Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a 2023 Estonian documentary by film maker Anna Hints that unfolds within the intimate, mist-shrouded world of a traditional smoke sauna deep in the forests of southern Estonia. The film gathers a group of women who come together to bathe, sweat, and share their most personal stories — of love, loss, […]
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In Georgia’s Kakheti region, an ancient mud volcano murmurs against the vineyards and fruit orchards of the Alazani Valley. Recognized for its healing properties since the 19th century, the natural spa resort of Akhtala harnesses the ritual potential of its mineral-rich mud, which rises from the cracks in the land’s surface as a living, breathing
The European TV channel ARTE explores the practice of naturism in various countries, and poses the question: Is naturism on the verge of extinction? “Nudity on the beach or when camping as a way of life – for some it’s natural, for others it’s provocative. Naturism has been a tradition in Germany and Great Britain
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A survey by YouGov about attitudes to nudity in the UK suggests that the British are NOT as prudish about nudity as we might have thought. Her at Nude Is Normal we knew this all along, we just couldn’t prove it. Check out the YouGov nude survey here.
Advertisers have a long history of using nudes, or implied nudes in advertising, and we have explored this before here at Nude Is Normal. Look at this post. And another post here. There is a TV commercial running on UK TV, it’s promoting Life Insurance, and features a couple who are naked in front of
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Here is an interesting video featuring some Australian Nudists answering questions about nudism and their lifestyle. Watch it here: You cant ask that!
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I know this sounds obvious, Here at ‘Nude Is Normal’ we promote being nude as normal. The clue is in the name. However, I think we are missing something.Why, for the majority of people, is nude NOT normal? What is it that makes them get dressed, wear a bathing suit to swim, when the clothing
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Take a walk in the wild, NUDE! As much as we like the social side of nudism by visiting our nudist club, sometimes it’s nice to get away .
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The British tabloid “newspaper” The Sun, part of the Rupert Murdock media empire, talked their way into the Naturist Cub on the pretence of good publicity for naturism. We should have known better. Apparently the article itself is quite nice about us. However it’s behind a paywall, and I am not willing to pay the
Why naked swimming is one of the best ways to feel part of nature and better about your body. Let’s go skinny dipping! Have you ever swum completely naked – no swimsuit, no wetsuit, just you and the water? I reckon you aren’t truly liberated till you’ve experienced the joy of freeing your bits from
