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Resourceful Links
The
links listed here are by no means a complete collection of Body or
sexual respect
information on the Internet, nor are they intended to be. In
addition
to links to major U.S. and world organizations, these are some
of the most information rich sites we have found for those that are
seeking more information. Many will also lead you to other
great sites not listed here.
Not
all the links
here are even about nudity or sex. Many are about how to change
our beliefs, self-esteem, respect, acceptance, living in harmony
with
nature and more.
If
you have or know
of an information rich site
that fits with the philosophy
of respectful, natural living (naturist or not) that isn’t listed here,
please submit it here,
along
with why you feel it should be included in this list. Thank
you.
(Note:
we will not accept sites
that are little more than
picture sites or lists of links, they must have original content.)
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Whether it is about nudity, sex, money, self-worth, success, or
anything beliefs can actually be very easy to change once you become
aware of them. It's becoming aware of and exposing destructive
beliefs that are unhealthy for you that is the most challenging.
Here are some helpful and effective resources to help you become aware
of destructive beliefs and change them.
ReCreate Your Life
This is a very effective free online tool that
can help you change one of three limiting beliefs, "I'm not good
enough", "Mistakes and failure are bad", or "I'm not Important". This
tool shows just how easy it can be to change destructive beliefs.
The same methods used to change these beliefs can be used to change
others. Much more information on this method can be found at The Lefkoe
Institute.
Mr. Fire
Once homeless, now a multi-millionaire Joe
Vitale did that by changing his destructive beliefs and through his
books and programs he teaches others how they can do the same.
His book Attract
Money Now has
a Proven 7-step formula to attract money FAST that can work in other
areas of life as well. It's ebook version is available free
online. It is very much about changing beliefs.
Centerpointe Research Institute
Hundreds of thousands of people in over 172 countries have used Holosync® to make dramatic improvements
in their lives, I am one of those. Holosync®
is an exceptional audio meditation program that is invaluable in
itself, additionally Centerpointe has many other programs to help you
master your emotions, your beliefs, and your life.
Our culture is obsessed with sex, but
usually in unhealthy and often destructive ways. Here our a few
resources to help develop healthier beliefs about sex.
HealthySex.com
This site is dedicated to promoting healthy sexuality. The information
found here can help you make responsible decisions and create healthy
beliefs about sex. This site provides
useful articles
on how to heal from the effects of sexual abuse, pornography addiction,
and other sexual problems. The CERTS model for healthy sex on this site
I feel should be the gold standard for healthy sexuality.
Our Whole Lives
Good Sex education is essential to developing
healthy beliefs about sex, reducing sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, and
other destructive sexual behaviors. This program provides an
excellent sex education for youth and adults it is provided through
both Unitarian Universalists and the United Church of Christ. I recommend you
contact your local UUA or UUC churches about this program.
Sex Without Shame
More Christians are acknowledging the goodness of sex, this article is
a great example of that. It is also a good example of the value
of respecting sex rather than treating it casually and of seeing
spirituality in it.
My journey from abuse to healthy sexuality started with changing my
beliefs about nudity. Others have followed a similar path.
Here are some additional resources on nudity to help you.
CFI
Clothes Free International is
committed to help free people from the obsessive, emotionally
unhealthy,
“never be seen naked” disorder that plagues so many people. CFI
is
also working to clean up the internet with regard to associating nudity
with smut. Purchasing naturist domain names in order to keep them
away from adult sites. A very worthwhile goal!
TNS
The Naturist Society is one of the top naturist
organizations and a
staunch supporter of our right to use appropriate public lands for
clothing-optional
activities. TNS stresses the importance of body acceptance
through
nude recreation in a clothing-compulsive world that often leaves many
people
ashamed of their bodies. TNS is also the parent organization of
both
the Naturist Action Committee, and Naturist Education Foundation.
It also publishes Nude & Natural: The Quarterly Journal of
Clothes-Optional
Living.
AANR
The American Association for Nude Recreation
(AANR) is the oldest and
largest organization of nudist club members in North America with over
50,000 members and more than 200 private clubs, RV campgrounds, travel
clubs, and resorts, each offering a wide variety of recreational
activities.
The site contains information on AANR, nudism, and a directory of AANR
clubs. This is the best site to go to if you want to find a
nudist
club or resort in the U.S.
FCN
The Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) is
Canada's national nudist
organization. Along with La Fédération
Québécoise
de Naturisme the FCN represents and promotes the naturist lifestyle as
wholesome, healthy, and enjoyable. The FCN publishes a quarterly
magazine called Going Natural, a series of brochures, and a Canadian
Guide.
The FCN gives seminars, media interviews, and runs naturism booths at
various
major exhibitions. The FCN has affiliations with many Canadian nudist
clubs,
close links with other naturist organizations, and represents Canadian
naturism at the congress of the International Naturist
Federation.
The FCN's site also has an article on how to start a club here.
INF
The INTERNATIONAL NATURIST FEDERATION (INF)
represents the worldwide
interests of organized naturism, which is practiced by people hundreds
of thousands of members, as well as millions of non-member
naturists.
The INF is present in 30 countries around the world.
Naked
beneath your clothing
Based on years of clinical practice, topics
include: Psychology of the
body, fashion, guilt, self-esteem, disempowerment, delinquency in
minors,
bioenergetics of naturism, the effect of clothing on energy flow, the
effects
of bathing suits, breast disorders, the bra, nudity in therapy, and
more.
Confronting
the public nudity taboo.
A great, in-depth article from USA Today Magazine
that suggests that
the public nudity taboo may be abandoned one day and why. This is
a must read.
TERA
The Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) helps
women who encounter
legal difficulty going without tops in public places in Canada,
and
informs the public on this issue. When possible, it also helps
women
in the USA. This website is intended as an information resource.
It should interest women (and men) who understand — or want to
understand
— that women's breasts are just fine, and in no way disgusting,
indecent,
obscene, or some other version of bad, any more than men's are.
Naturist Christians
In
this site you will find: Supporting Scriptures
and references relating to nudity in the Bible. Active forums in which
many of our members discuss a variety of issues that interest or
concern Christian naturists. A collection of naturist photos that
depict natural, non-sexual, ordinary naturism in its best form.
Nearly 600 web links that take you to articles and other sites which
discuss over 100 topics of interest to Christian naturists.
Fig
Leaf Forum
Fig Leaf Forum is an e-mail and print
twelve-page
text-only newsletter
offering fellowship, edification, and encouragement to Bible believing
Christian nudists. This is a great resource for Christian nudists
well worth subscribing to. The FLF site has several sample
articles
from the newsletter as well as a debate entitled, "Is Social Nudism
Condemned
By The Bible As Sinful?"
While
having nothing to do with sex or nudity many people who embrace
healthier attitudes about these subjects tend to embrace healthier,
more natural attitudes about life in general. It is in that
spirit that we share these sites which promote living in harmony
with nature and others.
The
Simple Living Network
Providing tools and examples for those who are
serious about learning
to live a more conscious, simple, healthy and restorative lifestyle.
The
Center for the New American Dream
Helping individuals and institutions
change the
way they consume to
protect the environment and enhance quality of life for all. In
other
words... More Fun, Less Stuff!
Mothering
The Natural Family Magazine, Mothering celebrates
the experience of
parenthood as worthy of one’s best efforts and fosters awareness of the
immense importance and value of parenthood and family life in the
development
of the full human potential. Mothering was the birthplace of the
natural family lifestyle. Although not a “Naturist” site every
discussion
we’ve seen on Mothering’s bulletin boards that involves child or family
nudity, comes out heavily in favor of nudity. The site and
magazine
cover many issues such as Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding,
Alternative
Education, Discipline, Natural Childbirth, and much more.
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