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Naked yoga instructor teaches positive body message

An Aussie yoga instructor is leading a nude revolution by holding classes with a difference – everyone is completely naked. Rosie Rees started doing naked yoga in her own backyard after getting the idea when she moved in with a nudist, but now teaches hundreds of women to bare all and practice in the buff. The 30-year-old claims her uniquely intimate brand of yoga helps attendees relieve stress, develop positive body image and even improves their relationships and sex lives with partners by helping them embrace their imperfections. Rosie has been holding naked yoga workshops in her hometown Perth for the past three years but now plans to visit New York to share her mission. The 30-year-old, who is also a relationship coach, said: “When I first tried to do yoga practice without clothes – first in my bedroom and then in the backyard – I was shocked at how critical and judgmental about my body I was. “I didn’t like the various scars on my body, rolls of fat on my belly and I noticed all the cellulite. But I also felt liberated and free. “As my practice progressed, I felt a lot more present with myself. “I became really aware of my body and breath, even the tiniest movement, how the air felt on my skin, the beads of sweat.