![]() ![]() ![]() Naked yoga creates a sense of total physical freedom, but the real freedom that the Sadhus in particular, are seeking from their nakedness, is freedom from inhibitions, opinions of others and any shame about the body. These acts are meant to help break the attachment and identification they have with the physical body and sense organs, and allocate energy and attention towards utilizing the body as a means towards reaching enlightenment. There is a sect of the Sadhus that even renounces sex and embraces celibacy and learns to face the harsh elements without concern for physical comfort or satisfying human desires, including the freezing cold of the Himalayas, where many of them reside. Nudity on the part of the Sadhus is a symbol of renunciation of all things material symbolically, by renouncing their clothes, they renounce ambition and any attachment to objects, emotions or desires. The word Naga means “naked,” and the word Sadhu, “one who has renounced the world completely.” Their name describes the philosophy and thinking that is central to their approach to yoga and spirituality. ![]() Naked yoga originated with the Naga Sadhus, a sect of Yogis in India, dating back to the 8th Century BC. Yoga and meditation Naked yoga, in it’s true form, has very little to do with sex and eroticism. ![]()
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