JiggaRoo

These days there seems to be something for everyone.  Whether it’s biking, swimming, running, dancing, yoga in the heat, yoga in the nude… you know.  Did you catch that last one?    There’s a popular practice out there that is far from mainstream and it has to do with doing yoga in the nude!  The men at Oakland Park, Florida do just that – they practice yoga without a shred of clothing on.  They aren’t the only ones, studios are cropping up slowly in big urban cities, namely San Francisco, New York, and Seattle.  I don’t know how naked yogis do it, but they claim it’s better than practicing with your clothes on – they say it frees them and gives them a stronger sense of peace and focus.

If I were to practice with my birthday suit on, I’d be so distracted by myself (aware of all my jigglies + stretch marks) and others (just by sheer fact that they are naked).  It’s one thing to change in front of someone else, a totally different one to be doing downward dog staring straight into another person’s crotch!  If you’d prefer to try naked yoga without an audience, there’s a DVD made specifically for that – Nude Yoga and Tai Chi.

What do you think about naked yoga?  Would you give it a shot?  I don’t think I’m gutsy enough right now, but maybe one day… I try to never say never.  :p

For Further Reading: Naked Yoga: a stripped down exercise [Sun Sentinel], Naked Yoga – Doing Yoga All Natural [Associated Content], Naked Yoga [FitSugar]