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Doing it in the altogether is what makes this yoga practice altogether free from distractions
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 5/24/05
| Carolyne Zinko
Posted on 05/24/2005 11:05:21 AM PDT by TFFKAMM
Some fitness fads require sporty gear and equipment, but the practice of yoga requires only the bare essentials: loose clothes, a mat and time to do the exercises. The latest trend in yoga requires even less. We're not talking about aqua yoga, done in a pool, or disco yoga, set to dance tunes, or "boga," boxing yoga, done with gloves.
No, a San Francisco community center is offering naked yoga, where bare essentials means just that: Men and women are completely nude during the 90- minute class.
This is not the invention of "naked yoga guy" George Monty Davis, who made headlines last year for (legally) striking naked yoga poses at Fisherman's Wharf, nor a "hot nude yoga" class for gay men, popular in Boston, Dallas and Los Angeles, or in any way connected to Internet-sold videos of voluptuous women doing naked yoga on wave-washed beaches with horses galloping by.
No, the new naked yoga class on Sunday mornings at the One Taste Urban Retreat Center on Folsom Street is meant to be transforming, not titillating. That's a concept that American culture, with its taboos on nudity, might find difficult to grasp. The center, which opened 10 months ago, was founded by Nicole Daedone, also a co-founder of 111 Minna Gallery. It offers dance classes and massage, has a small cafe and an art gallery, and hosts various events....
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To: The SISU kid
So does this mean that Christ is blaming me for throwing that pearl of an article before all you porcine Freepers? :-)
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posted on
05/24/2005 1:42:26 PM PDT
by
TFFKAMM
To: BerthaDee; thag; pissant; carolinacrazy
Yet another reminder of why I am sooooo happy to not live in that dumb city.
Bertha is correct. No way could I "open my heart" with everyone else opening up their should-be-clothed foldy places.
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posted on
05/24/2005 2:18:43 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: feinswinesuksass
Yikes. I'd find a new class!
43
posted on
05/24/2005 2:22:47 PM PDT
by
pissant
(headache gone!)
To: teenyelliott; thag; BerthaDee
OK Teeny. You be naked and we'll wear our sweats. Now we'll all be happy.
44
posted on
05/24/2005 2:23:52 PM PDT
by
pissant
(headache gone!)
To: pissant; BerthaDee; thag
Nakididity is not a sport I enjoy. I am a huge fan of clothing.
45
posted on
05/24/2005 2:25:32 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: teenyelliott; cowboyway; pissant; thag; carolinacrazy
foldy places.
ha ha ha.
Foldy places.
hoo hoo.
Foldy . . .
46
posted on
05/24/2005 2:26:41 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: pissant; teenyelliott; thag
I will not be happy seeing my sister in the downward dog nekkit.
Bad pissant!
47
posted on
05/24/2005 2:27:57 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: pissant
Due to an injury (not my eyes) I have not been to a class in 2 years. Funny thing is, one instructer used to promote her class by putting up posters that had NUDE YOGA in giant letters & then underneath in smaller letters she wrote "Now that I have your attention...."
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posted on
05/24/2005 2:29:18 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(My keyboard makes luts if typos)
To: BerthaDee; teenyelliott; thag
well, 1/2 of us would be happy!
49
posted on
05/24/2005 2:31:14 PM PDT
by
pissant
(headache gone!)
To: pissant
Not the half that matters.
50
posted on
05/24/2005 2:32:57 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: teenyelliott; thag; BerthaDee
4 heads to two, sassy. You're outvoted
51
posted on
05/24/2005 2:35:47 PM PDT
by
pissant
(headache gone!)
To: pissant; thag; teenyelliott
Besides, boys dont have foldy places. Geeze, Teeny, you're married, you should know that.
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posted on
05/24/2005 2:36:58 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: pissant; thag; teenyelliott
53
posted on
05/24/2005 2:37:43 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: BerthaDee
Butt cracks, the places under certain things, and fat folds do count, you know.
54
posted on
05/24/2005 2:42:56 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: pissant; BerthaDee; thag
I don't care about your evil twins. Votes striken from the record.
55
posted on
05/24/2005 2:44:25 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: teenyelliott
Oh, well, that kind of takes the humor out of it.
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posted on
05/24/2005 2:51:06 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: teenyelliott; thag; BerthaDee
Only because you haven't met 'em....yet
57
posted on
05/24/2005 2:52:35 PM PDT
by
pissant
(headache gone!)
To: pissant
58
posted on
05/24/2005 2:53:36 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: pissant; thag; teenyelliott
What, what? what'd I miss?
Oh, yuck.
Dood you are especially gross today, or is it just that I am especially sensitive today. Perhaps Bertha is feeling a little under the weather so her host is taking the brunt of pissant full force. That must be it.
Pissant, quit fully forcing your brunt on me.
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posted on
05/24/2005 3:03:15 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: teenyelliott
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posted on
05/24/2005 3:07:58 PM PDT
by
pissant
(headache gone!)
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