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Where To Practice Naked Yoga In Vancouver

Where To Practice Naked Yoga In Vancouver

We’ve all had that nightmare where you show up to class bare-butt naked. Most people have a fear of showing skin, whether it be at a beach or the bedroom. It’s often due to the cultural pressure of looking like a flawless airbrushed Barbie. But (no pun intended), now you can have that naked experience in real life, wide awake and during a class.

Despite your fear of people knowing you have cellulite, several studies find that being naked is actually good for you. Instead of reading countless hours of medical journals you can simply just Google it. It’s beneficial for our skin, our mood, and our self-confidence. It contributes to relaxation, enhances circulation and helps us get comfortable with our own bodies.

But where can we find the space to be in our birthday-suits and practice nude yoga outside of our homes without getting arrested?

Naked Yoga – A place where you and the entire class share a yoga practice completely and utterly, naked. It’s a non-judgmental environment to practice your downward facing dog. No shoes, no shirt, no problem.

Yoga, itself is one of the most beneficial exercises for both your mind and body. An article published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine concluded that “the studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise seem to indicate that, in both healthy and diseased populations, yoga may be as effective as or better than exercise at improving a variety of health-related outcome measures.”  Yoga Journal also has a quick list of 38 health benefits that as a result of practicing yoga including but not limited to: better posture, flexibility, bone health, blood flow, balance, focus and sleep. It can also help heal back and neck injuries.

Combine nakedness and yoga and you get amazing benefits physically, mentally and spiritually.

A famous naked yoga instructor, Ron Stewart, is owner and instructor at Skyclad, located in Victoria. His establishment offers classes, retreats and workshops where one, whether male or female, can work on themselves inside and out.

If you live outside of Victoria, you can also attend Naked Dude Yoga classes in Vancouver which take place at 1775 Haro (Club 8×6) – Near Haro and Denman. Unfortunately, they do not offer mixed-gender classes. But you’re not out of luck just yet! The best part about yoga and naked yoga is you can also do it at home. Here is a quick list of some free online naked yoga classes that you can do at home alone or with a friend but still get the same benefits. Have fun stripping and stretching.

 

Namaste.

 

Written by: Sarine Gulerian
Photo Credit:  kcfitnesslink

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