Clothing can be restrictive. The physical sensation of being completely unencumbered is incredibly liberating and deeply relaxing. Connecting with Nature: The Environmental Link

On the surface, one is a social justice movement and the other is a leisure activity. But dig deeper, and you find that naturism is body positivity put into physical practice .

You do not have to dive into a crowded resort immediately. Start by spending time naked alone in your own home. Get used to looking at your reflection without clothes and without judgment.

In the end, our skin is not a costume; it is our home. And there is no greater joy than being comfortable in the home you live in.

If you enter a naturist space that practices gatekeeping ("You must look like this to be nude"), leave. That is not naturism; that is a fetish club. True naturism is radically democratic.