Boots to flip-flops

11/01/2026

I have been training in bjj for the last 4 years. The take away; it builds tolerance, breathing under pressure, learning to be comfortable when it is uncomfortable and most important it helps create bonds that may last a life time.

The results from this first-of-kind pilot study suggest that including BJJ as a complementary treatment to standard therapy for PTSD may be of value. It will be necessary to validate these promising results with a larger subject cohort and a more rigorous experimental design before routinely recomme...

11/01/2026

Quick update for everyone who follows this page 🙏
This page will keep sharing the research: the science behind veteran transition, the nervous system, and what happens after the uniform comes off.
But the science only tells half of it. So I started a Sunday newsletter for the other half: my own stories, the moments that test me, and what I'm learning as I live it.
First post: what Boots to Flip-Flops really means (and why I'm still a little ticklish about it).
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What 'Boots to Flip-Flops' means, and why this place exists

06/08/2026

8-week MBSR program with PTSD veterans identified 6 healing mechanisms: dealing with the past, staying in the present, acceptance of adversity, breathing through stress, relaxation, and openness to self and others. Outcomes comparable to Prolonged Exposure therapy.

Objective: U.S. veterans are at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Prior studies suggest a benefit of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for PTSD, but the mechanisms through which MBSR reduces PTSD symptoms ...

04/27/2026

VA’s primary veteran PTSD intervention

NCT02366403.

04/19/2026

Conscious breathing and breathwork reduces anxiety, respiration rate, and hyperarousal

Given the limited success of conventional treatments for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigations of alternative approaches are warranted. We examined the effects of a breathing-based meditation intervention, Sudarshan Kriya yoga, on PTSD outcome variables in U.S. male vete...

04/12/2026

CST treats PTSD by decreasing pain, improves energy, mobility, and sleep

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on treatment modality that releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole-body health and performance.

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

CST shows to ease physical symptoms

The study participants considered that patients with complex traumas, including post-traumatic stress disorder, seemed to benefit from this multimodal treatment approach and appreciated its' holistic treatment philosophy, including craniosacral therapy. With regard to patient safety, the study parti...

03/30/2026

All symptoms across the board improved
95% of those improvements came strictly from the CST administered

THE EFFECTS OF UPLEDGER CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY ON POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN VIETNAM COMBAT VETERANS Authors John E Upledger D.O., O.M.M. Barry S Kaplan M.D. Russell A Bourne, Jr. Ph.D., A.B.P.S. Richard B Zonderman Ph.D. Abstract The Upledger Institute has provided rwo week inte...