No more than ten students are permitted in a class, and interested peeps must go through a phone interview. “By taking away some of those outside influences, there’s an intimacy that is fostered and that can be very powerful.”Ĭurrently the classes are male-only, though Erez might consider a class for ladies if enough interest is shown. There’s no status and no pretense,” said Tony Holmes, a student of Erez’s who also teaches yoga. “It’s the same principle as going to a clothing-optional beach. The shedding of clothes is a big first step toward that. “It really made me look at my own understanding of what it meant to be nude.” Erez, who has a background in yoga therapy, explains that yoga is all about tearing down barriers and realizing that you are far more valuable than just your body.
“I had a student who bugged me for about three years to teach in this format,” said Erez, who initially wasn’t sure if the Midwest was ready for it. Classes meet in his private Rogers Park studio, where traditional “clothed” yoga classes and workshops are also offered. February 2010 marks the fifth anniversary of nude yoga taught by longtime instructor Per (pronounced “Pear”) Erez. Like many hip New York exports, it took about four years for the trend to reach Chicago. In 2001, celebrity yogi Aaron Star started a stripped-down phenomenon in New York with his Hot Nude Yoga studio in Chelsea.
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