Over four months, Jaye spoke with nudist club, owners, resort, managers, and industry professionals to assess the current state of the nudist industry, how it has changed over the past five years and, even more importantly, its emerging and future trends. Her conclusions that social nudity will continue to evolve, with change inevitable, are still valid in 2024.
As a passionate naturist, I’m often asked how to make nudism work in the context of an intimate relationship. It’s a fair question – baring it all and embracing a clothing-optional lifestyle can understandably cause some complications for couples.
Naturism has always been promoted as a family-friendly thing, best enjoyed when you take your partner and your kids. For the large majority of naturist resorts around the world, families are still the preferred type of guest. But for a couple of years, we’ve been seeing a rapid increase of resorts that’ll ask you to leave the kids at home.
Shame on you! Oh, the shame! You must have been so ashamed. These are all expressions that many of us will be familiar with and may have heard many times over our lives. One of the biggest areas where shame is projected on us is that of the naked human form. While it is accepted in art and sculpture as some high ideal, the mere appearance of the naked body in a public place creates an avalanche of hysterical and illogical responses.
On a hot summer day, what could be more refreshing than slipping into the cool, clear waters of a secret lake? And what could be more exciting than plunging into a hidden waterfall?
I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE! I had never been a participant in any WNBR (World Naked Bike Ride) events and they have been a bucket list thing for a while. I am not so vehemently opposed to cars as many that take part seem to be. I feel mildly disingenuous as although I don’t...
I have to say, forging the shark-infested waters of social media can be daunting! I’m less than a week into a new Facebook profile, and I can’t even count the number of “friend requests” from “beautiful women” who all have the same bio and no profile, or even more bizarre (to me!) private messages that routinely follow the script. You'll maybe know what I mean.
It’s not especially helpful that there are approximately a bazillion sauna and “therme” (thermal pool) centers dotting the map of Germany, not to mention those to be found in Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands – each of which have a unique set of customs and rules that may or may not be posted – in German – on a wall, leaflet, or countertop. This article covers everything you may have wanted to know!
If, after my shower and in the privacy of my own home or room, I choose not to get dressed does that make me a nudist? Technically yes, but no more than you are a trainspotter if you watch more than one train go past. The reality is that everyone is born a nudist. We enter this world without a stitch on, and being naked is our natural state. We are all naked beings. Clothing is an artificial construct that allows us to live in parts of the planet that would be inhospitable to humans otherwise. Clothing has evolved into more than just protection from the harsh elements, and now carries with it huge social messaging about identity, even status.
The spa culture has been growing fast during the last decade or two in Europe. Especially countries like Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands are seeing a growth in visitors of spa centers. We’re talking about “centers” and even that might be an understatement. A Western European wellness center is pretty much a water park for grown-ups. Often there are several swimming pools, jacuzzis, saunas, steam rooms, cold baths, warm baths, and the possibility to more different kinds of massages and treatments than you could ever imagine. An important factor here is that bathing suits are forbidden by default in these facilities.