August 31, 2020 Volume 20, Issue 10  

Weekly Newsletter

COVID19 Update The state of California has instituted a new Blueprint for a Safer Economy, this blueprint is a color code in which classifies what business are allowed to do during each phase. See the new blue- print

San Diego county is currently in phase RED, which means that the entire resort is open with some modifications. Inside this issue We are happy to announce that the modifications that are in effect here at the resort are no different then they have been for the past several months. We are doing everything thing possi- Topless Sunbathing ......  2 ble to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our members and guests. Going Topless And ‘Flashing ...... 2 If you’re unable to join us to relax naturally, we hope the you stay naked, stay safe and most of Recreational ...... 3 all stay healthy. Dreamlike Portraits ...... 4 Weddings ...... 4 Lola Young Has Shared The Empowering Skinned Or Skinful ...... 4 Surge In Numbers ...... 4 Woman Video We’re A Naked House ...... 5

Rising UK artist Lola Young has shared the powerful visuals for new track ‘Woman’, an ode to Just One Person ...... 5 women everywhere that explores Lola’s thoughts of how she sees herself in society. That New Friend ...... 6 Talking about the video, she explains, “I wanted to make this video because I believe women are Famous French Nudist ...... 6 all undeniably strong, sexy, free, brave, vulnerable, raw and powerful. And that we do not have Why Suits Suck ...... 6 to hide away. We do not have to remain unseen, our bodies should never be sexualized or a taboo conversation, or only seen through the male gaze. We have the ability to normalize our When Clothing Is Optional ...... 6 bodies being on show, and accept them for their differences, as It’s important to remember Women Into Naturism ...... 7 those differences are currently often shamed. Promote Naturism ...... 7 “I pushed for the women in the video being fully nude and the energy on set because of that was insane. I have never felt more empowered in my life. Nipples, bums, rolls, stretch marks, cellulite, Free the Nipple 2020 ...... 8 all of these things are beautiful along with the ‘perfect’ body. This is my personal experience of being a woman, hopefully other women will have their own take on what it means to them.”

Read more Topless Sunbathing Defended By French Inte- rior Minister

France's interior minister has defended topless sunbathing after police asked a group of women on a Mediterranean beach to cover up.

The three were approached by officers on the beach in Sainte-Marie-La-Mer following a com- plaint from a holidaying family.

The incident generated a huge backlash against the officers.

Backing the women, the minister, Gérald Darmanin, tweeted: "Freedom is a precious commodi- ty".

He said it was wrong the women were asked to put on clothing.

A press release posted on Facebook by the Pyrenees-Orientales police said the incident hap- pened last week.

Two officers asked three people on the beach to cover their chests, after a request from a family concerned about children present.

A brief history of the nipple Read more

If you think you need to be a supermodel to be a nudist then you are wrong. Many naturists aren't perfect. Nudists are comfortable with the skin they are in. Looks are not important in the least!

Mum Says Going Topless And ‘Flashing The Wil- In a Naked Pandemic Race derness’ Helped Her Love Her Post-cancer Body In a lot of ways, the 5K I ran on Satur- day was like any other race: The tall, Could the secret to body confidence post-mastectomy lie in stripping off in the middle of the skinny guys zipped out front, fast. wilderness? Spectators rang cowbells. I heard the Cat Levitt reckons so. “Rocky” theme twice along the The mum-of-one was diagnosed with stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma cancer in June course. 2018.

Except the spectators were naked. Within months she had a double mastectomy, followed by four rounds of gruelling chemothera- And I was, too. py. Thankfully, Cat has been given the all clear – but she has struggled with the feeling of ‘not being That’s because the race was the - a full woman’ since losing both nipples. Bouncing Buns Clothing Optional 5K, held at the Sunny Rest Resort, a nudist Rather than mourning her old body, Cat, 35, decided to celebrate her post-cancer … by trekking to the top of mountains, getting topless, and ‘flashing the wilderness’. resort in Palmerton, Pa. She credits those excursions with helping her to embrace her body again. So far, Cat has visited – “Not enough of us do things outside and flashed – more than 10 beauty spots, including Ice Lake in Colorado, US, and has sparked a the box anymore, particularly as we trend among other breast cancer survivors. get older,” said Ron Horn, race direc- Cat, from Aspen, in Colorado, US, said: ‘Flashing the wilderness is a way for me to show every- tor and co-owner of Pretzel City body there’s strength in your scars and strength in breast cancer. Sports, which put on the race. ‘I never thought I’d get to where I am now and love my scars. After you go through these surger- I’ve run a handful of Pretzel City’s ies you feel really awful. clothed (or as naked runners call ‘At first I didn’t have confidence and self-love – now I do. I felt like a piece of what made me a them, “textile”) races, Read more woman and a mother were missing. I felt like I wasn’t whole.

‘I know a lot of women that are going through chemotherapy, or who have just had surgery, and they don’t know if they’ll ever get that strength back. It takes a while but you do. ‘I do it a lot – 2 I’ve always flashed the wilderness.’ Cat’s flashing photosRead more About Us

DeAnza Springs Resort is the largest and one of the newest clothing op- tional resorts in North America. Situated on more than 500 acres of high desert (at 2600 feet) in eastern San Diego County, it is ideal for year- round vacationing.

The resort is comprised of 311 spa- cious RV sites with full hook-ups and plenty of spacious tent sites for dry camping. Luxurious rental units con- sisting of fully furnished park models, midsized RV’s and motel rooms.

No matter what activities you enjoy, you will probably find them available at DeAnza Springs Resort. Surround- ed on three sides by fantastic hills of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the resort grounds include grassy Caption describing picture or graphic lawns, Shade trees, and sparkling pools, as well as typical desert vege- tation. Recreational Naturism versus Ethical Naturism Other amenities include two heated swimming pools (one enclosed for Which term is used depends partially on where you are. In Europe, the term “naturist” is used year-round swimming), a hot tub, almost exclusively while “nudist” is often derogatory. In the , most people who spa, well equipped gym, and attend clubs call themselves nudists because they belong to the American Association for (AANR) who uses the term “nudist”. Americans who go to free beaches tend to prefer pickleball courts, shuffleboard court, to identify themselves as “naturists” because historically, (TNS) has been the horseshoe pits, lounge, café, confer- biggest defender of free beaches in the United States. In , the official naturist organiza- ence center, game room, large cov- tions are called the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) and the Fédération québécoise ered patio, world class , as well de naturisme (FQN) but many Canadian use “naturism” and “nudism” as synonyms. as children’s play equipment. We also At Bare Oaks, we believe that naturism more accurately conveys what the movement is all about. have a large safely enclosed pet park, Our philosophy is much more than just taking your clothes off and the term “nudist” suggests laundry facility and Wi-Fi broadband that it is only about . It is a life philosophy with physical, psychological, environmental, internet access is available through- social and moral benefits. Furthermore, we argue that it is not about nudity. It is about respect for self, for others and for nature. It is about being more natural. But clearly nudity is a critical out the resort. tool that we use to achieve those goals. Within a short hiking distance, there Yet many people who call themselves nudists still clearly hold naturist values. So what matters are vestiges of ancient native en- most is what a person believes and how they act. campments, abandoned mines and Listen to a podcast where people from North America and Europe discuss the two terms. railroad camps to explore. The Anza- Borrego Desert State Park offers The Naturist Recreation-Ethical Scale miles of nature trails for nude hiking Over time, people sometime change from being a mere participant in naturism to being an activ- and mountain biking. ist. But not everyone sees naturism as a life philosophy. Thus we introduce two categories within naturism: the Ethical Naturist and the Recreational Naturist. These are not finite classifications. With the friendly folks that call DeAn- Rather, it is a scale with most people positioned somewhere between the extremes. za home, you can socialize as much Many people start out as Recreational Naturists for the simple reason that it just feels great to be or as little as you choose. You can free of clothing. Read more 3 Photographer Flor Gardun o’s Sensual, Dream- About Us cont. like Portraits share in monthly potluck dinners, Throughout her career, Mexican photographer Flower Garduño has combined sensual femininity enjoy social hour, sing karaoke, or with a touch of the impossible. In her nude portraits, photographed in a studio as well as in na- ture, the female body becomes a site where allegory and history, and the corporeal and the dance the night away in the Oasis mystical meet. Lounge. Enjoy a meal at the Cactus Flower Café or an invigorating game In Árbol de Cuervos (Tree of Crows) (2017), a nude woman holds a handstand in front of the ocean, a bird perched on each of her feet. In La Mujer Que Sueña (Dreaming Woman, Pinotepa of water . At the end of the Nacional, Mexico) (1991), an Oaxacan woman stretches out to sleep, her arm folded behind her day you can retreat to your own head. The photograph’s composition recalls Henri rousseau ’s Sleeping Gypsy (1897), the curvilin- space to experience the peace and ear forms of the two iguanas adjacent to her body reminiscent of Rousseau's watchful lion. Read solitude the high desert has to offer. more

We have many planned activities for you to enjoy every week, such as bingo, karaoke, trivia, water volley- Let’s Get More Nude Weddings Done! ball and social hour. Our activities list Nudism is a wonderful lifestyle. I am glad to have discovered the nudist lifestyle and I wish to also include events like Nudestock never stop being a nudist in my life. I wish I was raised as a nudist.

Musical Festival, Bare Booty 5K Run Well, we can’t go back in time to have me be raised as a nudist, but I do agree with doing many and Naked to Goat Canyon Trestle. things naked and in nudism in my life. And one of those things we need more in nudism is a nud- All activities are open to everyone. ist .

Nude recreation can be a getaway Nude weddings sound like an excellent idea. How much money is spent on wedding dresses, tuxedos and suits? Quite a lot. Wedding attire in casual clothes is expensive. So, nude weddings from the pressures of everyday life. save a good amount of money on the dresses, suits and tuxedos. Read more The relaxation you will discover is a result of the healthy trend toward accepting ourselves for who we are and feeling comfortable with our Naturist Thin Skinned Or Skinful? bodies. Recently I made some observations about naturism from old and new sources. I have been read- If you have not yet experienced the ing a book published in 1924 called Nudism in Modern Life. The new . This volume from a college professor recounts the experience of the early years of naturism in and freedom and fun of nude recreation, Shares some of the social and scientific rationale for the movement. Nudism or gymnosophy is you are in for a wonderful and liber- described as both philosophy and practice. This is a concept that really resonates since I have ating experience when you visit always described clothes free living as both philosophy and practice. The author Maurice Parma- DeAnza Springs Resort. lee discusses the connective nature of nudism (gymnosophy). He suggests gymnosphy at its core helps human beings connect to nature and to each other. His description of what gymnosophy Those who enjoy nude recreation looks like is quite vivid and paints a clear picture for the reader along with a few small black and come from all walks of life. DeAnza white photos. Read more Springs Resort welcomes singles, couples and families of all ages. You will quickly find that being comforta- Irish Naturist Association Sees Surge In Num- ble with your body and those of others has nothing to do with age, bers Joining Nudist Group During Lockdown size, shape or condition. A GROWING number of people are stripping off across Ireland to help themselves cope with the DeAnza’s magic is yours to discover! woes of life in lockdown. Come and stay for a day, week, According to Newstalk, there has been a surge in the number of people showing an interest in month or… joining the Irish Naturist Association. This has been partially attributed to the Covid-19 restrictions in place across the country, with many exploring new ways of letting off steam and enjoying their natural surroundings.

The Irish Naturist Association is reporting a 31% increase in new memberships between May and July.

Speaking to The Hard Shoulder, member Ciara Boud cited the fact many have more free time on their hands during lockdown to explore such options.

4 "Maybe people had more time to be online, they're looking up stuff,” she said. Read more I Refuse To Make My Kids Ashamed Of Their Bodies So We’re A Naked House

He used to sit comfortably in the bouncy chair on the floor outside the tub every morning while I showered. I installed a clear shower curtain and would sing songs and play peekaboo and some- times he would shake his rattle to entertain himself so that I could start each morning fresh and clean.

This became a tradition and as he got older he would get out of bed in his footed pyjamas, drag his blanket and just sit himself down on the carpet as soon as he heard the shower go on. Some- times I would open the shower curtain and see his little sleepy face and I hadn’t even noticed he was there. Other times, he would pounce in ready to tell me about the random thoughts that were racing through his big toddler mind.

I was always naked and both of us were comfortable with this.

In fact, all these years later we are still comfortable with our nudity.

Our whole family seems to be comfortable with nudity.

We change in front of each other, often share a stall in the family change room at the pool and shower with the bathroom door open. Read more

"We change in front of each other, often share a stall in the family change room at the pool and shower with the bathroom door open."

Just One Person

The more that people know about Naturism, the better things will be. Many people don’t even know they know a Naturist and assume that we are still that fringe minority on the far edges of society. In fact, we are their next-door neighbors, their work colleagues, the people on the next table in the pub, in the airplane seats in the row in front, in the car hire queue behind them at the airport... everywhere.

We completely understand the individual fears and possible complications to having an easy life, but do want to encourage you to help Naturism in the UK to grow and to become normal. While it remains hidden, misguided and incorrect views of Naturism will continue. We want to escape from the association that nudity means sex, or even worse, perversion. There is now scientific evidence that we’re onto something. Why stay quiet about that?

It’s daunting, but here’s a new initiative that we’ve launched for those that need to think about it a bit, find their feet, be ready before they ‘come out’. Don’t stress about making everyone in your life aware, tell Just One Person. It’s probably quite easy to pick someone who would not be judgmental. You’ll probably find that you get a positive or sympathetic reaction. Don’t assume it will be bad. Feedback says that you will feel better having told someone – it may actually be a relief!

We’d like also to encourage those people who have already told Just One Person (or more than one) to tell us about that first time to help others take those first steps. We’ll publish them in our magazine, and on the website and forum. Below you will find some we have already received.

From a Naturist perspective, the more it is talked about and shared, the more others will be encouraged to understand or even explore it for themselves. As Naturists we are in danger of killing this natural life choice by fear. We need to talk about it for it to survive.

Think about telling Just One Person and please do tell us how it went. Let’s lose the fear.

Someone had been asking us how many go to our swim. I thought was worth an approach. We had a conversation about Naturism Read more 5 That New Friend You’ve Been Looking For Searching for the Threads Might Be A Naturist of a Family Natur- ist Network. How many times have you wished you had a friend who shared an important interest of yours that might not be especially common? Perhaps you like to play chess at a somewhat more expert A Twitter thread burst into flames level than average. Or you’re a “master gardener”. Or you enjoy backcountry hiking and camping. You might know others with similar interests, even though they’re not as serious about the inter- yesterday when Nick and Lins est as you are. What can you do if you want to find a friend who actually shares your level of from Naked Wanderings posed a interest and experience? simple question, “…when it comes to Consider a more concrete example. Suppose you play one or more musical instruments – guitar, naturism, Europe is decades in front drums, piano, flute, or whatever. Moreover, Read more of the USA. Why isn’t there any European style in the USA?” (You can find that post on @nakedwanderings on Twitter, Famous French Nudist Resort Hit Hard By posted on August 27, 2020 at 4:47 ‘Worrying’ Covid-19 Outbreak pm.) French regional health authorities on Sunday said there had been a "very worrying" outbreak of Why, indeed? Is that even true? coronavirus at a naturist holiday resort on 's Mediterranean coast, with some 100 holiday- America has loads of naturist places, makers so far testing positive. Nudists have been ordered to wear masks and practice social and some of them are really nice. distancing, as tests show a 30 percent infection rate – four times higher than other people in the area. And don’t even get Ameri- cans started on another country The Cap d'Agde resort in the Hérault region in southern France – hugely popular doing something better than we do. among naturists – tallied 38 positive tests of Covid-19 on Monday and another 57 on Wednes- day, the regional health authority said. Read more In a couple months, this blog will celebrate its eighth anniversary. I launched this particular effort to document our travels as we were The Human Form. Or Why Bathing Suits Suck. about to depart for Europe, during I think it’s an awesome image. A person swimming in the best way possible. which time we would live in the South of France for a year while Yes, you probably saw this already, but I put it here again for a reason. exploiting every opportunity we This is the reason. could to check places off our travel Bathing suits. After looking at the image above, it suddenly struck me that bathing suits aren’t bucket list, naked or not. just pathetic pieces of fabric that make you feel unpleasant. They also disrupt the image that is the human shape. Prior to that, back in 2004, I devel- oped a real webpage, P and C Natur- There is nothing that interrupts seeing her whole shape. Read more ist Travel, in an effort to advocate for family naturism similar to that we had experienced in Europe – essen- tially an effort to answer the question More People Getting Naked During Coronavirus: Nick posed yesterday. By my best When Clothing Is Optional, What About Masks? calculation, I was about the age then, that Nick is now. A big part While connected to the current heat wave in sweltering Europe and to changes in attitude about of our quest was finding a place to the body, polls show that a rising popularity of nudism in many countries of the world is also linked to Covid 19 confinement. take our pre-teen kids on nakation. - Someplace like those big family Naturists associations have been noting the interest in nudism and increases in their membership naturist resorts in France, but in the during the coronavirus pandemic — and the media is paying attention: United States. Read more “You Can Leave Your Mask On: Nudists Wear Just One Item in Covid Times,” the Wall Street Journal headlines a recent story. The take in Vice: “The Ongoing Battle to Convince Nudists to Wear Face Masks,” while The Telegraph runs with “Clothes off, masks on: America’s nudist re- sorts reopen.” France 24 reports that “Nudists adapt to Covid times,” as CTVNews reports on “Getting naked in quarantine: Interest peaks in nudist lifestyle.”

In other words, nudism has become a thing. Read more 6 Encouraging Women Into Naturism

Why not try naturism? We have had numerous responses to this question. Some have absurd concerns such as ‘naturism encourages paedophilia’, others object on the basis of some moral or religious principle. However, most are either neutral or fall somewhere on a scale of ‘interested’. Our experience is that there are actually very few who are actively against people removing their clothes in appropriate public circumstances.

However, there does seem to be a gender divide when it comes to trying naturism for them- selves. Men are often keen, women less so.

In the UK, at least, this divide is reflected in most clothing optional spaces, whether the beach, the naked bike ride or the naked hike. Most naturist clubs will, from necessity, need some sort of policy to avoid becoming too male heavy.

This is a sad state of affairs and holds back the wider practice and benefits of naturism. In our experience, therefore, when promoting naturism it is women who need the most encourage- ment.

But before knowing what form any encouragement should take we need to ask ourselves why it is that women make reluctant naturists. Read more

It is a great day to get out and enjoy nature and the sun on your skin with a nude hike

How to Promote Naturism? Like a Minimalist.

Minimalism. At first you may think it doesn’t have much to do with naturism, but I think the two philosophies go hand-in-hand perfectly and that the former can provide an almost perfect exam- ple of how to popularize an .

What is Minimalism?

Minimalism means many things across art, music and architecture. But I’m talking about the Marie Kondo-esque phenomenon that has grown in popularity over the past few years. Minimal- ism means living with less. But it’s about far more than simply decluttering.

Minimalism is a lifestyle that seeks to remove any and all unnecessary clutter from one’s life— whether physical, mental or spiritual. It’s about only owning what provides value to oneself, and saving time, energy and money. It’s prioritizing people, ideas and experiences over things. It’s about making conscious choices about what really matters to your life. It’s often been called simple living, tiny living or intentional living. At its core, minimalism is anti-materialist and anti-commercial. It’s a direct reaction against our modern consumer capitalist world that wants us to spend more and more.

The unofficial leaders of this unofficial movement are The Minimalists, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, who have a podcast, books, events and a documentary. Their first book, Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life, starts with one question – “Are you truly happy?”

Any book about naturism could start with the same line – “Are you truly happy?”

Are you feeling overwhelmed and disillusioned with a culture that keeps telling us to spend and own and stay busy? Don’t you want a more simple and free life?

Do you maybe own too many clothes?

Naturism & Minimalism Minimalism is a lifestyle with many diverse expressions and philosophies—you may never meet 7 two self-professing “minimalists” Read more So You Want To Free the Nipple 2020 From self-censorship to activism To celebrate 2020 here is a free version, sharable outside Medium, of the earlier article. An online show by gallery 42  Quite a few years have passed since 2016’s So You Want To Free the Nipple and it was apparent Social Club provides invaluable it needed some major updating. So it was decided, a new decade, a new article. Since August also information on the social me- coincides with International GoTopless Day, it seemed the right month to publish. dia platform's draconian filters. This will be a little different than the first version, being more in line with last year’s 20 Things That Could Change If Topless Equality Was Normalized for easier reading. Without further ado, Wow, are you guys angry. It here are 15 ways to help achieve body equality for the 2020s: was unsurprising that last 1. Support Public Breastfeeding. month’s column about censor- What better way to help normalize breasts than to support their primary non-sexual function? ship on Instagram ruffled a lot 2. Educate. of feathers online, but it is People often get caught up in emotion and their own cultural upbringing to rationally process fascinating to learn more about facts. Such as breasts being ultimately harmless, even essential to daily life through feeding ba- how people react and respond bies. Articles like the aforementioned 20 Things can help with this, as well as just normal civilized discussion with those who disagree. It’s also important to remind those who may be uncomforta- to it. ble that nobody is forcing anybody to go topless. It will always remain a choice, as it is for men today. So many of you commented on 3. Support the Trans Community. the @theartnewspaper.official Few things showcase the ridiculousness of anti-topless attitudes as those who have undergone and @instagratification. Read gender reassignment surgery. Nipples that were once illegal/obscene are now perfectly fine more simply due to removal of internal tissue along with some skin and visa versa. Read more

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