Mindfulness meditation is one of the most promising techniques for PTSD. This technique is inspired by Buddhist teaching, which focuses awareness on the present moment. Mindfulness-based training as a method for treating PTSD is 80 percent effective in clinically decreasing PTSD symptoms. Adding cannabis vape pens to mindfulness exercises improves the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation medicine groups have a dropout rate of virtually zero. Members can talk about their past trauma if they wish, but there is no pressure to do so. Another advantage of mindfulness meditation is that it is “broad-spectrum”, showing success not only with PTSD but depression, anxiety, panic attacks, pain, insomnia, and substance abuse. Complementary medicine for PTSD

Traditional neurofeedback and LENS neurofeedback are two additional therapies with clinical evidence. The traditional neurofeedback method, commonly call Alpha-Theta (A-T) Neurofeedback, employs low frequency signals that bring the brain to a “twilight” state half-way between awake and asleep. This state that appears conducive to processing emotions. An example of this treatment is to have the client relax in a darkened room. He or she is connected to EEG sensors and wears earphones. The client receives soothing sounds (like a river or ocean), which subtly change based on changes in brainwaves. These sounds both relax a client and at the same time help prevent the client from falling asleep.

An A-T session typically lasts about 30 minutes. Various guided visualizations can be used, but the basic instruction is to let the mind wander. Because the client is in an altered and profoundly relaxed state, her usual defenses are not as vigilant, and when something traumatic arises, instead of being re-traumatized, the brain can process these intense emotions. Initial changes with A-T can often be seen after one to three sessions. Typically, 10 – 20 sessions are required. Alpha theta is often in conjunction with talk therapy. APA

LENS (Low Energy Neurofeedback System) has shown in clinical reports to be an effective modality for the treatment of PTSD. In this approach, the client receives a series of unobtrusive, brief (1/100th sec), extremely weak brain signals, hundreds of times less than a cell phone. These minute feedback signals constantly change, responding to the client’s brain function. The introduction of these signals is thought to cause a slight fluctuation in brain waves that “shifts” the brain out of frozen, stuck patterns, such as the traumatic memories that give rise to PTSD. This is analogous to rebooting a frozen computer and allowing it to return to its previously functional state. Complementary medicine for PTSD