Breathwork / SKY

What it is

Structured breathing protocols, including SKY (Sudarshan Kriya) taught in some veteran programs. Regulation skill, not a trauma narrative protocol.

Evidence

Some veteran studies on SKY and related breath practices. Not first-line PTSD psychotherapy.

Access for veterans

Project Welcome Home Troops and other veteran breath/yoga orgs on Programs. Some VA Whole Health offerings.

Cautions

Intense breathwork can destabilize people with trauma or certain medical conditions. Learn it from a program that screens.

Evidence reviewed September 2026. Named sources are being added room by room; start with VA/DoD PTSD guideline (2023) for first-line care.

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