('free body culture') represented a return to nature and the elimination of shame. In the 1960s naturism moved from being a small subculture to part of a general rejection of restrictions on the body.
The 'free body culture' ideology represented a revival of natural instincts and the abolition of feelings of guilt. By the 1960s, naturism had grown in popularity, moving beyond its initial niche status to become an integral aspect of the counterculture's rejection of societal constraints on the human form.