Naked City NYC: Nude Yoga and more for Gothamites

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By April MacIntyre Jul 21, 2008, 16:51 GMT

Giving Down Dog a whole new perspective, some brave denizens of New York City are shedding their clothes and offering Namasté greetings while practicing yoga nude. These two are on this naked bandwagon in the UK: 200 cyclists rode naked to celebrate cycling and the human body in Brighton Britain 07 June 2008. EPA/NICK RAIN

These two are on this naked bandwagon in the UK: 200 cyclists rode naked to celebrate cycling and the human body in Brighton Britain 07 June 2008. EPA/NICK RAINThe New York Post headlines reveal that the heat in New York currently is brutal, and some city dwellers are exploring their rights to go nude in restaurants and yoga studios Even a few comedy clubs are going naked, according to the paper.The Post interviewed some participants in the naked city trend: "We're just more comfortable nude," said John Ordover, who rents city eateries for naked dinner parties."We're not out to shock or put on a public spectacle. We want only to do things that other people do in the way that we are most comfortable doing them. That, for us, is without clothes," he said.The Post toured a Midtown studio called the Phoenix Temple, where the twice-weekly yoga classes allow the naked to practice various forms of Yoga"I had such a transformative experience on my own when I did yoga naked rather than clothed," said Naked Yoga NYC teacher Isis Phoenix to the Post. "I wanted to share that."The class size is around ten, and the rules are no duds, and BYOM - Bring your own mat.What will be interesting to see is if the nude Yoga trend in New York will carry over to other cities, especially where the "hot yoga" style of Bikram Yoga is becoming more popular. Heat is used in order to assist your efforts in mastering the difficult poses for strength building.Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 poses performed in a room with temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat of a Bikram studio is a shock for the uninitiated, yet it allows more flexibility since most poses used in Bikram are physically challenging.Newsweek magazine also covered the naked alternative yoga trend. The One Taste Urban Retreat Center in San Francisco is where naked Yoga allegedly got its start. LINKTalk back and let us know if you would entertain the idea of a nude yoga studio in your town.

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vikasJul 23rd, 2008 - 09:44:48

Naked yoga is a compelling idea.In India most of it is done,or at least supposed to be done with just a lioncloth or a langot(unstiched underwear).As far as women are concerned I don't know if even that was required.

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chrysJul 23rd, 2008 - 17:59:12

I think naked yoga is a great idea. I would like to try it.

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Nude Yoga ForumNov 18th, 2008 - 17:19:53

You can find more nude yoga classes, retreats, etc. at nudeyogaforum dot com. Hope to see you there.

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