On Monday, a good friend of mine and I headed to Sandy Hook, a legally nude beach on the Jersey shore. Neither of us had been able to get there all summer long, and finally we decided if we didn't go then, we may not make it out at all.
It was a PERFECT day at the beach. Light breeze, not too hot, more sunny than cloudy, and because it was off-season, not too crowded.
There's something so peaceful, calming and centering about being totally naked outdoors. Especially when any anxiety around being discovered and punished are removed because it's perfectly legal. You can walk more than a mile down the beach. It's exhilarating being naked outside and almost a mile away from your clothes. Talk about getting back to nature!
IMHO, nude should be the norm for beaches, and you should have to get special permission to force people to wear bathing suits. The beach and nudity are a natural coupling. It's sad that Americans as a whole are too prudish to allow themselves this pleasure. I suspect that if everyone had a chance to visit a nude beach without judgment and feel the sun and breeze on their bodies, that they'd never want to go to a clothed beach again.
It was a PERFECT day at the beach. Light breeze, not too hot, more sunny than cloudy, and because it was off-season, not too crowded.
There's something so peaceful, calming and centering about being totally naked outdoors. Especially when any anxiety around being discovered and punished are removed because it's perfectly legal. You can walk more than a mile down the beach. It's exhilarating being naked outside and almost a mile away from your clothes. Talk about getting back to nature!
IMHO, nude should be the norm for beaches, and you should have to get special permission to force people to wear bathing suits. The beach and nudity are a natural coupling. It's sad that Americans as a whole are too prudish to allow themselves this pleasure. I suspect that if everyone had a chance to visit a nude beach without judgment and feel the sun and breeze on their bodies, that they'd never want to go to a clothed beach again.
