BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 5.0.16//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:London and South East (LASER) NAME:London and South East (LASER) BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:https://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Women In Naturism - ‘Clothing Optional’ Body Positive Ac tivity Day DTSTAMP:20180815T185035Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:4379-7-0712e666d78c35a5e0181a336d457050@bn.org.uk ORGANIZER;CN="mark.walsh":notifications@bn.org.uk DESCRIPTION:\n\n \n\n\n We are delighted to be able to tell you about th is member-led Women Only Body Positive ‘clothing optional’ activity e vent!\n\n\n\n Everything will be both included in the price and also total ly optional - fill your time with as many or as few activities as you wish . \n\n\n\n Only £20 - including all activities and lunch. Location - 5 m inutes walk from Waterloo Station - Noon till 5pm - It is open to both BN Member and Non-Members alike.\n\n\n\n No need to sign up for specific acti vities or decide which to do in advance- everything you need be provided o n the day\, including lunch and refreshments!\n\n\n\n All women are welcom e - It is perfect for those with experience of ‘clothing optional’ eve nts and also those with none. \n\n\n\n CLICK HERE TO BOOK ONLINE\n\n\n\n Workshops and Activities:\n\n\n\n Life drawing workshop: ‘Pose a quest ion’\n\n A fun and interesting twist on the traditional life drawing wor kshop. Our experienced model will be creating interesting poses for us to draw and also sharing her experiences of life modelling and female body im age. Questions are welcomed and the sharing of your own experiences and th oughts is encouraged. There will also be an opportunity for anyone who wou ld like to model during the session.\n\n\n\n Yoga\n\n Doria is a Naked Yog a teacher and an ambassador for body positivity. She started practicing yo ga in 2010\, as a form of rehabilitation after a critical illness and foun d that the clear\, mindful asana instructions improved her memory\, spatia l relations\, focus\, and sense of connectedness with her mind and body. E ventually her expanding yoga path led her to India and Bali to train as a professional teacher – now qualified in Ashtanga Vinyasa\, Rocket Yoga\, Yin\, Mandala\, and principles of Ayurveda and Shamanism.\n\n\n\n Naturis t Information \n\n We will be making as much information about Naturism a nd Naturist venues/ activities available as possible. If you’re new to t his (or even if you’re not!)\, we want to let you know what else is out there! \n\n\n\n Crafts\n\n Available to have a go at throughout the day- if you don’t fancy a particular workshop- or during a break- why not try your hand at something crafty? Materials ideas and guidance provided but we’d love you to come with your own crafting ideas to share with others too!\n\n\n\n Quiz \n\n With prizes too! Available throughout the day.\n\n \n\n Open' Folk Session\n\n Join our host for this relaxed session- everyo ne is welcome to perform or just sit back and enjoy. Whatever your talents or interests-Poetry\, musical instruments\, singing and more. Bring them with you and share with the event.\n\n\n\n Presentation/ Talk and discussi on groups\n\n There will be an after lunch talk given on the subject of wo men in naturism as well as ‘ad hoc’ discussions. Bring your ideas for topics\, your experiences and your questions. \n\n\n\n Social Space\n\n Of course.  A chat over lunch\, regular refreshment breaks or when you’ re not involved in a workshop. Naturist women are a friendly bunch and the re will be plenty of opportunity to catch up with friends or meet new ones .\n\n\n\n Homemade lunch and all day refreshments\n\n A shared lunch is in cluded in the price- a great opportunity to chat and catch up with everyon e. Vegetarian and vegan diets will be catered for…but do let us know in advance if you have any other requirements. Hot and cold drinks\, cake and snacks will be available throughout the day.\n\n\n\n \nAll Women are Welc ome- Newbies too!\n\n If you already have experience of naturism\, we know you will love this event - there is something for everyone.\n\n If you’ re considering giving naturism a go - as women of all ages and backgrounds \, we can absolutely vouch for the positives it’s bought to our lives. B ody confidence and empowerment\; renewed acceptance of ourselves and other s\; a sense of well being and freedom- to name just a few. Not to mention it’s just really good fun!! But it’s not an experience that can be eas ily described - We found that we had to try it before we ‘got it’!!\n\ n So we’re hoping that a woman only environment combined with a great pr ogramme of activities might be just the thing to encourage anyone new to t his to have a go.\n\n\n\n We’re absolutely ‘Clothes optional’\n\n Th is event has been designed as a supportive environment encouraging 'body p ositivity' where women can take part in fun and interesting activities wi thout wearing clothes. But we get it. We're women too. Sometimes you're ju st not 'feeling it'- for whatever reason. Sarongs\, dressing gowns\, comfo rtable clothing\, whatever- all totally ok with us. Its your choice - spe nd the entire time nude\, start off clothed and end the day clothes free\, decide to cover up part way through ....... The most important thing is that you join us as supporters of our aim and in a spirit of acceptance of everyone present and with a curiosity of what a women only naturist exper ience could bring to you. \n\n\n\n Want to get even more involved?\n\n If you have ideas regarding what you'd like to be available\, or if you'd li ke to run a session at this or a future event\, please just let us know!!\ n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n What to Bring with you\n\n\n\n Everything you need for the activities will be provided. And full nudity is absolutely welcomed! H owever\, as a minimum\, it is naturist etiquette to have a small towel or similar to sit on. Of course\, also feel free to bring whatever else you w ould like to feel comfortable in\, in case you would like to cover up at a ny point- perhaps a sarong\, dressing gown or loose shirt. Also\, if you w ould like your own art materials or yoga mat\, etc\, perfect- bring those too.\n\n\n\n NEW SESSION ADDED\n\n\n\n Photography talk/ display\n\n\n\n A melia Allen will be joining us and as well as bringing images from her boo k 'Naked Britain'\, she will tell us about her current project. This next book will be about women's equality/ inequality and life from a female per spective in Britain.  It will include 100 women\, of 100 ages (0-100) in this centennial year since (some) women won the vote. The portraits will s how women’s freedom\; equality and inequality\; strengths and weaknesses \; in an empathetic and empowering light. The book will look at women’s personal freedom in our modern society\, as well as raise issues of how so me women are free to live the life they wish and others are fighting a bat tle of their own kind.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n Travel to the event\n\n  \n\n C ar\n\n There is no congestion charge on a Saturday and free on street park ing is available on Webber Row- a 1-2 minute walk from the venue.\n\n The bi-directional section to the west of Waterloo Road (reached via Waterloo Road or Dodson Street) looks best but there are also spaces on the one-way Eastern section (reached via Waterloo Road).\n\n There are also plenty of pay and display car parks around Waterloo and Elephant and Castle.\n\n   \n\n Train\n\n The venue is a 5 minute walk from Waterloo mainline station .\n\n  \n\n Underground\n\n The nearest tube stations are Waterloo (Baker loo\, Jubilee\, Northern\, Waterloo &\;City)\, Lambeth North (Bakerloo) and Elephant and Castle (Northern\, Bakerloo)\n\n  \n\n Bus\n\n The venu e is along many bus routes\, including 1\, 63\, 68\, 155\, 168\, 171\, 188 \, 363\, 468\, 172 and 453.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n CLICK HERE TO BOOK ONLINE\n \n For more information\, please email: naturistwomen@gmail.com\nTo make t his a reality\, we need you to come!!\n\n DTSTART:20180922T110000Z DTEND:20180922T160000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR