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FOR VETERANS

LoPriore Sensei’s treatments are extremely effective for veterans because of his comprehensive approach. Using a combination of Asian medical holistic diagnosis not possible in western medicine, (acupuncture treatment, Post-traumatic Stress disorder (PTS) counseling, meditation instruction, and individualized self-care training), the negative impact of PTS can be minimized. This in turn allows for healthy sleep and energy to return, along with a much more vibrant, positive mindset. These methods reduce anxiety, depression, anger, and hyper-vigilance. And they dramatically reduce or eliminate physical symptoms previously held in place by the PTS. The most common of these symptoms include low back pain, neck pain, other chronic pain, neuropathy, internal medical issues such as addiction, insomnia, IBS, cardiac problems, allergies and other breathing problems, and many more.

Veterans receive expert individualized care by LoPriore Sensei for their particular health issues. He has been specializing in treating veterans’ issues for over 20 years. Teaching traditional Asian martial arts and modern military combatives for the past 35 years, LoPriore Sensei has known and become buddies with many military veterans, including many from the Special Operations community.

Naturally, many of these men and women came to LoPriore Sensei when they had a need for acupuncture. They have remarked many times over the years that his care is “way beyond” what they’ve had before, “especially the Post Traumatic Stress counseling,” and that “he ‘gets me’ in a way few practitioners ever have.” These are the two keys to the success of Sensei’s treatments of veterans.

About half of LoPriore Sensei’s private practice is comprised of veterans referred by the VA. Many veterans request VA referral to our practice after having free treatments he offers twice monthly through the non-profit Warriors for Warriors, which holds Community Acupuncture for Veterans (CAV) sessions, to help veterans see for themselves the tremendous healing power of acupuncture (more on WfW, below). The individualized treatments at the clinic are much more comprehensive than what is possible with the little time available in the CAV program.

In 2014, after two years of trying to get the VA to allow him to treat veterans there for free, LoPriore Sensei and 40 of his students and friends founded Warriors for Warriors (link to warriorsforwarriors.us) (WFW), a non-profit organization that prevents veteran suicide, and treats PTS, chronic pain, addiction, and other common veteran issues. No veteran is charged for services. As of 1 June 2019, 21 different veterans have come forward of their own volition and told us that LoPriore Sensei’s treatments have prevented them from committing suicide, and countless others have told us that their lives have been greatly improved by our programs.

MINDFULNESS and HOLISTIC WELLNESS
Meditation and applied mindfulness training have been shown to optimize performance in military and especially for SOF operators. It helps reduce stress in our daily lives, and can help us “unwind” and relax from the mission-first, not-enough-sleep, suck-it-up-and-move-forward mindset of the military. With meditation training, many veterans have found that they can enjoy their lives more, re-assimilate easier as they transition back to civilian life, sleep better, clear addictions, and have more peaceful, happier relationships.

LoPriore Sensei has been offering a free Mindfulness and Wellness  class for years that helps veterans with PTS to understand why they feel “stuck” in this busy-minded state where they can’t relax, can’t clear addictions or chronic pain, and/or have difficulty sleeping and in relationships. Skillful meditation and mindfulness practice can help significantly to reduce these challenges and help you “truly come home.” You can’t simply listen to a meditation app for five or ten minutes/day and expect these kinds of results. Authentic training under a skilled and experienced teacher, and committed practice, are what works.

Wellness  is an ongoing optimal state of holistic (body, mind, and spirit) health. Ten-thousand-year-old principles of Asian medicine theory and self-care methods are taught in this class. LoPriore Sensei specializes in working with veterans, in treatment and by training them to rediscover holistic wellness. These ancient methods have worked very well for thousands of years, because they are based on natural principles. In fact, many veterans who learn and are committed to wellness practices learned from LoPriore Sensei are able to get off most, if not all, of their medications, and feel better than they have in years.

Bushidokai Dojo, LoPriore Sensei’s school, offers several unique, enjoyable training and healing opportunities for military veterans, including those with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).

For information on Sensei LoPriore’s free suicide-prevention and other treatment services for veterans, either ask for a referral from your Veterans Affairs Primary Care Physician or see Warriors for Warriors main web site or Facebook page.  If you are in a crisis now and need help immediately, please call the VA Veteran Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1.