I’ve been a busy bee this summer and haven’t really had time to write about it, so it feels like all these challenges have been completed at once!
So here we are at challenge number 4.
8. Skinny Dip in the Sea
I have skinny dipped in lots of places, and god only knows why but the sea has never been one of them! I must admit, I haven’t really been much of a sea dweller and even on holiday would not really go in. I love looking at the sea, being near it, hearing it – just not in it! This last year has changed that and I have a new found appreciation of being in that salty water and being fully submerged!
I’m not worried about skinny dipping, or being naked in front of people. We all have bodies, we all have skin, we all have bits we aren’t keen on and hopefully we all have bits we love! I’ve never had an issue being naked, even at my heaviest weight, it really doesn’t bother me. I come from a house hold where bodies and naked is normalised and it has definitely given me a head start with body positivity or body neutrality as I have grown up. I’m also a firm believer that other people’s opinions are none of my business, and if people are talking about me they are giving someone else a rest!
Over the last year I have been meeting once a month on the beach with my moon sisters, and after our full moon ceremony/ritual we tend to go for a dip. Until this year, it has been with swimsuits on, but this year has seen us getting more naked….
This summer, two of my friends have held public ceremonies on the beach for all to join and learn how to run their own circle. I went along to the last one of the year and it was beautiful, my step daughter and best friend came along, as well as my usual moon sisters and some brand new friends I hadn’t met yet.
At the end of the ceremony, once we had burnt all that no longer served us and spent some time drumming on the beach – off we went into the sea. Skinny dipping was optional, so off I went in completely naked! Some came and joined us naked, and those who came into the sea with their swimsuits on, soon removed them in the waves and we were a circle of women naked in the sea – perfect! It was such a lovely evening and such a lovely experience.
Thank you all and there’s another one ticked off the list!
