The Elysium Institute was founded in Topanga Canyon California in the 1967.1Living in the Nudeby Ed Lange. Evisioned as a naturist clothing optional retreat and educational center, the club was often connected with the free sex and sexual revolution of the day2Back to Paradise Elysium Fields:Topanga Canyon’s clothing optional resort.
Over 25 years there was a legal battle to acquire the proper permits for operation of the Institute. At the height of its popularity Elysium had a membership rooster of over one thousand. 3Living in the Nude. The Institute published a monthly newsletter call the Journal of the Senses. Programs like nude group therapy, yoga and other self help and well being programs were hosted at Elysium. Therapists and other well being professionals contributed their expertise and aided the growth of The Elysium Institute. 4SCNA HALL OF FAME Ed Lange, 1920-1995
The property was sold by Lange’s daughters in 1995 after he died. The members of the clothing optional retreat center lost its lease in 2000. A move in 2001 to a new location proved unfruitful and the property was put up for sale. 5County’s Last Nudist Resort Closes
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