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right OneTaste is a business dedicated to researching and teaching the practices of ''orgasmic meditation'' and ''slow sex''. Though it embraces certain tenets based in Eastern philosophy, OneTaste's central focus is female orgasm and sexuality,〔 especially in a practice called Orgasmic Meditation. OneTaste was founded in San Francisco by Nicole Daedone in 2001. OneTaste originally operated two communal-style "urban retreat" centers, one in San Francisco’s Soma District and the other on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, but has expanded to include Los Angeles, London, Melbourne, and six other U.S. cities. The organization's stated goal is "to create a clean, well-lit place where sexuality, relationship, and intimacy could be discussed openly and honestly."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The OneTaste.us website )〕 OneTaste produces media, workshops, weekend retreats, and a coach training program. OneTaste has garnered national and international media attention and controversy; several journalists have compared OneTaste to a cult while others have noted a push of orgasmic meditation into the mainstream.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=GT Weekly )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Brown NYT )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Frisky )〕 Reflecting this push into the mainstream, some journalists have called Orgasmic Meditation a new craze, while online estimates say OneTaste teaches 500 people each month in its "How to" classes. In 2014 OneTaste received Inc. 5000 Honors for Top Health companies. ==Orgasmic meditation== Orgasmic meditation or ''OMing'' is a term coined by Nicole Daedone to signify a mindfulness practice in which the object of meditation is finger to genital contact.〔 OMing is practiced in pairs, with one practitioner stroking the genitals of the other, and both focusing their attention on the sensation with the stated goal of developing connective resonance between them. Although the practitioners can be of either sex, the focus of orgasmic meditation seems to be on the female orgasm through subtle and deliberate stimulation of the clitoris. Both partners, however, are said to share in the sensation and fulfillment via a kind of "pleasure by proxy." Proponents state that orgasmic meditation encompasses more than just orgasm and that it encourages greater emotional awareness, connected relationships, and sense of fulfillment. Others describe the sensation as "a heady buzz, mixed with equal parts wooziness and intensity of focus." In press accounts, orgasmic meditation has been compared to tantric practices. "The idea, similar to Buddhist Tantric sex, is to extend the sensory peak."〔 Daedone has stated in interviews that OMing also borrows from other traditions including yoga, and other forms of meditation,〔 and she describes it as a central element of what she terms the "Slow Sex Movement".〔 She states that OMing brings consciousness to sexuality in the same way that sitting meditation brings consciousness to stillness and yoga brings consciousness to movement. Proponents maintain that the practice leads to more intense and profound orgasms,〔 expands one's capacity to feel pleasure and other sensations, and promotes greater personal awareness and interpersonal connectivity. Others describe more limited effects, such as simply "getting in touch with one's body." Some who have participated in or witnessed the practice report feeling a sense of discomfort or inappropriateness. "I tried with great futility to make the connection between an austere Zen monastery filled with silent monks meditating on emptiness, and what I had just seen." The practice of orgasmic meditation is done with a partner. A woman lies down, unclothed from the waist down, while her fully clothed partner sits alongside. The one sitting uses his or her index finger to slowly, deliberately stroke the clitoris of the other. Typically this safe sex practice involves the wearing of gloves. The session is timed and lasts for exactly 15 minutes. Both partners are directed to focus their attention on the point of contact, or "stroke." Practitioners of orgasmic meditation claim that the practice nourishes the limbic system, the part of the brain shared with other mammals and associated with emotion, empathy, and motivation.〔 When the OMing session is over, both partners share their experiences verbally.〔〔 Daedone states that the so-called "resonance" between two partners is essential to the experience of shared sensation. OM is usually practiced separately from sex and often in a location other than the bedroom; as distinct from foreplay, Daedone describes it as a practice "designed to keep a woman on a plateau of sensation." A visiting UK columnist surmised that "OM is a form of recalibration that prepares the body for better, more intense sex." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「OneTaste」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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