The OM Science Library
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#1 The Female Power of Volitional Attraction: The Concept of Call

IRB-exempt study with 2017 survey respondents.
Caroline Griggs and Rachel Pelletier
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#2 Orgasmic Meditation and The Mystical Experience: A Case Study

IRB exempt study examining 1,506 sets of OM Journals
Caroline Griggs and Rachel Pelletier
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#3 Phase 1 Clinical Trial Assessing Safety and Feasibility as a Meditation Practice for Individuals with PTSD

IRB-approved Study with 28 participants
Daniel Kriegman, MD
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#4 Neuroimaging Evaluation of the Long-term Impact of a Novel Paired Meditation Practice on Brain Function

7/13/2024
Andrew Newberg, MD
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#5: Intense positive affect without arousal is possible: Subjective and physiological reactivity during a partnered sexual meditative experience

IRB-approved. 93 participants
Siegle, Greg J.; Prause, Nicole
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#6 Effects of adverse childhood experiences on partnered sexual arousal appear context dependent

IRB approved, Physiological study with 260 participants
Nicole Prause, PhD and Greg Siegle, PhD
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#8 Partner intimate touch is associated with increased interpersonal closeness, especially in non-romantic partners

IRB approved, Physiological study with 260 participants
Nicole Prause, PhD and Greg Siegle, PhD
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#7: Alterations in Functional Connectivity Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

IRB approved; Physiological study with 40 people (20 pairs)
Andrew Newberg, MD, PhD
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#9 Alterations in cerebral glucose metabolism measured by FDG PET in OM Subjects

IRB approved; Physiological study with 40 people (20 pairs)
Andrew Newberg, MD, PhD
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Orgasmic Meditation is considered more of a meditation practice, than a sexual experience

IRB approved; Survey study with over 200 participants
Vivian Siegel, PhD of MIT and Benjamin Emmert-Aronson, PhD
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MEQ: Mystical Experience Questionnaire

IRB approved, Survey study with over 780 participants
Vivian Siegel, PhD and Ben Emmert-Aronson, PhD