Think pure, think naturist
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The naturism or the nudism, how is called in some places of the world, was borned at the beginning of the 20-th century, as a movement of health and psychology and physical well-being, and from that time has become a world-wide movement between persons which consider the way of living without clothes good for the mind and for the body. The naturism is a humanistic ideal which starts from the classical Greek world and from the modern medical, psychological and ecological precepts, in order to have a correct relationship with oneself, with the others and with the environment. |
| The International Naturist Federation (INF-FNI), which coordinates a group of about 30 different nations, counts at this time 2.5 millions of registered members. To these are added all the persons who, for reasons of climate or work commitments, can enjoy a naturist lifestyle only for the holiday period, making so that the number of participants at the movement reaches 10 millions. For the most of these persons, the idea of a holiday in the “annoying prison” of a bikini would be unthinkable, and for that reason, in the last years there has been an exponential increase in the holiday places suitable for hosting this type of quests. |
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Being naturist transcends the simple act of taking off the bikini; is rather a lifestyle characterized by a certain way of approaching the world and the human kind; the naturism is a way of living in harmony with the nature, characterized by the practice of nudity together, in order to promote respect for oneself, the others and the environment (official definition of Naturism, made by Francis Schelstraete, on the occasion of the XIV Naturist Mondial Congress from 1974). |
| Nudity is an essential part of naturism because it allows a return to a kind of natural state in which sexuality is freed of substrates artefacts, in order to be lived without malice, no obsession or perversion. In fact, the nudity has as a characteristic the fact that it makes the ones who practice it, after a certain time for adaptation, to forget that they are naked, creating a sort of brotherhood and equality between people.Stripping the symbols which force them to their original status, the naturists have the ability to disengage from membership of class, gender age or geographical origin.“This is absolute freedom, the one that free us from our troubles our passions, from the oppression of our unconscious, anxiety of being attacked or even just criticized by the conventional world” (D.Agnoli, 2002) |
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In fact, the body assumes a different function than the traditional world, the world of “textiles” as it is commonly called in the naturist jargon.The naked body it is always considered beautiful by the naturist, as a work of art in itself, and all forms of oppression, exploitation, abuse of that is being fought hard by the movement; the body of the naturist doesn’t have to be beautiful at all costs, according to the conventional parameters, but it is beautiful as a place in which we combine physical and mental health; the self-respect, the well-being of the body and mind, is achieved through proper nutrition, healthy living and sport; the respect for the others is searched by trying to overcome prejudices and jealousies. In the background of this naturist ethics is fundamental the respect, as it says the word itself, to the surrounding environment and the nature who is generously hosting us. |
| The naturist experience is, as all human experiences, immersed in a wider context in which one can not ignore the “good or bad” nature in every human been. The naturist ethics (from the greek “ethos”-standards of living) proposes a set of rules useful to balance these centrifugal forces, directing the individual towards a natural life achieved through the practice of integral and collective nakedness: “Nudity in a difficult world is the greatest and most humble way that allows us to see beyond” (Lecocq). |
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