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The Northeast Naturist Festival 2011! The Northeast Naturist Festival at Empire Haven Nudist Park in upstate Awesome York: Summer is when most of us get out of town on weekends, making trips to the nude beach and our favorite naturist spots. But some of the finest weekends are when a bunch of us take a trip to precisely http://schnupper.vfl-wiki.de/index.php?title=A-Look-Back-At-The-Jackie-Kennedy-Nude-Beach-Picture-Scandal-m as to the Northeast Naturist Festival. This annual festival occurs at Empire Haven, a nudist resort / naturist campground in upstate NY that has been around for about 50 years. It was our very first time at the NNF and at Empire Haven. The holiday was a fantastic uplifting time! Six days of nonstop activity, with numerous diverse workshops going on at every hour of the day (sessions more jam-packed than at the TNS assembly). We tented (as usual) in their open rear field, and Empire has a vast area of trailers and tenting space, with and without conveniences hook up. The primary area is made up of clubhouse with a snack bar a big and small hot tub, wet sauna and heated pool. Another small building they call the "khaki shack" was a cozy room lined with shelves of books and games. Just nearby is a cute and well-kept playground and two outdoor pavilions where meals were served. (The food was mainly good, but pricey.) In between is plenty of grassy lawn used for workshop areas. The facilities are all okay except for the toilet scenario- no nice public bathrooms. Northeast Naturist Festival at Empire Haven We were there the last three days, and there was so much to do I found myself torn between workshops. But, we managed to do a lot! From African dance and drum courses to NAC / fkk theme discussions to meditation to a hike to Potters Falls, the activities were diverse and usually with 3 or 4 occurring at any given time. As a side note, I found that the TNS assembly in June was best suited to naturists who have a deep interest in associated issues, laws, politics, and in what is happening with naturists everywhere; whereas this holiday was more about fun leisure activities, learning awesome hobbies, therapeutic head workshops and physical nude fitness sessions. Not that either one is superior to the other, as they both have distinct experiences to offer. Empire Haven outside pool Some of the festival activities offered fresh experiences to me, one of which was a type of sound healing session. I lay down midway inside a half dome with my eyes shut and http://www.proxvm.com/wiki/index.php?title=The-pursuit-of-happiness-and-the-right-to-be-nude-y hanging on each side emitting powerful sounds as 2 teachers waved their instruments. The sound and oscillations filled the air around me and drowned out all the background noise until I felt separated from my environment. It was a bit loud, but an interesting couple of seconds. Each night was the ill-famed drum circle. We collected around the fire pit with encompassed by a wide ring of sand for folks to shimmy and dance around the fire. Various kinds of drums were accessible along the edge of the ring for folks to join in the pounding. The drum leader introduced the beats for everyone to drum in unison. On the sand a couple of dancers swung their cloths, Poi (those light-up balls), or shook their bells to add to the music. The coordinated thumping and primitive atmosphere were soothing and exciting at the exact same time. We also attended a workshop with an overview of NAC issues. I think it was too brief of a period of time to discuss anything in depth and gain further insight into any one of the topics brought up. But the top-free rights discussion was pretty important for us, given my recent topless arrest that took place a couple of days before it. The last task we attended before parting on Sunday was the traditional Pudding Throw. We met a group of 20 people or so in an enclosed little grass space. The cups and tin cans full of chocolate and vanilla pudding were lined up. After the kids were given cups and free shots at the grown ups, the rest of us were handed an overflowing cup of pudding with a plastic spoon. And the mayhem began! Screams, cheers and gallons of pudding flung through the air until all bodies were canvases of dark brown and white splatters. Once the pudding ran out, we'd a mass group hug, bodies pressed together to smudge our art.. Dreamlike, wild mess! (To some outsiders, the nude thing is bizarre enough..picture describing a nude pudding throw ;) So that was the festival! Coming up..the story of our weekend spent hanging out with nude and clothed biker dudes and a beer fountain.. - Our weekend at Penn Sylvan! [source of pictures above] this review of theNortheast Naturist Festival was released by - Young Naturists And Nudists America FKK Labels: festivals, hippies, awesome york, spirituality Category: Felicity's Nudist Blog, Nude Party and Naked Parties, Nudism and Nudism, Naturist Resort and Reviews, Social Nudity Sites About the Author (Author Profile) Writer of Naturist Site. Cofounder of Fkk Portal. 3rd-generation nudie. Avid reader. Feminist. 70% vegan, 30% vegetarian. When I am not active eating, I am writing about naturism, censorship, topfree equality, body image and other fun topics. I like feedback, so plz leave a comment when you have got something to say!