has its own place in my book.
—Guest Lola

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