MORAVIA, NY - The Empire Haven nudist club near Moravia, in central New York state, will host a six day naturist festival organized by Morley Schloss (he of Sunsport Gardens in Florida) that will include a wide variety of activities, most of which are of the spiritual kind.
Scheduled throughout the festival from August 7th through 12th are yoga and meditation classes, kirtan (spiritual chanting), massage lessons, body painting, sweat lodge, and throat singing. In total, there will be 180 events, which can all be attended in the nude, of course! Some of the seminars are rather odd-sounding, such as “Write your own Vagina Monologue”, or “Shamanic Journeying”, the latter being led by a certain “Singing Wind”. The cost of the festival is just 35 dollars for the entire six days, although this does not include the ground fees of 15 dollars per person per day. The club has camping, RV hookups and some rental units available for overnight stays.

Recently, this publication visited Empire Haven. Curiously, this author was greeted by the very un-naked owner and his employees. I felt extremely ill at ease when I was led on a golf cart tour of the grounds while fully clothed, but I wasn’t offered an opportunity to make myself more comfortable. The owner, a Mr. Robinson explained that this is a clothing-optional venue, as he asked me to remove my camera bag from the floor in order that his rotund but friendly dog hop aboard for the ride.
There isn’t a lot to say about the rustic club, other than it’s up on a mountain at 1600 feet, has a lot of shade trees and a lot of RVs, but it is certainly a must for any nudist once the festival begins.

Related Sites:

• Empire Haven web site