Created Naked

“we humans are 60% water and come into existence floating in amniotic fluid; so the urge to return can feel overwhelming and the requirement to wear a swimming costume nonsensical.” —Rowan Pelling, Inside the nudist renaissance - UnHerd [Being] naked out of doors and in the water [restores] my sense of blissful innocence. It takes me back to that place of my almost forgotten childhood, where I got...

“Generally speaking nudists feel that nudism represents an ideal type of non verbal sex education with resultant wholesome heterosexual attitudes and nonvoyeuristic and nonexhibitionistic tendencies “ —Hartman, Fithian, & Johnson 1970, 1991 “Because naturists don’t think of sex when they undress, because naturists don’t think of sex when they are engaged in wholesome family activities. Because nat...

“In nakedness I behold the majesty of the essential instead of the trappings of pretension” —Horatio Greenough “We find that relaxing with clothes off at Elysium Fields [Naturist Resort] is a great tension reliever, for ourselves and our kids, too.”- Actress Lynn Redgrave “The concept of a body being ’summer ready’ is divisive and really quite disgusting…An important aspect of naturism is acceptan...

“In a moment when trust is in short supply — not just between individuals in intimate relationships, but on a societal scale — perhaps the desire to curtail nudity stands in for a fear of intimacy, and from the sense that we just can’t tolerate being so vulnerable around people we don’t know well.” —Kat Rosenfield, https://unherd.com/2023/04/the-case-for-getting-naked/ “I am convinced that there i...

“What we try to de-emphasize by pretending to ignore, we actually focus on by avoidance. If our intention is to focus attention away from the genitals and our sexuality, then we are achieving exactly the opposite by demanding they be covered up and denounced.” —Dennis Craig Smith, Naked Fear “Anyway, because teenagers are the way they are, all we’re really doing by shielding them from nudity is al...

“It is a psychological fact that an interest out of all proportion becomes attached to any part of the body that is perpetually concealed, and we react to this with prurient curiosity. Concealing the body invariably stimulates such curiosity and gives it life. Attitudes on nudity in America range from one extreme to the other and even within the same community conflicting standards exist. Modesty...

“The human body is not obscene, despite wha t the witch doctors would have you believe, and nothing written or pictured about the human body is obscene except as we elect to think it so.” —Lyle Stewart “When people teach that the human body is dirty or obscene, it creates fertile ground for pornography. This is why porn addiction is so strong in our society, even among Christians. Our culture is i...

“One of the observations I like to make is the fact that pornography and the church have the same view of the unclad human body... They both believe that the visible body's impact on the human libido is its most important and significant meaning. If the church and pornography agree, there is a problem.” —Matthew Neal “Indeed, we really do have a problem with the naked body, and we won’t admit it,...

“It is as if your clothes take on the weight of your worries and concerns. They come to embody your defences against the world, and if you can feel confident enough and safe enough, then taking them off evokes a powerful sense of liberation, of joy and freedom.” —Philip Carr-Gomm “For those of you who will invariably lecture me on age and nudity, rest assured—it’s taken me 59 years to feel this co...

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:25 ESVi) https://accordance.bible/link/read/ESVi#Gen._2:25

“It's hard not to have body dysmorphia.  We establish norms on a baseline of many. In this day and age the only body proportion baseline we have easily available is porn. Porn is a terrible baseline of "normal".  Most all men will fall short of that baseline even though they may be average or above average. Just my 2¢. May we all see ourselves with love & compassion.” —Name Withheld “Imagine if we...

“Simple nudity was incarcerated by allowing a suspicion of skin to become an assumption of sin.” —David L. Hatton “By baring it all, it makes it easier to see not just a body, but the individual. -Sylva Sternkopf “ It was nudism that taught me to accept the normality of the human body in any form. Everyone is different, and that’s normal. People don’t exist to please other people’s eyes. But that...

“When people see lots of naked bodies, they quickly appreciate the great diversity of the human form and judge themselves less harshly.” —Michael Castleman “Self Being: Being naked is being yourself. The way to switch off the fake outside world, with its assumptions of who you are, being judged on your clothes, hairdo, jewellery, and the fact you do or don't own the latest and most expensive / big...

“I found being naked to be a humbling experience . . . There were no clothes that could make me feel like I was anything other than who I am:  A being created by God, whose purpose is to find, and do, whatever He created me to do. . . Being naked isn’t a means of attaining inner peace.  But: Being naked can direct a person towards the source of inner peace: God. . . What I will do, is allow the hu...

This week we celebrated the one year anniversary of the Created Naked Podcast. This is our 121st transmission to the wide world. Our hope is to continue to educate a population that needs to hear that their bodies are not inherently sinful, ugly and or less than. You, sweet listener were created as a masterpiece of the Great Artist, our Father. Celebrate our uniqueness and our similarities! Your b...

“The human body is the crown of God‘s creation, consummated by his declaration that it was good. That God’s people are unable to view the body without sinning is not an indictment of the body itself, but of the immaturity of the postmodern evangelical mind.” —Chad W. Thompson, That Famous Fig Leaf, https://a.co/d/9HNEh1g “Because the unclad human body is a natural and sacred part of God‘s creation...

“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own” -Marcus Aurelius “Naked you are unencumbered with human decorations and coverings that cover God’s human masterpiece. Naked with others, you will be more aware of being as God sees you, someone He has created in His own image who is not unlike everyone else. You will have to...

“Nakedness can ... provoke or intensify the falling away of more than physical barriers, evoking an holistic vulnerability, a tangible soul honesty, not only in terms of how we relate to those around us ... but also with ourselves.” —Emma Restall Orr “There are six positive spiritual aspects of nudity.  Vulnerability, Openness, Intimacy, Genuineness, Wholeness, and Equality. Much of the spiritual...

“I didn’t grow up with a mother telling me what was under my clothes was bad or evil.” – Charlize Theron “It is good for children to see each other and their parents naked whenever it so happens naturally. There will be a short period, probably at about three years old, when the child is interested in the differences between his father and his mother, and compares them with the differences between...

“… but in order for that healthier attitude towards oneself, there has to first be some healing. Self-loathing has to be shut down, and an appreciation for out bodies must occur.” —RB Mears, https://x.com/rbmears1/status/1787545035208282431?s=46&t=fpiEy5CqbBOXR1N66BxSTw “Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of all fauna, th...

“No costume that has ever been invented is equal in comfort to perfect nakedness.” —C. Crawford “He fervently desired equilibrium, if for no other reason, than to control his emotions, to moderate between the sunny elation he felt while nude, and the opaque depression that clouded around him when he had to get dressed, forced to enclose himself in textile Swalls buried alive, like an entourage in...

“It’s well known that criticising and judging your body has significant detrimental impacts on mental health and wellbeing.” —Sofie Louise, The benefits of embracing a 'clothing optional' house, https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/gender-and-society/300942333/the-benefits-of-embracing-a-clothing-optional-house “For girls especially, there is so much pressure in our society to be a perfect size. As a...

“Nudists really exist! Those crazy bastards are really for real. You see what it meant? It was the other world discovered. It was like coming home. It was the bright permanent antidote to the grey world-view of Smalltown Appalachia. It was freedom. My spirit soared, because I knew, in a flash of confirmation, that my earlier intuitions had been sound, I had found my people. And I have never left t...

“Body shame, like prejudice, is not natural. It is learned from others and benefits no one.” —Author Unknown “By challenging societal norms, embracing authenticity, and fostering a culture of body positivity, individuals can unlock the transformative benefits of naturism, transcending the confines of shame and judgment to revel in the innate beauty of the human form.” —Marc, https://www.nudeandhap...

“But treating the body as “decent” only when dressed, and “obscene “ when naked , slanders the moral purity of the Maker’s handiwork.”— David L. Hatton, Who Said You were Naked? Reflections ofon Body Acceptance “ “Sure, some people might believe they are offended by nude bathers, but, if you never encounter anything that offends you in your community, you are not living in a free society.” – Corky...