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Life reflects art: Barcelona museum welcomes nudist visitors for tour of naked statues | Euronews

LABSN Editor Note: Maybe more museums and art centers should have events such as this.

“Nudity has always existed and bodies should not be a source of shame for anyone” said one participant.

Source: Life reflects art: Barcelona museum welcomes nudist visitors for tour of naked statues | Euronews

How British nudists saw themselves | Apollo Magazine

Annebella Pollen’s history of nudism in 20th-century Britain takes the movement as seriously as it took itself, writes Lynda Nead

LABSN Editor’s Note: This sounds like a very interesting history of nudism/naturism in Great Britain. I’m ordering my copy from powells.com.

Source: How British nudists saw themselves | Apollo Magazine

Lili’s perspective on Naturism and body image

LABSN Editor’s Note: This article is about a young person’s discovery of the personal growth naturism can provide.

Source: Lili’s perspective on Naturism and body image

The case for getting naked – UnHerd

LABSN Editor Note: An interesting article about non-sexual nudity becoming rare in the U.S.

Non-sexual nudity is being erased

Source: The case for getting naked – UnHerd

‘It’s so Brown’: Nudity, controversy, body positivity on campus

LABSN Editor Note: Interesting article about nudity on the campus of Brown University.

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/10/its-so-brown-nudity-controversy-body-positivity-on-campus?fbclid=IwAR21ihevT6P9zrQsDBE-GKusPsH2JiwOzG3MZxuLpDbLK2W-She12APtlZM

Toasted buns: A first-timer on why you should go naked this summer

LABSN Editor’s Note: It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but found this article and thought it was written in such a down-to-earth manner I wanted to post it.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/summer/12-01-2022/toasted-buns-a-first-timer-on-why-you-should-go-naked-this-summer

Radical Beauty: Inside a Naked Yoga Class

LABSN Editor’s Note: A well-done YouTube video on naked yoga and it’s benefits.

BBC – Travel – Why Germans love getting naked in public

LABSN Editor’s Note: This is a short history of the nudist culture in Germany, which some say is the birthplace of today’s nudist movement.

“Free-body culture” promotes harmony with nature, and today some Germans sunbathe nude, strip down to play sports and even hike in the buff.

Source: BBC – Travel – Why Germans love getting naked in public

Nudity is the Future – The Art of Storytelling

LABSN Editor’s Note: An interesting take on changing mores.

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Someday in the near future, no later than 2040, you will go to the beach and see more than a few people not wearing a bathing suit, or anything else for that matter. People will be able to get thei…

Source: Nudity is the Future – The Art of Storytelling

Call for naked art classes to benefit children in UK schools 

LABSN Editor’s Note: Here’s an interesting POV on teaching children about body acceptance.

 

Campaigners have called for nude art classes in schools to improve body image issues caused by social media, and teachers will decide if children can take part.

Source: Call for naked art classes to benefit children in UK schools