There are some stories you have to delve deeper into as a reporter, and this is one of them.

I have joined a club of women who bare all in nude yoga, stripping down to find their inner beauty.

I found myself in this most natural state with nude yoga instructor and relationship coach Rosie Rees, who is touring Australia with her workshops.

Well aware of my hesitation, she validated my vulnerability by explaining it was normal to be nervous.

"Being nude in front of others can be mortifying for a lot of people — we are told to cover up from an early age, so it's going against everything we've been told," Ms Rees said.

As a keen yogi, I am aware of the different and awkward poses you can get into on the mat.

Nude yoga involves most of the positions found in a standard yoga class — including downward dogs and half moons.

The practice is by candlelight so I feel less exposed.

Before we start there is some advice.

"Bring a towel, because you sweat a lot more without your clothes on," Ms Rees said.

"Have shower beforehand for personal hygiene; wrap a sarong around you so it is easy to take off and — most importantly — bring an open mind.

"The fear of naked yoga is so much worse than actually doing it."

ABC reporter Karen Shrosbery gets a lesson in nude yoga by instructor Rosie Rees. ( 1233 ABC Newcastle: Karen Shrosbery )

Nerves fade away as class begins

The class started, the sarong came off and there we were with our bottoms high in the air doing a naked downward dog.

"There you go — you've done your first naked downward dog," Ms Rees said encouragingly.

It was all uphill from there; a few positions later I forgot I was nude and continued with concentrating on my breath as instructed.

Ms Rees told me that I would feel more present in a nude class, and it was true.

Although I have a confession: you do look around.

Apparently it is natural to let your eyes wonder and "catch a glimpse", in fact it is reaffirming for women to see that everybody has imperfections.

The feedback Ms Rees gets from her classes is that women feel freer in their body than they ever have, finding themselves more liberated and more accepting of their bodies.

People of all ages go to the workshops, but most are mums aged in their 30s and 40s.

"Your body changes so much when you become a mum — your breasts, your buttocks, your belly all change shape and a lot of women struggle to love themselves when they give birth," Ms Rees said.

Nude yoga helps improve relationships

Nude yoga is certainly more sensual than sexual, although Ms Rees does do nude yoga workshops for couples as part of her relationship coaching.

She has roped her partner into helping her teach couples.

"In partner yoga you are in constant contact with each other — back to back, front to front, holding hands, doing a bit of balancing on each other," Ms Rees said. "It's about building connection and closeness."

Ultimately the aim is to spend quality, intimate time with your partner non-sexually, although Ms Rees admitted it could lead to better sexual intimacy.

"We had a couple who told us they conceived a baby when they came to nude yoga, because it was the first time in their life they made love after three hours of naked yoga," she said.

"It goes to show how life-changing nude yoga can be."