Orgasmic Meditation Science

Orgasmic Meditation (OM) is an attention training practice in the art of sensation, where the body becomes both the instrument and the medium. The practice involves one person gently stroking the clitoris of the other person for 15-minutes while both place their attention on the point of contact and notice what they feel.


Within a simple, structured container of attention and connection, OM tunes the nervous system to subtlety, aligns the mind with the body’s intelligence, and refines our capacity to feel.

The Institute of OM Foundation was founded in 2014 to research the physiological and psychological effects of this practice.

With a team of world-renowned scientists, they have completed 9 studies, published 10 papers, and initiated a growing body of peer-reviewed science on OM.

Research is showing that om has the potential benefits of meditation, psychedelics, and other mystical-state practices—with the added potency of human connection. 

OM works by turning
the body’s most powerful force—sexual arousal—toward healing. This practice initiates neurobiological changes that support human flourishing. 



It entrains the brain to the good, builds emotional resilience, and lays the foundation for facing even our most difficult psychological material—all while cultivating connection and peak states of consciousness.

“OM may allow practitioners to access similar brain
and meditation states attained by advanced Tibetan Buddhists.”  —Greg Siegle, PhD

“There’s this sense in OM of 
the core sense of unity,
this interconnectedness of all people and things.” 
—Roland Griffiths, PhD

​​Read more about Orgasmic meditation and the science research at IOMFoundation.org