At this level, I steal a look round me and realise that the group is motley; vastly ranging in age, dimension, color, and texture. Oddly, these variations appear a lot much less pronounced with everybody divested of their clothes, and no person appears to care one iota about being bare; they stroll round, converse, and benefit from the services exactly as different individuals in spas do — solely they don’t have garments on. Much more oddly, I really feel much less conscious of the male gaze in there as a result of the ambiance isn’t charged in that manner. It looks like everybody has collectively agreed that this can be a place the place the physique isn’t an object to be admired or lusted after however reasonably to respect each other’s proper to benefit from the expertise.