This looks like a normal yoga class but the activities are different. It is a naked yoga class, where Adult male and female regardless their body type, Age or race.
The owner of the Yoga class was interviewed and she said this – ” I really cared about making the space and the class inclusive for all different kinds of people. I noticed the clothing yoga community is filled with people who are thin, young, white women. But then when it comes to my class, it’s totally different. There’s people of many different genders, and many different like sexual orientations, a lot of different ages, which I think is great”.
She further shared her theory behind the naked yoga classes. She said the goal is, over time as you see your body more, you see your wrinkles, stretch marks, scars and imperfections, the become less of a deal in time.
When you see your body on a daily basis, there’s nowhere else to go, but to a place of self-acceptance and self kindness.
The events in this yoga classes are not sexual. As a matter of fact, the have a set of community rules that they speak before every event. There is a really strong consent policy here for example – if you do not want to be touched or even asked, there’s a stack of red cards on the tables, you can put one of those red cards on the floor. And no one will talk to you throughout the event.
They don’t allow cruising. They don’t even allow unsolicited compliments like hey, you have pretty eyes, because those kinds of compliments tend to sexualize interactions as well. But if people have an erection, they just tell everybody to ignore it because it’s not a big deal. Because their aim here is not just accepting the way your body looks, but also accepting the way bodies function.
A student their was interviewed and she said naked Yoga has made her feel more beautiful or positive. Because it reminds her that there are other people who are okay with her body too. She said When you do yoga without clothes, it’s just your skin and the air you feel free liberated and kind of one with nature. No matter what your background is, this is a place that’s willing and wanting to accept you exactly as you are today.