I can’t tell you how many times I have heard male clients tell me that they don’t get sexual satisfaction in their marriage because their wives don’t like sex. I can feel their disappointment and frustration about not getting their sexual needs met in their marriage. Yet, I also know there are always two sides [...]

Healing & Celebrating Women’s Sexuality
Velina Lujan, MA, CMT
There is so much to celebrate about being a women, one aspect being our capacity for blissful, prolonged, ecstatic, sexual pleasure. Unfortunately, too many women do not know this pleasure and worse, associate sex with great pain and suffering, both emotionally and/or physically. In this puritanical culture where most [...]

As the holidays are upon us, stress levels are high. There is more to do than there is time in the day! Managing your stress effectively is especially important now, more than ever. Most recent statistics from the American Institute of Stress show that 80% of all doctor’s visits are the result of stress.
Here are [...]

After my trip to Boulder Creek, CA to visit the home of HearthMath, I am even more inspired by their amazing products and the science behind the heart of their work. Here at SMS, I am offering Stress Management Consultation including the use of HearthMath’s biofeedback device, the emWave. This device gives you instant feedback [...]

I wanted to share that I will be in a workshop for the rest of this week and looking forward to learning all I can to bring to my clients. I have a wealth of information that I have gained throughout my years of work and life experience and education and training, but I have never been trained [...]

Dealing With Stress
One method of stress management is called the TARP method, and it has been proven effective for many. A tarp is a protective cover thrown over something – a car or boat, for example – to protect it from the elements. Likewise, the TARP method offers a form of protection, too – protection [...]

Here is a summary of the important facts and information related to stress:

Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world. 
The mental symptoms of stress include tension, irritability, inability to concentrate, feeling excessively tired, and having trouble sleeping. 
The physical symptoms of stress include dry mouth, a pounding [...]

In addition to the relaxation practices described in the “TARP” method, there are many activities and methods that can help manage stress. These include:
Humor
Many stress-management experts recommend keeping a sense of humor during difficult situations. Laughing releases muscle tension and helps a person maintain perspective.
Activities as simple as watching a funny movie, listening to a [...]

To understand what stress does to us, imagine you lived tens of thousands of years ago, at a time when humans were threatened by hungry animals such as saber-toothed tigers and wolves. Our caveman ancestors had to be able to react instantly, either by fighting the beasts or running away.
So humans evolved the ability to [...]

What Causes Stress?
We may think of stressful events as unpleasant ones, such as losing a job or having difficulties at home or at school. But changes for the better can also cause stress, like a new baby, a wedding, and a new house.
In an ideal world, maybe we could get away from stressful situations, or [...]