# Yoga For First Responders

> Yoga For First Responders (YFFR) is a research-backed wellness training protocol for first responders, military personnel, and public safety professionals. The protocol is built on four pillars: Tactical Breathwork, Physical Drills, Cognitive Declarations, and Neurological Reset. It is grounded in Hatha yoga and restructured for first responder contexts, so it is taught in job-specific, culturally informed terms rather than as a studio yoga class. The protocol was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial published in Psychological Trauma (American Psychological Association, 2024), conducted in partnership with the University of New South Wales and the Black Dog Institute. YFFR is the flagship product of Aerient, a Public Benefit Corporation.

## Key pages

- [Yoga For First Responders](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org): Homepage. Overview of the protocol, the research behind it, and the three entry points for individuals, instructor candidates, and agencies.
- [How it works, the four pillars](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/for-responders): The protocol explained for individual responders, covering each of the four pillars and the free and paid ways to start.
- [Become an instructor](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/instructor): Certification training in the YFFR protocol, offered as a self-paced Virtual Instructor School and an in-person school. Open to responders, veterans, and civilians, with no prior yoga experience required.
- [For agencies](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/for-agencies): Department and agency programs, from free individual adoption through agency-wide licensing, reporting, and training in-house instructors.
- [The Debrief](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/the-debrief): A free three-minute guided reset to use after a hard call.
- [Operational Readiness Intensive](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/readiness-intensive): A multi-day in-person training in the full protocol for first responders. Dates are not yet set and an interest list is open.
- [Blog](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/blog): Archive of articles on resilience, tactical breathwork, stress physiology, and job-specific training.
- [Contact](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/contact): Procurement, media, partnership, and general inquiries.

## Optional

- [About](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/about): Mission, history, and the research partnership behind the protocol.
- [Media](https://yogaforfirstresponders.org/media): Podcast, video library, press coverage, and press boilerplate for newsrooms.