At its peak, & #39;Orgasmic Meditation& #39; group OneTaste was making millions and endorsed by the & #39;high priestess of the vagina& #39;, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Now, the defunct & #39;cult& #39; faces sex-trafficking and prostitution allegations

Here& #39;s the bizarre story https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="RĂŒckhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: RĂŒckhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

Thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ§”" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread"> https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/inside-multi-million-dollarorgasm-cult-endorsed-hollywood/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/lif...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌅" title="Sonnenaufgang" aria-label="Emoji: Sonnenaufgang">This is a story of idealism and desire, of Californian sex communes and three-hour orgasms, of the search for Eden and the worms in the apple of power and money... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/inside-multi-million-dollarorgasm-cult-endorsed-hollywood/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/lif...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ—“ïž" title="Spiralkalenderblatt" aria-label="Emoji: Spiralkalenderblatt">In 1994, Californian-born Nicole Daedoe joined a community of orgasm researchers called The Welcomed Consensus.

Here she developed a technique called ‘orgasmic meditation’
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❓" title="Rotes Fragezeichen-Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Fragezeichen-Symbol">What is orgasmic meditation?

A woman lies on ‘a nest’ of pillows and ‘butterflies’ her legs (Daedone’s words), draping a leg over a fully-clothed man beside her.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏰" title="Wecker" aria-label="Emoji: Wecker">He sets a 15 minute timer.

Wearing latex gloves he then touches ‘the upper left quadrant’ of the clitoris
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=What is orgasmic meditation?A woman lies on ‘a nest’ of pillows and ‘butterflies’ her legs (Daedone’s words), draping a leg over a fully-clothed man beside her.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏰" title="Wecker" aria-label="Emoji: Wecker">He sets a 15 minute timer.Wearing latex gloves he then touches ‘the upper left quadrant’ of the clitoris" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❓" title="Rotes Fragezeichen-Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Fragezeichen-Symbol">What is orgasmic meditation?A woman lies on ‘a nest’ of pillows and ‘butterflies’ her legs (Daedone’s words), draping a leg over a fully-clothed man beside her.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏰" title="Wecker" aria-label="Emoji: Wecker">He sets a 15 minute timer.Wearing latex gloves he then touches ‘the upper left quadrant’ of the clitoris" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📅" title="Kalender" aria-label="Emoji: Kalender"> In 2004 Daedone set up OneTaste Urban Retreat.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen">She hoped to promote OM as ‘a way to make orgasm, connection and sensuality sustainable’.

The community quickly grew to around 50 members, most in their late 20s, OM-ing 2 or 3 times a day with various ‘research’ partners
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= In 2004 Daedone set up OneTaste Urban Retreat. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen">She hoped to promote OM as ‘a way to make orgasm, connection and sensuality sustainable’.The community quickly grew to around 50 members, most in their late 20s, OM-ing 2 or 3 times a day with various ‘research’ partners" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📅" title="Kalender" aria-label="Emoji: Kalender"> In 2004 Daedone set up OneTaste Urban Retreat. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen">She hoped to promote OM as ‘a way to make orgasm, connection and sensuality sustainable’.The community quickly grew to around 50 members, most in their late 20s, OM-ing 2 or 3 times a day with various ‘research’ partners" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Prospective OM-ers were offered a menu of services:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💾" title="Geld mit FlĂŒgeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit FlĂŒgeln">An introductory workshop cost $195

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💾" title="Geld mit FlĂŒgeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit FlĂŒgeln">A week-long ‘urban monk’ programme set you back $2,000

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💾" title="Geld mit FlĂŒgeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit FlĂŒgeln">Or you could train to become a certified coach for $16,000
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ€‘" title="Gesicht mit Geld-Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Geld-Mund">They sold were how-to DVDs, ‘One Stroke’ lubricant and OM pillow sets to build nests.

Men stroked women, and sometimes women stroked women; nobody stroked men.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte">But everybody paid...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ—Łïž" title="Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes">OneTaste’s former ‘lead instructor’ Ken Blackman said that OM-ing ‘resonated particularly deeply with techies.’

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ“±" title="Mobiltelefon" aria-label="Emoji: Mobiltelefon"> ‘Silicon Valley was a really great place to market because we could talk in terms of having a new operating system for human connection.’
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit AufwĂ€rtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit AufwĂ€rtstrend"> By 2017, OneTaste had 150 staff members, including salespeople.

They promoted a smorgasbord of different courses costing up to $60,000 a year.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">The ‘Nicole Daedone Intensive’, offering personal tuition in stroking by Daedone herself, cost up to $36,000
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit AbwĂ€rtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit AbwĂ€rtstrend"> OneTaste’s downfall began in 2018 when a Bloomberg investigation discovered that it was engaging in pressurised sales tactics.

They urged customers to take out multiple credit cards to pay for courses.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ§Ÿ" title="Receipt" aria-label="Emoji: Receipt"> Potential customers, it was alleged, were referred to as ‘marks& #39;
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> Another Bloomberg investigation revealed that in 2015 OneTaste had paid a $325,000 out-of-court settlement to a former staff member who said that she had been ordered to sleep with prospective male customers
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎙" title="Studiomikrofon" aria-label="Emoji: Studiomikrofon"> In 2020 ‘The Orgasm Cult’ podcast brought damning allegations of staff being coerced into having sex with men to entice them to take courses.

It was allegedly said that women should be able to have sex with anyone as ‘the orgasm is so strong that it alchemises everything’
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔮" title="Roter Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Roter Kreis">Responding to the BBC programme, a lawyer for OneTaste said:

‘All allegations of abusive practices are completely false. OneTaste is an organisation that helped individuals to increase health, happiness and connection through methods combining mindfulness and sexuality.’
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen"> In October 2018, after the Bloomberg exposĂ©, OneTaste announced it was closing all its US offices saying instead it would be focusing on online education to reach a wider audience.

But the OneTaste website no longer exists...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❓" title="Rotes Fragezeichen-Symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Fragezeichen-Symbol">And Nicole Daedone disappeared
However, her cult of the orgasm continues to thrive


A new ‘Institute of OM website’, set up by former members, invites users to ‘Learn to OM for free’.

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