DAN BOGAN LIVES

CONTRAINDICATIONS & DISCLAIMER

Important. Read before booking.

Dan Bogan Lives offers breathwork sessions, events, and mentoring using the GHOYOS (Get High on Your Own Supply) system, OA (Of Ancients) breathwork and energetic processes or BOP (Breath Of Pleasure).

This work can be intense. It can produce strong physiological, emotional, and psychological responses. It is not suitable for everyone.

This is not medical treatment. This is not psychotherapy. This is not a substitute for professional healthcare.

You are responsible for knowing your own health status, disclosing any relevant conditions, and deciding whether this work is appropriate for you.

By booking any session, event, or program with Dan Bogan Lives, you confirm that you have read and understood this document in full.

Physiological and Emotional Responses

High-intensity breathwork can produce significant physiological and emotional responses. These may include, but are not limited to:

• tingling or numbness

• dizziness or lightheadedness

• changes in body temperature

• trembling, shaking, or involuntary muscular movement

• emotional release, including crying, laughter, anger, grief, or fear

• intense physical sensations or perceived energy movement

• altered states of consciousness

• vivid imagery, memories, or psychological material surfacing

These responses can be part of the process. You are responsible for understanding the intensity of this work before choosing to participate.

Absolute Contraindications

The following are absolute contraindications. If any of the below apply to you, do not participate in this work:

• cardiovascular disease, including angina, prior heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, or significant heart condition

• uncontrolled high blood pressure

• epilepsy or seizure disorders

• pregnancy

• glaucoma or retinal detachment

• recent major surgery

• serious physical injury where intense breathwork may aggravate the condition

• active psychosis

• mania

• severe psychiatric instability where altered states may increase risk

If any of the above apply, this work is not appropriate for you. No exceptions will be made.

Conditional Contraindications

The following do not automatically exclude participation, but they do require prior discussion and, where appropriate, medical or professional clearance:

• bipolar disorder

• schizophrenia

• history of psychosis

• panic disorder or severe anxiety

• dissociation

• PTSD or significant trauma history

• severe asthma, COPD, or other respiratory conditions

• uncontrolled diabetes

• hyperthyroidism

• current or recent physical injury that may be affected by intense breathing or body activation

• any condition involving medication or treatment that may affect breathing, cardiovascular function, or mental state

If any of the above apply, contact Dan Bogan Lives before booking. Participation will be assessed case by case.

Medications and Substance Use

You must disclose before participation if you are currently using, or have recently used, any of the following:

• psychiatric medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, stimulants, or mood stabilisers

• cardiovascular or blood pressure medication

• sedatives or strong pain medication

• recreational drugs

• psychedelics used within the previous 4 to 6 weeks

• any other substance that may affect your physical, emotional, or psychological response to this work

Certain medications and substances may change how this process affects you. Full disclosure is required so suitability can be properly assessed.

Disclaimer

By booking and participating in any session, event, or program offered by Dan Bogan Lives, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

1. No Medical Advice

The services provided by Dan Bogan Lives are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or psychological condition. Nothing offered through Dan Bogan Lives should be taken as medical advice, psychological advice, or clinical treatment. If you have any medical or mental health concerns, consult a qualified healthcare professional before participating.

2. Assumption of Risk and Personal Responsibility

Participation in this work is undertaken entirely at your own risk. You are solely responsible for your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing before, during, and after participation. You have disclosed any relevant medical, psychiatric, or physical conditions. You understand this work can be intense and may involve altered states, emotional release, and strong physiological responses. You are responsible for working within your limits. You may pause, modify, or stop your participation at any time. You accept full responsibility for any outcomes arising from your participation. Dan Bogan Lives accepts no liability for injury, illness, distress, loss, or adverse effect arising from participation, except where liability cannot be excluded by law.

3. Individual Variation

Experiences and outcomes vary from person to person. No specific result, benefit, breakthrough, or outcome is guaranteed.

4. Emotional and Psychological Material

This work may bring unresolved emotional material, memories, trauma content, or difficult internal states to the surface. You are responsible for recognising your own limits and seeking appropriate professional support where needed. Dan Bogan is not acting as a psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, or licensed mental health professional.

5. Physical Limitations

Participants must respect their physical limitations. Those with respiratory conditions, cardiovascular concerns, or other physical issues must consult their healthcare provider before participating.

6. Personal Boundaries

You remain responsible for your own participation throughout the process. You retain the right to pause, modify, or stop at any time. You are encouraged to communicate clearly if you need adjustment, space, or support.

7. Informed Consent

By participating, you confirm that you understand the nature of this work, you understand the potential risks and intensity involved, you have read and understood this document, you freely choose to participate, and you accept full responsibility for that choice.

8. Suitability

This work is not suitable for everyone. It is the participant's responsibility to ensure they do not have any contraindicated conditions prior to booking.

Trauma and Containment

This work can surface strong material. Dan Bogan Lives aims to provide a contained and supported space, but no space can remove all risk. You remain responsible for your own participation, regulation, and decisions throughout the process.

If you have a significant trauma history, current instability, or concerns around dissociation, altered states, or emotional overwhelm, contact Dan Bogan Lives before booking so the suitability of the format can be considered.

Group Confidentiality

In group sessions or events, participants are expected to maintain the confidentiality of others. Personal information, stories, or emotional disclosures shared by other participants must not be discussed outside the session space without their explicit permission.

Not a Teacher Training and Intellectual Property

Programs, sessions, and events offered by Dan Bogan Lives are for personal practice, personal development, and mentoring only. They are not facilitator training, teacher certification, or professional accreditation of any kind.

GHOYOS is a proprietary breathwork system developed by Dan Bogan. OA (Of Ancients) is a breathwork and energetic process developed by Dan Bogan. BOP (Breath Of Pleasure) developed by Dan Bogan. All methods, techniques, frameworks, and materials remain the intellectual property of Dan Bogan Lives.

By participating, you agree:

• not to teach, facilitate, replicate, distribute, record for training purposes, or pass on GHOYOS, OA methods or BOP, techniques, or materials without prior written permission

• that unauthorised use, distribution, or teaching of these methods may result in Dan Bogan Lives taking further action

A Facilitator Pathway exists for those interested in eventually facilitating this work. This requires completion of the full GHOYOS program, a minimum of 6 months of daily practice and integration, demonstrated understanding of the breath, personal integrity, and developed nervous system capacity. Acceptance is at the sole discretion of Dan Bogan. Not all applicants will be accepted.

Participation in any session, event, or program does not imply permission to teach this work.

Right to Refuse or Cease Service

Dan Bogan Lives reserves the right to refuse service, refuse participation, or cease working with any individual where:

• a contraindicated condition is disclosed or identified

• relevant information has not been disclosed

• the participant is deemed unsuitable for the work

• the participant arrives intoxicated or under the influence of non-prescribed drugs

• the participant's conduct disrupts the container or affects the wellbeing of others

• risks to the participant's or Dan Bogan's welfare cannot be appropriately managed within the format being offered

Where ongoing work is ceased by Dan Bogan Lives, any refund will be considered at Dan Bogan Lives' discretion unless otherwise required by law.

Tickets, Transfers, and Attendance

For events and group sessions:

• tickets are non-refundable except where required by law valid reason agreed by DBL.

• transfers may be permitted with prior notice and approval

• late entry may be refused in order to maintain the integrity of the process and the group container

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Australia. By booking or participating, you agree that any dispute arising from participation in Dan Bogan Lives services will be subject to the jurisdiction of the relevant Australian courts.

Acknowledgement

By booking any session, event, or program with Dan Bogan Lives, you confirm that:

• you have read and understood this Contraindications and Disclaimer document in full

• you do not have any absolute contraindications listed above

• you have disclosed any relevant conditional contraindications, medications, or substance use

• you accept full responsibility for your participation

• you agree to the terms set out in this document

Contact

If you have questions, or need to discuss your suitability before booking, contact:

Email: dan@danboganlives.com