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Here are some tips to make sure you — and everyone around you — has the worst experience possible in your nude yoga class:
- Refuse to take off your clothes at the appointed time. Watch everybody else instead. Giggle.
- Leave your phone on. When your buddy calls, answer it and say, “Dude, I’m in a nude yoga class. You won’t believe the girl next to me…”
- Stare. At every person. So they notice.
- Laugh when the guy in front of you raises his buttocks (and bollocks) into downward facing dog.
- Eat airy foods before class, release at will.
- Use your neighbor’s towel to wipe the sweat off your privates, saying, “Thanks, I forgot mine.”
- When you get an erection, display it proudly exclaiming, “I think my kundalini is rising!”
Observe the opposite yoga etiquette from what is described above, and you will probably have a great experience.
Enjoy!
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Fiona demonstrates a version of vrksasana, or tree pose.
You’ll notice that her form is a bit different from Zita’s tree pose. These are just two versions of the same naked yoga asana. The raised foot doesn’t have to be pressed into the standing leg.
In fact, there’s a variation called adho mukha vrksasana, or … Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s Fiona showing off a naked yoga fish pose, or matseyasana. This pose is harder than it looks.
I wish you could see her feet, it would make this pose easier to explain. … Read the rest of this entry »
This photo of Chloe comes from a naked yoga collection on Met-Art, a fine nude photography site.
Her hands are in jnana mudra, a meditative position. I think it’s called something else besides jnana mudra, though, when the hands are held on either side of the face. I looked and looked and couldn’t find the name of this hand gesture, but I know I just read about it somewhere. … Read the rest of this entry »
Beautiful Luba is back, meditating in the nude.
Luba is sitting naked in lotus position, or padmasana. This takes practice and a great deal of hip flexibility. Don’t force it, or you could damage the knees. Work up to it by doing hip-opening poses like bound angle (baddha konasana) and pigeon pose (kapotasana).
Luba’s hands are … Read the rest of this entry »
This posture is a naked halasana, or nude yoga plow pose.
From shoulderstand, keep your upper body upright as you bend at the hips, dropping the feet to the floor above the head.
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There are four main methods of practicing naked yoga: self-directed nude yoga practice, nude partner yoga, private naked yoga lessons, and group naked yoga classes.
Self-directed nude yoga practice
Self-directed naked yoga is as simple as taking off your clothes and doing the yoga you normally do, whether a vinyasa flow, holding poses, or some combination. Depending on the type of yoga you practice, pranayama and meditation may also be part of your naked yoga session. … Read the rest of this entry »
