***TRIGGER Warning - This episode addresses psychological abuse and manipulation from the perspective of survivors. Both Devi and Alaina are survivors of narcissistic abuse and are committed to exposing abusive dynamics within organizations. 

This episode intends to expose the overt, intentional lies told by Nicole Daedone about the origins of Orgasmic Meditation (OM). Devi and Alaina have been aware of these lies since 2013. Watching a public figure lie with impunity for over a decade has been deeply frustrating. Some of this frustration comes through in this episode.

We apologize if the emotional rawness of this episode is triggering. We feel it is important to be honest about the impact this type of overt deception has upon survivors.

This episode highlights how lies about OM's true origins were used to manipulate and coerce clients, employees, and the general public into practicing OM. The misleading narrative suggested that OM was a legitimate esoteric method of spiritual realization, supposedly transmitted by a Buddhist monk to OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone.

These lies form the foundation of the OneTaste brand and its primary methodology, Orgasmic Meditation. They directly challenge the core of the OneTaste trial defense, which claims that the plaintiff and OM participants were always in “full consent.”  

However, one of the basic tenets of abuse recovery is recognizing that you cannot consent to a lie. Withholding or omitting the truth, as well as intentionally deceiving people about the origins of a method to manipulate their perception, are hallmarks of abusive behavior. This is crucial because OM was, and still is, promoted as a method for “healing sexual trauma,” yet the very foundation of the practice was built on an extensive and deliberate lie propagated by Nicole Daedone through multiple media outlets.

Fortunately, the US justice system agrees with this perspective. On Monday, June 9th, 2025, after less than 2 days of deliberation, a federal jury convicted the Founder and former CEO of OneTaste, Nicole Daedone, and her former head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, of forced labor conspiracy. After hearing 5 weeks of testimony from former employees and clients of OneTaste, based on the evidence presented, it took less than 48 hours for the jury to determine that the defendants, Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz, subjected their victims to: 

• economic
• sexual
• emotional
• financial
• and psychological abuse
• as well as surveillance
• indoctrination
• and intimidation

 They are each facing up to 20 years in prison.

Read more at  https://holisticsexologyinstitute.com/the-deliberate-deception-of-orgasmic-meditationom/.

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