Validated by published, peer-reviewed research

Proven to change how you handle stress, and make it last

Not just calmer in the moment. Research shows sharper recovery and steadier decisions, months after training, not just during it.

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For first responders

Free daily tools, guided practice, and the full training protocol, for your own resilience.

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Teach it

Become an instructor

Get certified to lead the YFFR protocol. Responders, veterans, and civilians welcome.

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Bring it to my team

For agencies

Equip your department and prove the ROI, powered by Aerient.

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Public safety professionals served since 2018

"The YFFR protocol is practical. It can be used in squad cars, shift briefings, or virtually anywhere peak performance is needed by first responders."

Capt. Dustin K., Sheriff's Dept. (CA)
Randomized controlled trial 50 states, 12 countries Department tested
Not just yoga

A yoga class is one pillar. We're four.

Aerient is Latin for conscious breath. It's built on a simple idea: breath, trained deliberately, is a skill, not a stretch.

The YFFR protocol layers four disciplines, rooted in the same tradition as yoga, but restructured specifically for the realities of the job. A local yoga teacher can offer you the first. The other three, including the cognitive reframing work our own randomized controlled trial found holds up months later, aren't a typical yoga class at all.

  • 01

    Tactical Breathwork

    The foundation. How we access the nervous system to regulate and bring the body into coherence.

  • 02

    Physical Drills

    Strength and mobility work that trains the body to perform under pressure.

  • 03

    Cognitive Declarations

    Reframing that shifts perception of an experience from threat to challenge.

  • 04

    Neurological Reset

    After action regulation. Integrating the lessons of what just happened.

For responders

Start where you are.

Free for individuals, forever

Aerient Readiness

A 30 second daily readiness check in with recovery protocols. Then go deeper with the Breath Challenge or YFFR University whenever you're ready.

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Become an instructor

Learn to lead the protocol.

Two ways to certify

Get certified to teach YFFR to the people around you. Responders, veterans, and civilians are all welcome. No prior yoga experience necessary.

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For departments and agencies, powered by Aerient

Equip your people, and prove it works.

One system, one team

Applied neuroscience for high stress professions. From free individual adoption to agency wide licensing, ROI reporting, and training your own instructors.

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Why it works

Not a wellness perk. A performance system.

Rigorously tested

Evaluated in a randomized controlled trial against a waitlist control group, not just self reported feedback.

Job specific

Designed for the realities of the job: squad cars, shift briefings, the field.

Measurable

With Aerient, agencies see participation and ROI, not guesswork.