"Huet has been with the story since her 2018 expose of the company, and the new book is rich with reported detail, relying on more than 125 interviews, thousands of documents and hundreds of hours of footage. In three parts, she traces OneTaste's origins in the mid-aughts and Daedone's psychological motivations, then the chaotic and exploitative environment of the startup's maturity, and finally its unraveling."
"Daedone built OneTaste around "orgasmic meditation," or "OM," a 15-minute practice where a partner strokes a woman's clitoris not for the aim of climax but as a New Age-y mindfulness technique, often done in groups. The group defined "Orgasm" broadly, as the entire experience of arousal but also something like a life force, Huet wrote, with Daedone telling employees the mission was to bring "Orgasm to a billion people.""
Nicole Daedone founded OneTaste around orgasmic meditation (OM), a 15-minute practice in which a partner strokes a woman's clitoris as a mindfulness technique rather than for climax. OneTaste grew from a sex-positive San Francisco commune into a nation-spanning enterprise that sold classes and guru-style coaching, frequently costing thousands of dollars. The organization framed "Orgasm" broadly as both arousal and a life force and pursued a mission of mass dissemination. Employees used high-pressure sales and recruitment tactics to expand membership. The group displayed cult-like dynamics, with a charismatic leader and devoted followers, and leadership later faced convictions for operating a forced labor conspiracy.
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