Since I’ve lived in the Bay Area most of my life, the opportunity to run naked into the waves is to some degree, ordinary. It wasn’t always the same it was. The historical backdrop of “what’s suitable to wear on the beach” is long and varied.
Around the globe, depending on the geography, the idea of naked sea shores has existed as both a regularity and a difficulty.
In the US, the velocity of thought on the appropriateness of nude beaches has come to a state of rest for the moment.
Getting a charge out of nature in a natural state is a liberating experience, however it isn’t without regulations. Laying naked on the beach is a lot of fun and for the wholesome joy that it brings, it can be tarnished by actions that aren’t in alignment with what nude culture is about. First and the most important thing is the inability to see nudity beyond the context of sex.
Nakedness Is Not Always Sexual
The situations and circumstances in which we most often find ourselves naked in the company of another person is an unsurprising reality for the majority of nudity perceived as sexual.
Surely, in some sexual situations we are bound to be naked, but nudity itself, I am sorry to say, isn’t characteristically sexual.
Or to say it in a different way, the activities that we perform or propose in a stripped body can be sexual, yet the bare body itself isn’t. This is a characterizing standard of nudist culture, and a significant one to comprehend before visiting a naked sea shore. Under no conditions should you interpret a nudist’s nudity as an invitation for a sexual or erotic interaction. Seeing a person’s nudity as purely sexual is not a behavior you should come with on a nude beach, and it’s not a state of mind that will be appreciated by the nudists you’ll be sharing the beach with.
It’s Not A Thing To Be Ashamed Of
Talking about states of mind, nude beaches are also shame-free zones. These are amazing spaces to enjoy your body! The most amazing thing about nude beaches is when you enter it you’ll see different types of body structures all together. While inner comparison might be unavoidable, try to do so from a place of kindness and acceptance. This is a time to relax, not self-criticize. Moreover, transparently giggling or laughing at another body on the nude beach is rarely alright, and you’ll be completely overlooking what’s really important of getting a charge out of the nude beach at any rate.
If you find yourself caught up in the purely visual aspects of a nude beach, a constructive and meditative exercise can be to focus on the tactile sensations we so rarely get to enjoy. How does the heat of the sun feel on the completely naked body? How’s the experience of swimming naked in the ocean? Who knew ocean spray on a bare bum could feel so refreshing?
However, for all the freedom and peacefulness that nude beaches offer, it should likewise be said that they aren’t clothes-free utopias…
Give Respect To Other Nudists
Actually, while most of the nudists that you share the nude beach with will be completely respectful individuals, there will be other people who are definitely not. I, myself have experienced how its never the practicing nudists who perform offensive acts but rather the people who are in clothes.
I’m repeating this again: Under no conditions or circumstances should you see a nudist’s nudity as an invitation for a sexual or erotic interaction. Using someone’s nude presence, without their explicit consent, as a means in your method to satiate your sexual desires is sexual violence.
On a less egregious note, if you’re enjoying a clothed experience at a beach that is shared by nudists, don’t take their nudity as an invitation to gawk and stare. Just as the nudists aren’t gawking at you in your bathing suit, you shouldn’t gawk at them in their birthday suits. This especially goes for specifically clothing-optional beaches. Speaking of which —
Honor The Intended Purpose Of Nude Beaches
There are scarcely any spaces in which social nudity is considered adequate and can be experienced without clinical or sexual hints. If you don’t mind think about that there are horde different beaches for clothed experiences, and abstain from upsetting the motivation behind assigned naked sea shores.
You will find yourself at a nude beach with a tinge of curiosity and a feeling of “yes”, “I should give it a go”. With our commutes, our ladder climbing, our volunteering, our caring for others, our dismantling of the things we don’t like, we are always in a buttoned up state of doing.
If you are one who enjoy being naked for the day, nude beaches are the place for you. The freedom to be comfortable with the way you are and enjoying life!
A refreshing opposite to your day to day schedule.
