“Clothes put a barrier between our selves — which are our bodies— and the rest of the world. They not only prevent us from establishing contact with others but also from contact with our selves, serving as a first layer of disguise.” —Ashley Montegue “We insult ourselves by calling our bodies obscene, pornographic, lewd, base, dirty, immoral, or evil, and in so doing deny the basic truth of our own existence. Our anatomy is us— and it is none of those terrible things.”— Dennis Craig Smith with D...
Aug 31, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 40
“I am not a naturist, a nudist, a streaker, nor an exhibitionist. Labels are for clothes. My unclothed appearance is also not motivated sexually nor out of any gratuitous need to seek attention. I believe that while society continues to have a fundamentally negative relationship with the human body and appearance, we can never be a free or mature society. It’s the 21st century. Time to evolve.” – Russell Higgs “The universal or widespread practice of nudity would involve the obliteration to a la...
Aug 29, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 38
“Naked you are unencumbered with human decorations and coverings that cover God’s human masterpiece. Naked with others, you will be more aware of being as God sees you, someone He has created in His own image who is not unlike everyone else. You will have to be humble before Him and others.” —Paul M. Bowman, Nakedness & the Bible. “Clothes make the man, but nakedness makes the human being.” – Kevin Kearney “Human beings to me are as much a part of nature as trees or birds, and the unclothed ...
Aug 28, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 38
“Nudists are fond of saying that when you come right down to it everyone is alike, and, again, that when you come right down to it everyone is different.” —Diane Arbus “Modesty concerning the body makes no sense at all. Feeling shame about what you have when everyone has one as well is an affront to logic, common sense and the human struggle to understand ourselves.” — Dennis Craig Smith, Naked Fear “We all have the same parts. Some parts are bigger, some are smaller, some sag, and others don’t....
Aug 24, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 37
“We have built gymnophobia, it’s called, it has a name, fear of nudity, gymnophobia, we have built gymnophobia into society. We have lots of social rules, we have architecture around it, we have little changing cubicles and doors that locked and everything else,.” —Stephane Deschenes “To put a loincloth on what God allowed to be stripped off is a sign of our own fears regarding spiritual nakedness.”—Michael A.Kowalewski “But treating the body as “decent” only when dressed, and “obscene “ when na...
Aug 22, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 36
“Are we so narrow minded that we show war, murder, rape, etc. on TV, but we do not allow to show one of the most wonderful creations (the human body) in its natural form.” – Mario Roman “[B]eing nude is not obscene. Being ourselves is what's important. If everyone practised being themselves, instead of pretending to be what they aren't, there would be peace.“ —John Lennon “The body seems to feel beauty when exposed to it as it feels the campfire or sunshine, entering not by the eyes alone, but e...
Aug 19, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Nudeness is truth, it is beauty, it is art. Therefore it can never be vulgar; it can never be immoral. I would not wear my clothes, if it were not for their warmth. My body is the temple of my art. —Isadora Duncan The key to being Naked is not just about taking your clothes off ... It's about seeing, feeling and acknowledging every inch of your skin as a holy temple.—Stephanie McManus “At all stages of life, our bodies remain sanctuaries that embody God’s image. Until our dying day, goodness and...
Aug 17, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 34
“Discovering naturism has given me the freedom to be myself, free from judgement & expectation, teaching me to love & embrace my body. Society gives us an unrealistic idea of what a beautiful body is. Naturism breaks us free of that. Everyone’s body is unique & beautiful!”—author unknown “I think clothing is about control and power. One of the loveliest elements of being nude with others is there are no misconceptions or judgements on external factors. Clothing provides (mis)informat...
Aug 15, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 33
“I would disagree with you on the idea that men are visual, this is a mistake promoted by purity culture to excuse men for lust, it is a misconception ubiquitous in our culture, but one visit to a naturist venue will teach you that it’s untrue if you think to question it. If men were truly visually stimulated, every nudist park would be a forest of erections… not so. Visual stimulation is learned and can be unlearned.” —Naked Preacher, Naturist-Christians “If Christian homes, instead of portrayi...
Aug 13, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 32
“Body acceptance is radical and risky. It runs against the cultural current by blowing three whistles on how we see and treat the body. First, it denounces Western society’s propagation of the “perfect” body—an illusory standard of ideal beauty popularized by media and marketing. Second, it debunks slanderous fallacies and conventional fantasies about our naked anatomy by refusing to see the body as a sexual indecency and by esteeming all body parts as elements of personal identity. Third, it tu...
Aug 11, 2023•54 sec•Season 1Ep. 31
“So many of us are primarily exposed to body types through the media that appear flawless. But take one step onto a nudist beach and you’ll realise how poorly that represents the actual population. The more diverse bodies that I see, the less I care about my own physical differences.” —Sofie Louise, The benefits of embracing a 'clothing optional' house The philosophies of ethical, biblical naturism, when believed and practiced rightly, are in my opinion, the greatest antidote to the sex-crazed m...
Aug 09, 2023•58 sec•Season 1Ep. 30
“Now, I’m not delusional. I’m aware that we’ve sexualized the human body to such an extent that it’s hard for many to see it in another light. But nudity and sex aren’t always linked, in fact, in most cases they aren’t. And it’s really nice to be around people who understand that.” —Spencer Jones “In learning to become comfortable without clothing , you learn to separate nakedness from the idea of titillating sex. It’s important to learn that when people are undressed together it doesn’t mean se...
Aug 07, 2023•59 sec•Season 1Ep. 29
“I’m a naturist at heart, I love being on beaches where everyone is naked. Ugly young people, beautiful old people, whatever. It’s so unsexual and so liberating…” Dame Helen Mirren. “If only we are as upfront about our nakedness as God originally intended, we will dispel the dark lies of pornography and also come To appreciate our own unique, very real beauty “ —Jim Cunningham “Nudity is the purest expression of the beauty which is visible, perfect and manifest work of God.”—Alexandre Najjar”
Aug 05, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 28
“There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body. In fact it is not only among artists but among all people that a greater appreciation and respect for the human body should develop. When we respect the nude we will no longer have any shame about it.” — Robert Henri, The Art Spirit “Discovering naturism has given me the freedom to be myself, free from judgement & expectation, teaching me to love & embrace my body. Socie...
Aug 02, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 27
“I cannot hide how I feel about myself or my body. If I feel shame I will teach shame. If I feel love I will teach love. The choice is mine.” — https://embodyproject.com/erica/ “For girls especially, there is so much pressure in our society to be a perfect size. As a result, there is a whole generation of people killing themselves to meet a standard that is impossible. Part of living a naturist lifestyle is accepting your body and regaining a normal body image.” —Nicky Hoffman “Once you remove...
Jul 31, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 26
“Our clothes … are on us to expose us -- to advertise what we wear them to conceal. They are a sign; a sign of insincerity; a sign of suppressed vanity; a pretense that we desire gorgeous colors and the graces of harmony and form; and we put them on to propagate that lie and back it up.” — Mark Twain, Following the Equator “Right from the beginning, clothing was man’s feeble attempt at self righteousness. It still is.”—BertlessOne, Naturist-Christians.org “Accept your natural body. Go without cl...
Jul 29, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 25
“When people sheathe their bodies to make certain details indiscernible, they’re making their bodies appear less human.” @walker_mud “With humble nakedness, there is no rich and no poor, there is no genius or simpleton, no powerful king or vassal. All become amazingly similar. All become like God really sees every human; as someone created in His own image.”—Paul M. Bowman, Nakedness and the Bible “The state of Nakedness increases and demonstrates humility and increases our openness towards our ...
Jul 27, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 24
“Apparently it cannot be repeated to often the ideal of the nudist is not a “ return to nature,” in the sense of the wholesale scrapping of modern civilization; indeed it is not even an immediate sloughing of all its garments. It is merely the correcting or counteracting of some of civilization’s evils through the laying aside of clothes, not when the latter are useful, but when they are detrimental.” -Frances & Mason Merrill “In terms of deep reverence, being naked allows us to feel more ac...
Jul 25, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 23
“Many of us may be unaware that nudity is a normal condition that has prevailed throughout most of mankind’s existence.” —Aileen Goodson “Why does one want to go naked? Good god, what an impertinent question! Why does one want to study a sunrise, listen to a thunderstorm, eat a vine-ripened tomato, smell the hair of someone he loves, or hug a dog?” —Bare in Mind, May, 1974 “There’s something joyous about [naturism] and I urge everyone to try it ... If you can’t get your kicks in that incredibly ...
Jul 23, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Our bodies were created “very good”, not dirty or obscene, even in a “naked and unashamed” state.” -Phillip Oak, Surprised into Freedom ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7T7WVGL? “While non-Christian and some Christian naturists may merely find naturism simply an enjoyable way to be (that's totally ok), I for one absolutely find a deeper meaning in it. I am made in the image of God, that God is good, declares me good (redeemed and renewed), and I relish opportunities to dwell before him and with hi...
Jul 21, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 21
“I'm fairly convinced that our current culture's clothing compulsion and obsession is counter to God's design (call it "sin" or "perversion" if you like). I'm not saying everyone should be a nudist, and we should all be naked everywhere. But there is a troubling spirit around the way nudity is treated in modern America - and the Church is probably the worst offender. “ —Name Withheld, ( Naturist-Christians.org ) “Naturism is freedom and body positivity carried out to its natural conclusion…The r...
Jul 19, 2023•54 sec•Season 1Ep. 20
“Sometimes I like to run naked in the moonlight and the wind, on a little trail behind our house, when the honeysuckle blooms. It’s a feeling of freedom, so close to God and nature.” Dolly Parton “Nakedness means freedom, and although dancing on a sun-kissed hillside with shorts on seems pretty similar to dancing with shorts off, there is all the difference in the world. It is as if your clothes take on the weight of your worries and concerns – they come to embody your defences against the world...
Jul 16, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 19
iding the body is symptomatic of the soul’s need to hide from God.” -Wayne Olson (no known relation). “Christians have been partly responsible for this in their attempts to control people's sexual expression and thereby actually increasing the sexualization of the human body. Clothing actually does nothing to suppress lust and often accentuates it.” -Bob Horrocks, Uncovering the Image “Oddly enough, when you realize that you actually do have permission before God to see a naked body, it rather l...
Jul 13, 2023•1 min•Season 18Ep. 1
“Don’t let those who have body negative values define what is and what is not acceptable. Seize your freedom and restore your dignity!” – BodyFreedom.org “The path to body acceptance is quickly accomplished —and is fun. Since nudity is our natural state, so is body acceptance our natural state. We are born with it and are returning to it; and since we have already been there, there is nothing new to learn. It is simply a remembering of something we’ve already experienced and is accomplished with...
Jul 11, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In honor of International Skinny Dip Day I simply can’t understand Why swimsuits are in such demand They’re soggy and damp, Bind like a clamp, And hold about three pounds of sand! -D.R. Benson “O to bathe in the swimming-bath, or in a good place along the shore, To splash the water! to walk ankle-deep, or race naked along the shore. —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass “I like it here. When I go to the other swimming pools they all look at my legs. When I come here they look at me.” – 12 year old girl...
Jul 09, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This unclad human body is either morally neutral, or it is not. Naturists are moral reformers, whether they think of themselves in those terms or not. Naturism calls upon people to regard their own bodies and those of others as acceptable, not something to be feared or reviled. —Gregg Gatewood (https://nakedtruthjournal.blogspot.com/2010/10/transparency-in-facebook-age.html?m=1#comment-form) “Discovering naturism has given me the freedom to be myself, free from judgement & expectation, teach...
Jul 06, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 15
“The convention mis-called “modesty” has no standard, and cannot have one, because it is opposed to nature an reason and is therefore an artificiality and subject to anybody’s whim— anybody’s diseased caprice.” —Mark Twain “Man is the sole animal whose nudity offends his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind.” – Michael Montaigne, 1533-1592 “Furthermore, because God created it, “The human body can remain nude and uncovered and...
Jul 04, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 14
“Man has a deep-seated impulse to be naked. Most of us do not recognize this impulse because of our training and traditions. It is suppressed from early childhood and if we feel it, we consider it as evil. We all know the delight of children at being undressed, a perfectly natural delight.—Hartman, Fithian, & Johnson 1970, 1991 “The enemy sought to split the body from the integrated whole of our being. As such, he could then use it through his lies (about nudity being sinful) to tear down th...
Jul 01, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
“If nakedness is so wicked, why do we place it prominently in our art?” —Unknown to Me “We see ourselves positioned between Puritanism on the right and pornography on the left—the will to exploit the human body on one side, and the anxious need to suppress the human body on the other”—Lee Baxandall “It makes no more sense to compulsively cover body parts because someone might look and lust, than it does to compulsively cover bakery showcases lest patrons look and indulge gluttonous thoughts. God...
Jun 29, 2023•1 min•Season 1Ep. 12
“It is the undressing, not the being nude, that is sexually arousing, because it leads the viewer to the association of a sexually intimate experience.” —Marilyn Horn “If you are used to seeing people naked, you don’t give much thought about appearances.” —Sylva Sternkopf “Something anti-climatic happens when socially nude. Since nothing is left to the imagination, the body loses its power of seduction and the novelty of seeing nudity fizzles out rather quickly.” — Excuse My Nudeness: But happin...
Jun 28, 2023•59 sec•Season 1Ep. 11
