“LiYana Silver could be writing about anything—from mushroom collecting to the stock market—and my heart would sing. Her writing is gorgeous, and this praise comes from a passionate lover of language. But it happens that LiYana Silver is writing about the blazing heart of the human experience. Her description of and loving guidance into the fruitful darkness is among the very wisest and most lyrical I have encountered. I will return to that section again and again. This book unraveled and rewove the fabric of my femininity, and hence my humanity. Deep bow.”
MIRABAI STARR
author of Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and
Transformation and Teresa of Avila: Passionate Mystic
“LiYana’s book is a powerful invitation for women to step into their biggest, brightest, truest, most powerful selves. I was truly blown away by the wisdom and inspiration on each page. If you’re a woman ready to embrace her feminine power, this book is a must read.”
ALEXANDRA JAMIESON
functional nutrition coach, co-creator of Super Size Me,
and author of Women, Food, and Desire: Embrace Your
Cravings, Make Peace with Food, Reclaim Your Body
“LiYana Silver’s Feminine Genius is a courageous, wise, juicy book that redefines the genre of women’s empowerment. This timely work is a lively love letter to women to tap into their feminine brilliance. With a fresh, readable style, Silver guides us with stories, practices, and heartfelt insights that are meaningful and potent. This bold book asks women to step into their special birthright, and it provides just the right mix of spirituality, smarts, and sassiness to get the job done. Brava. Highly recommended!”
MARC DAVID
author of The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight
Loss and Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition
and Well-Being; founder of Institute for the Psychology of Eating
“LiYana Silver’s brand-new book lofts her and her readers right up to the stratosphere of feminine genius that she so accurately describes. It’s impossible to dive into these pages without coming out restored, refreshed, renewed, and connected to a power that has always been each of ours to own. Feminine Genius is a down-to-earth, deeply useful guide; a must-read for every woman!”
REGENA THOMASHAUER
New York Times bestselling author of Pussy: A Reclamation
and founder of Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts (mamagenas.com)
“This book is exactly what women need to remember who we are and how to access our unique genius. And this unique brand of genius is exactly what the world needs right now, too. This book is brilliant and right on time.”
KATE NORTHRUP
bestselling author of Money: A Love Story
“This book is a must for anyone (men, too) on a path to wake up, be fully human, and find the magic of being fully alive. LiYana offers a clear path—with joy, pleasure, and juiciness—to remembering the Divine Feminine in all of us. She offers us stories, exercises, humor, and a bright shiny mirror into the depths of our feminine souls aching to be seen and loved. What a loving gift LiYana has given us in this radical, articulate, wise, and boldly true practice of cultivating our Feminine Genius. I know that as more of us embrace the deep wisdom in this book, the more our species will heal and the more our culture will be in balance.”
MARY WALDNER, LMFT
cofounder and Chief Consciousness Officer at Mary’s Gone Crackers®
“For any woman doubting herself, her body, her value, her potential, her sexuality, or her femininity, Feminine Genius is a needed re-education and a bold proclamation. If you wish to lead a more boundless, joyful life, I wish this book for you.”
AMANDA STEINBERG
founder of DailyWorth and author of Worth It
“Feminine Genius is one of the most potent books I’ve ever read. LiYana Silver is a master of metaphor and teaches women the lessons we critically need to learn to feel healthy and whole in an unforgettable, soul-wrenching way. Her writing is a soothing and energizing antidote to the toxic conditioning of our patriarchal culture. All I wanted to do was stay home and read it from cover to cover! I recommend every woman do the same.”
JENA LA FLAMME
author of Pleasurable Weight Loss: The Secrets to Feeling Great,
Losing Weight, and Loving Your Life Today (jenalaflamme.com)
“Feminine Genius is a wake-up call for women. It touches upon our deepest places of shame and hope—our bodies, feelings, sexuality, intuition, spirituality, and womanhood—and shows us how what we thought were our greatest liabilities are actually some of our greatest strengths.
We as women still need help to feel less crazy as we walk the path of the messiness and the magic of life. Feminine Genius gives us useful tools to change what is no longer working. It also shows us how to give up the Inner Mean Girl crazy-making of constant self-improvement and simply become truly happy and fully ourselves right now.
Devour its pages and feel yourself shine brighter. And then, as quickly as you can, introduce this book to all the women you love.”
AMY AHLERS
founder of Mama Truth Circle, author of Big Fat Lies Women
Tell Themselves, and coauthor of Reform Your Inner Mean Girl
“What LiYana has created here is a path back to your feminine identity. Reading each chapter, you will be able to name and claim a piece of yourself that may have gotten lost in masculine culture. Doing this process will put you back in your body so you can navigate through your life with your voice, your soul, your desire, and your joy as your compass. An important spiritual feminist read.”
ALISA VITTI
author of WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge
Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source and founder of FLOliving.com
“With delicious candor and well-earned womanly wisdom, LiYana Silver will guide you home to your Feminine Genius. Like a sage and sassy girlfriend, she’ll help you navigate both the darkest and the brightest corners of your inner landscape. If you’re wondering how to embrace the unique twists and turns of your own initiation into Womanhood, Feminine Genius offers invaluable support.”
SARA AVANT STOVER
author of The Way of the Happy Woman and The Book of SHE:
Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power
“For several thousand years, the world has rewarded masculine ways of being and punished feminine ways. But that world is changing rapidly; the patriarchy is in its end times. LiYana Silver’s new book shows the way forward to a future in which feminine wisdom is appreciated, respected, and rewarded just as much as masculine wisdom. Feminine Genius is an important roadmap towards success in a post-patriarchal world.”
MICHAEL ELLSBERG
author of The Education of Millionaires
and coauthor of The Last Safe Investment
“LiYana Silver’s words are not just another theory or rote neo-goddess dogma. Feminine Genius is a living, authentic, embodied oracle for any woman who truly desires to live her fullest, most sovereign self.”
DR. SAIDA DÉSILETS
women’s empowerment coach and author of
Emergence of the Sensual Woman (SaidaDesilets.com)
“Articulate, insightful, and compassionate, LiYana’s deep feminine wisdom will illuminate your path to living a turned-on life. She’s a wise guide who will inspire and encourage you to discover your own Feminine Genius.”
SHERI WINSTON
Wholistic Sexuality™ teacher and author of Women’s Anatomy
of Arousal and Succulent SexCraft (IntimateArtsCenter.com)
“Feminine Genius is a delectable treat with an extra helping of smart sauce in a flambé of raw truth. It delivers the deep nourishment our collective feminine spirit is so hungry for. It’s been my privilege to see firsthand how LiYana walks her talk with the utmost integrity. This book is a reflection of her capacity to shine that light—vibrating with Shakti, sensuality, unflinching honesty, and fierce love.”
LISA SCHRADER
women’s sacred sensuality coach, author of Kama Sutra 52:
A Year’s Worth of the Best Positions for Passion and Pleasure,
and founder of AwakeningShakti.com
“Read the book Feminine Genius and you’ll discover that LiYana Silver has been quietly living the all-too-common and frequently painful experience of woman so she could write the words we each need to hear and lay down the truth with such elegance and artistry that all who read it will blossom into the women we are longing to become. It’s rare to say about a ‘self-help’ style book, but it’s truly breathtaking.”
ALEXIS NEELY
family wealth lawyer, mom, and founder of
New Law Business Model & Eyes Wide Open Life
“From shadow to light, LiYana navigates the complexity of modern, patriarchal life to make room for the Sacred Feminine in us all—a genius the world cannot survive without. Jump on this train and let the spiral begin!”
CHANTAL PIERRAT
founder of Emerging Women