We begin with conversation and share a beverage, completely clothed of course! If we all feel comfortable and it flows easily, we will all change into cotton wraps (the rooms are kept very warm). The altars of light do have drapes to keep you covered. There is no benefit to anyone moving past their point of comfort when your goal is intimacy. We have done sessions where everyone stays covered, and we work 'draped' style (like traditional therapeutic massage) and more frequently, folks do feel comfortable and we are able to do 'whole body healing' for your entire being.
To us being 'nude' is to be in our natural-born, innocent state, we light the rooms beautifully with warm colored lights from a low to mid angle so everyone looks there best. There is candle light, but the rooms are not brightly lit, more of a 'mood' lighting.