Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts: Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World: 2004 Day-to-Day Calendar [Calendar]

Regena Thomashauer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Day-To-Day | Publication Date: July 1, 2003

"We are taught to work hard, study hard, and deprive ourselves. But who teaches us about pleasure?" Relationship expert Regena Thomashauser noticed through her years of counseling that many women just didn't know how to have fun. Enter Mama Gena. Thomashauser's alter ego playfully instructs goddess hopefuls in the "womanly arts" with this guiding principle: Self-indulgence is the key to self-empowerment. And Mama Gena is hellbent on getting the word out. She has been interviewed and featured in such publications as the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Self, Glamour, Elle, and Allure. She has been a guest on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and Today. She explains and extols the womanly arts in her popular Mama Gena book and now in the new Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts 2004 Calendar: "You can never brag too much." "Love your flesh." "The Goddess is aching to put women in their right place on the throne of possibility." Mama Gena will happily and lovingly give all goddesses-in-training a good, strong boost.

Editorial Reviews

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Alex Witchel The New York Times Think of it as The Power of Positive Thinking as interpreted by Anaïs Nin. -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Regena Thomashauer graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from Mount Holyoke and then retired from the stage to pursue her "exhaustive" research into pleasure and fun. She has dedicated her life to researching the nature of pleasure, specifically female orgasm. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Calendar
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Pag edition (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740736833
• ISBN-13: 978-0740736834
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,525,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Regena Thomashauer is also the author of Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts and Mama Gena's Marriage Manual. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter.

Customer Reviews

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77 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I really didn't want to like this book....., October 19, 2003

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This review is from: Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts : Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World (Paperback)

I sat there, looking at the cover, being annoyed by the title and thought, "Oh brother.... this woman ought to get a life, I mean GIVE ME A BREAK!" and then I started reading.

And nodding, and laughing and even taking some notes.

This is NOT highly intellectual. It may not be 100% new material. What it does do is package its message in a way that is workable, applicable, engaging and enjoyable to read.

I found myself mildly annoyed in certain paragraphs though it certainly was not enough for me to set aside all the goodness just because of that.

It would be like turning down some double chocolate fudge because I didn't like the serving dish. Just not the right response.

90 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Pleasure!, April 27, 2002

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Lee Mellott "Skin Care For Wrinkles" (Frederick, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts : Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World (Hardcover)

I have to admit, I felt uncomfortable with some of the chapters in this book. Why? Because Mama Gena discusses intimate details about sexuality. She covers topics I normally don't read about.
Thus it was sort of a shock to read her thoughts and how comfortable she is being a blatantly sexual person.

But I decided to open my mind to what Mama Gena shares in her book and I must say she has changed my outlook on life!

The goal of the book is to teach women to celebrate their gloriousness. She believes that many of us have let pleasure slip away. But we can become magnets with the power to attract good things by becoming attuned to our sensuality.

Mama Gena (Regena Thomashauer) feels women are Goddesses and should be treated as such. What do you enjoy? Do it. Of course there are many self-help books that support trying to discover your dreams. But Mama lends a new twist. She teaches you how to become attuned to your mystical and creative powers, to be fully in touch with your sensuality so you can be transformed into a glowing Goddess. As a woman pleasure is your birthright!

Buy yourself gifts, brag, flirt. Too much time in our lifes is spent focusing on what is wrong with ourselves according to Mama. Within the pages of her book are exercises, and inspiration to help you fufill your potential.

I read about Mama Gena in a popular woman's magazine. Apparently taking a course with her runs in the hundreds of dollars. But women report remarkable results, promotions, new beaus, weight loss and more.
Now you can fully enhance your feminity and claim the pleasure you deserve for the small price of the book!

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A surprised man, April 1, 2002

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This review is from: Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts : Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World (Hardcover)

Wow! What a shock. I thought I knew who women are. My wife asked me to read this. As a guy, I would highly recommend this for any man that is interested in women. If I could be so bold I would recommend this book for any woman interested in having a more gratified fun life and relationships.