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

Regena Thomashauer (Author)

Book Description

Release date: May 20, 2003

Relationship expert Regena Thomashauer teaches the lost "womanly arts" of identifying your desires, having fun no matter where you are, knowing sensual pleasure, befriending your inner bitch, flirting (in a way that makes your day, not just his), and more -- because making pleasure your priority can actually help you reach your goals. So if you need a refresher course in fun -- and you know you do -- come to Mama.

Editorial Reviews

Review

New York The art of pleasure. Getting it, not giving it.

Elle At Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts, you check your shame and self-denial at the door, and learn to claim what you've always desired.

Chicago Tribune Diva of desire Regena Thomashauer teaches women how to celebrate their passions, indulge their appetites, and adore their lives.

About the Author

Regena (derived from the Latin for "queen") Thomashauer is the author of Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts and Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to Men. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (May 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743439937
• ISBN-13: 978-0743439930
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.5 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,423 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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

92 of 99 people found the following review helpful

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

By Julie Jordan Scott

Format: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.

57 of 60 people found the following review helpful

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

By A Customer

Format: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.

98 of 110 people found the following review helpful

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

By Lee Mellott TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

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!

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK ROCKS! April 4, 2002

By April

Format:Hardcover

I stayed up all night in order to finish this fun, sassy book! Finally...someone is telling women that we should enjoy our lives...much more interesting than the alternative. It was easy to see myself (and ALL my girlfriends) in the examples given. I loved the book--I especially love that I now have the perfect gift for my mom, my sisters, and of course ALL my girlfriends.

68 of 78 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Some Useful Bits, But Mostly A Whole Lot of Hot Air June 3, 2009

By N.D.

Format:Paperback

I am an open-minded girl in her twenties who has read this book, which could be summed up with the following:

Enjoy yourself no matter what the circumstances. Treat yourself on good days and especially crap days. Create a pleasure basket with goodies you'd enjoy for a trip, your purse, and your bedroom with snacks, toys, and whatever else that might strike your fancy. Play fun, inspiring music. Be confident; It will attract luck to you. Be gentle to yourself and others,not war-seeking (drama is not attractive). Write yourself a gushing love letter and read it often. Move your body like you mean it. Dress your best every single day. Celebrate your unique fabulousness. Screw the naysayers (not literally). Basically, treat yourself the way you want others to treat you, and you will attract the people and circumstances. You don't have to be loud-mouthed and diva-ish about it like her. You can be stealthily fabulous with your confident poise and actions. By treating yourself like a princess/queen/goddess, you are sending a message to the world that you deserve it.

How to win over and keep a man: Let him know when he's right. Give him a challenge to solve. Acknowledge his efforts. Let him know how you'd like to be pleasured. Celebrate him when he does. Repeat.

She graphically goes into spreading out your nether-regions to explore your body, then decorating it with glitter and colour pens, which in essence gives a good message in self-awareness and appreciation, but her delivery in this aspect is quite silly. Some might find it audacious.

You don't really need her exorbitantly-priced $5,000 program.... You can get all the empowerment you seek for $700 with the Tony Robbins live programs, or his $200 CD versions of Ultimate Edge and Ultimate Relationship program...all without the specific references to your land down-under. Other authors' pearls of wisdom are also available too at prices that don't border on extortion. Think you'll miss the pink of this book? Then add a stretchy pink book cover to your Tony book or other book, and use a pink highlighter to mark your favourite passages.

Fun, useful read for the currently self-loathing and clueless. Amusing material for the advanced-level peacocks who already know how to work it.

There. Now save your cash and start your life makeover. All you need is the internet. Read more ›

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Vapid drivel January 5, 2011

By Edith

Format:Paperback

I actually went out of my way to find this book on Amazon so I could review it and save someone else the agony. A friend of mine, who knew I was getting back into dating, gave me the book as a gift.

I'm struggling to finish it, hoping some great nugget of information will come my way. I'll give the author one star, since she is correct in that women need to be more selfish on the whole. But, her vapid and condescending writing style is a real turn-off. I feel like if I met her in person I would slap her just to snap her out of her ridiculous vacuum of "me, me, me". This is an annoying read at best, and insulting to anyone with half a brain.

I just have to end with one example of what she considered a "success story." One of her students, after taking her classes, held up a flight so that she could buy a book of erotica before the flight. Mama Gena thought this was just great and a huge success. I'm sorry, but when did empowering yourself make it o.k. to disempower everyone else? In the words of Jane Austen, "Badly done, Emma. Badly done!"