These sessions change your physiology. Here is what to know before you start.
Set yourself upBreathe seated or lying down, always. Never while driving, standing, or in or near water, not even a shallow bath.A session can take you further than you expected. Be somewhere soft before it does.
What you may feelPhysically. Lightheadedness, tingling in the hands or face, shifts in temperature, brief muscle tightness. Common, usually harmless, and they pass on their own.Emotionally. Strong feelings, old memories, tears, laughter. Any of these can surface without warning. Release can run deep.If anything feels wrong, return to normal breathing. The intensity fades within a minute or two. That exit is built into every session, and it is always the right call.
Never force itEvery session is an invitation, not a demand. Straining doesn’t deepen the effect, it blocks it. If your body says enough, that was the session.
Talk with your doctor firstAer sessions place real demands on the body. If any of the conditions below apply to you, get your doctor’s approval before your first session.
Heart and circulation. Cardiovascular disease, including angina or a past heart attack. High blood pressure. A personal or family history of aneurysm.
Brain and nervous system. Epilepsy or any seizure disorder.
Eyes. Glaucoma or retinal detachment.
Recent surgery. Especially chest or abdominal, or any injury still healing.
Pregnancy and asthma. Get your primary care physician's approval before breathing with Aer.
Mental health. Severe mental illness. A history of PTSD or of dissociative or amnestic disorders.
Medications. Anything prescribed for your heart, blood pressure, or mental health, and blood thinners.
What Aer is, and isn’tAer is a tool. It is not medical care or psychotherapy, and it replaces neither. Alongside therapy or other personal growth work it can deepen both. That is a different job than being the treatment.