Science, Orgasm and Spirituality 

HISTORY

A psychiatrist with a background in psychosomatic medicine and trained in psychiatric orgone therapy, we will discuss the social and political perspectives of sexuality pre- and post-Freud.  We will also focus on the extensive and groundbreaking theories of Wilhelm Reich who brought bio-electrical dynamics of orgasm into the psychoanalytic conversation. He introduced the concept of psychosomatic unity, and identified the energetic underpinnings of  neurosis before being imprisoned in America for his life's work, where he died just days before his parole. 

SCIENCE

Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University and first author of The Science of Orgasm, we will be discussing Komisaruk's extensive research on the neural pathways through which genital stimulation gains access to the brain, and the neural basis for persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) and orgasm in women and men. His other areas of research include the study of sexual response after spinal cord injury, female ejaculation and pelvic pain and numbness, helping women find solutions to pain syndromes and offering new research findings toward scientific understanding.

SPIRITUALITY

Austrian born, and trained since the age of 16 as a lineage holder of classical, tantric Kashmir Shaivism, Michaela Boehm has become an internationally known leader in tantric wisdom and somatic embodiment. Michaela combines her extensive training in the field of Psychology, CBT, Trauma Therapy and Somatic modalities, with her 40k plus hours counseling experience and her tantric training into a unique offering, which is the perfect conclusion to our Summit in drawing together the science and psychology of sexuality as it grounds itself into the body and mind.