How was your month for Free Range Naturism?

[John P]

I salute those who have something to report even if the month in question is February. But maybe you're in a different climate zone from me.

[jbeegoode]

From my perspective, looking at your avatar photo, lake, deciduous forest, clouds...maybe another planet!
Jbee

[nuduke]

My frustratingly textile-ridden month continued into early March and last weekend I felt so confined by my clothes - sort of textile stir crazy!  Any doubt that I am not a naturist at heart has been entirely dispelled by the strength of longing at times to get naked.

This textile activity has been engendered by mainly chilly weather, loads of appointments of various stripes, having been in London a lot for various events including my Son's birthday, a concert, my Brother's birthday, a training course and some other business plus several days' visit of a great friend of my wife's (also a lady) and a short visit by my son at home (which meant dressing gown at minimum).  However, after the coming weekend we are getting to a slightly less busy period where I can a) be naked at home in the usual way and b) get out for some new walks.  Looking forward to tomorrow when wife is going on a prolonged visit to a nearby town and I am home most of day.

My back is a lot better but I was pretty bad this time and it was lasting a long time so I went to an Osteopath for the first time ever last week.  Despite a certain lack of bedside manner, he massaged and cracked his way to a distinct improvement and I'm going again today.  Evidently I have a 'functional scoliosis' which means a bit of a bad back due to wear and tear.  Evidently my left leg is a tad shorter than my right and years & years of unconscious compensating for this to keep my eyeline straight has caused ongoing stresses and strains in the lumbar region.  I trust this is not hokum and that the course of treatment is not prolonged (therefore expensive!).

John

[jbeegoode]

I've had the same problem for years, off and on. The solution is all good for me. I get to my chiropractic friend periodically, just to tune-up. It all started with a couple of car wreck whiplashes. I have discovered that I can dissipate expense by stretches and various pertinent yoga movements. Squatting stretches lower back, helping with the elasticity, teaching the rest to support the problem. Building the associated muscles helps to regain support. My body often tells me what to do, if I let go. It is in the moment, mindful stuff, that feels good. The condition can be improved, using ones time instead of ones expense of addiction to a professional.

 Free form dance is very good for it. The body will move by itself. Start with very slow music which gets faster every seven minutes, or so, to frenzy, then a cool down. Imagine that something has possessed the body. This is Jappa yoga. I find that it is best done naked, for a more free movement and greater awareness of balance and feet. There ya go, tell her that it is therapeutic for your back!

I could see that in you when we met in PHX. Doc Jbee prescribes more bump and grind. ....Just be careful, maybe after some professional good results. Here my chiropractor always is cautious about telling me to not over do it. He has liability and what people do is unpredictable and varied. Please, if you try this, be incremental about it as if you were conditioning your wife in concern for nudity.

Yoga, stretches, naked in nature is wonderful.
Jbee

[Kayaker]

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Inquiring minds want to....
Jbee

Well it was the neighbor next to us who popped out of his wooded area just as we were getting down to the spa pools for an afternoon of relaxing hydrotherapy.  I think he waits for us to come on weekends  and then makes an excuse to do tractor work or fence repair, and walk the land ever so conveniently close... He's very nice actually, and enjoys a long conversation at the fence line as often as he can discern we are on site.  He engages Tanman for at least a half an hour or more at a time.

We had just hung up towels and about to step in to the hot water when he hails from across the ravine, to our surprise, and makes a bee line to the fence.  Now this particular area is not convenient for him due to terrain and distance, but clearly he wanted a neighborly chat.

So my amiable partner takes the towel from my hands and without breaking a stride adjusts it like a waiter serving wine for frontal conveniences.  I just got into the water to soak up to my neck.

Soaking in 104 degree water for a half hour up to ones neck causes a nearly out of body experience. After the half hour had come and gone I couldn't take it any longer.  I was getting to the dizzy phase which isn't a good place to be.  The cold pool wasn't opened yet as we had just arrived, and that would have required a distracting few steps into the clear open for a quick plunge.  I was mildly irritated that our pristine Eden had been hijacked by conversation, even if friendly.  I mean, there's a reason I have country property to escape to.

After counting another five minutes I just said to heck with it and got out quite casually, put on my flannel shirt wind break wrap and walked back to the house. 

This time he says to Larry... " so you all are naturalists, huh?"

Not sure how it went from there but he's quite obviously aware.

Yep.

[jbeegoode]

Tanman and Kayaker,
I’m a naturist. I’m not self-conscious about others seeing my naked bod. I haven’t been troubled by being the only one, or one of the few in a more clothed crowd. I don’t generally like to get the feeling that I’m on display. I can take a compliment and find them assuring. I resent voyeurs who stare. I do like my privacy at times and like to be left alone. At other times, I like to interact or converse. I’d like the liberation free range nudity, of walking down the side of a public street nude, but I’d probably find the notoriety tiresome, but then ya don’t always know until ya get there. I suppose that may depend on the street and who’s there. Some places people are careful to not look anyone in the eye. I got the impression that you have boundary issues to work out with the neighbor, solutions in the making.

The plan was to have a soak with hubbie and neighbor makes extra effort to come to the fence, taking the plan away. You are seen and decide to cover with water. Hubbie gets stuck at the fence, hijacked, a towel hanging in front of his nude body. You wait, hoping that any moment hubbie returns and neighbor goes away. That doesn’t happen. So, there you are, stuck alone in the tub eventually getting overcooked.

DF’s attitude would be, to not care about being seen, no reason to be concerned. She would have called me to the tub and back to the plan, or joined us at the fence, probably covering up some way…maybe not. Don’t know with her. We both would have brought up the casual nudity and gotten some answers from the guy, and set boundaries, bidding a friendly addu and making it plain that we expect a private Eden, or invite him to join us, but definitely settle his “naturalist” question. We would most likely take a less incremental approach. Probably, if he doesn’t mind seeing us normally nude on occasion then we don’t mind seeing him dressed. Would you expect such a settlement with him in the future?

So, I gotta ask, when you are away during the week, do you leave water in the tub, or cover it up someway?  Animals and children can get dead in them. Dust, leaves, bacteria and bugs will pollute the water in a week’s time. Slime accumulates on plastic. I’m experimenting with ferro cement. I’m making a sauna partly out of it. In time I might use it to make a privacy wall. I might make a water feature out here and can’t be refilling it all of the time. It would need a cover and care. Just exploring options.
Jbee

[Naked_Archer]

Sadly, no naturist free range naturism opportunities for me last month, or the previous months before that, since I'm recovering from knee surgery for damaged cartilage.  Had the op in november 2015, and I'm almost back to full fitness. 

I have a week booked on the Isle of Skye in mid May, so hopefully I'll get some Free Range Naturism in then! Can't wait!

[jbeegoode]

A part of my ancestry came from the Ilse of Skye. I'd like to see some pics and hear about ma roots.
Jbee

[Greenbare Woods]

A part of my ancestry came from the Ilse of Skye. I'd like to see some pics and hear about ma roots.
Jbee

My daughter in law, the Albuquerque bagpiper, has parents on the Isle of Skye.  They run a B&B. 

[Naked_Archer]

A part of my ancestry came from the Ilse of Skye. I'd like to see some pics and hear about ma roots.
Jbee

Hopefully I'll get some decent weather for some photography! And some free range naturism as well.

[Kayaker]

On the question of covering the spa pools yes we do cover them and do keep water in them.  Also each has a circulating pump and we use the salt system.  There's a little maintenance but they're worth it.

[jbeegoode]

You seem to be here at the same time, happy Sat. Morn. Gotta brand name?
Jbee

[nuduke]

I could see that in you when we met in PHX

Did you really spot the scoliosis?  Is this post-rationalisation or was it that obvious at the time?  Am I a distorted looking cripple?  I thought it was very slight given that I hadn't noticed it at all until the recent spasms exaggerated the curvature.  True it was that the osteopath spotted it (it's his trade after all!) but he had to show me with a photo and professed it to be just a small distortion.

I'm worried now about a) how I look to others and b) how to get it addressed.

After my second visit he 'prescribed' a further month of weekly sessions, then 2 weekly, then monthly, then 2 monthly, then quarterly.  Phew! That's a lot of money...which I guess, even if he is reasonably ethical, is the reason he thus prescribes.  I'll take a view after another couple of sessions!

John

[jbeegoode]

I could see that in you when we met in PHX

Did you really spot the scoliosis?  Is this post-rationalisation or was it that obvious at the time?  Am I a distorted looking cripple? 

I'm worried now about a) how I look to others and b) how to get it addressed.

After my second visit he 'prescribed' a further month of weekly sessions, then 2 weekly, then monthly, then 2 monthly, then quarterly.  Phew! That's a lot of money...which I guess, even if he is reasonably ethical, is the reason he thus prescribes.  I'll take a view after another couple of sessions!

John

I noticed your movement, There was lack of fluid motion. A bit stiff. Not a candidate for chronic hoola hoop addiction. That is generally what people do with back problems, or are getting back problems. The lack of movement can cause fusion, or is caused by fusion. It is a common ailment and outcome. I've observed many people, friends and myself and all have done that, either gradually, or after an injury. Just takes one to know one.

I would be surprised, if my observation would be common, or others would notice. Back problems are extremely common, so it is assumed normal to move like that. It is not seen as an indicator.

When I had my injuries originally pointed out in the x-rays, I thought, "What, that's nothing! Is he conning me?"

If you are beginning to fuse, you have moved into a more advanced phase, I was told and the literature attests.

A body has to move it or lose it. Free form dance, yoga, non-repetitive motion, exercise, stretch are important preventatives. Many chiropractors will imply that an upright non-motion is optimum healthy and advise taking it easy and carefully, leaving out the need for frequent movement to redevelop the entire system. That's just a part of it.

I got stuck with three times a week for weeks, then gradually less. I like to go in about once a month for adjustment and maintenance. So much else in the body, every organ, is tied to a healthy back and alignment. Sometimes, you will get adjustments and ten feet out the door it springs back.

Massage, stretches, free form dance, sitting positions, getting out moving naked and barefoot, squatting and more are a regular maintenance that have helped me. Somewhere down the line in your recovery, you might incorporate some of these. It is all fun and feel good. The doctor can probably tell you when it is safe. Your back will tell you when you can do these things, but that can be communicated because of further injury. Comparing this Doc's schedule with my experiences, it appears that you're no very bad off, but if you don't change maintenance habits, it is likely to get worse. I encourage you to research more. Basic Sun and cobra yoga coupled with superman stretch, work very well and are indicators for me. The doc can probably show you some neck exercises.

Back injuries have been a stimulus to explore my nature, natural body use and compare it to this modern living, that we all do. it has all been fascinating.
Jbee

[JOhnGw]

My disabled son had a very severe scoliosis - almost 90 degrees at one point. surgeons recommended a spinal fusion operation but the consultant's advice on it included the sentence "The operation was a success but the patient died."
If physio won't cure it, leave it alone.