Last updated November 11, 2026
Disclaimer, terms and privacy
Blessings, my friend. I share what the breath, qigong and the pranic path have given me. Please read this page before you try anything you find here. By using this site, my books, my membership or a call with me, you agree to it.
"I", "me" and "my" mean Jerome Shaw. "You" means anyone who visits or uses this site.
Not medical advice
I am not a doctor, nurse, dietitian, psychologist or any other licensed health care provider, and I don't present myself as one. Everything on this site, in my books, my podcast, my videos, my membership and my calls is my personal experience and my opinion, shared for education and inspiration.
Nothing here is medical advice, a diagnosis, a treatment or a cure. It never replaces care from a qualified professional who knows your health. Never ignore, delay or stop medical care, or change a medication, because of something you read, watched or heard from me.
If you think you have a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number now. If you are struggling with food, your body or your mind, please talk to a doctor. In the US you can also call or text 988, any time, to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Fasting, breatharianism and pranic living
I talk and write about fasting, eating less and living on prana (what some call breatharianism) because it is my own journey. It is my story, not instructions, and not a recommendation. I don't advise anyone to stop eating or drinking.
Going without food can cause serious harm, and going without water can cause death within days. People have died trying to live without food. The risks include dehydration, fainting, low blood sugar, dangerous changes in the body's salts and heart rhythm, muscle and organ damage, and in the worst cases death. Never stop drinking water. Never stop eating, or eat far less than you need, without the care of a doctor who knows your health and follows you closely.
Don't fast at all if you are pregnant or nursing, under 18, underweight, diabetic, taking any medication, or have or had an eating disorder, or a heart, kidney or liver condition. Never assume a symptom is "part of the process": stop and get help.
Some of my writing speaks of the sun. Never look straight at the sun, with or without your eyes half closed: it can damage your eyes for good.
Qigong, breathwork and movement
Qigong, meditation and breathwork are gentle, but they are still physical. Breath holds and fast breathing can make you dizzy or faint. Never practice breathwork in or near water, while driving, or anywhere a fall could hurt you. Move within what feels right for your body and stop if you feel pain, dizziness or shortness of breath.
Talk to your doctor before you start if you are pregnant, recovering from surgery or an injury, or live with a heart condition, high or low blood pressure, epilepsy, asthma or any other condition. In a class or a replay, you are responsible for your own body and your own space.
About my words
Words like prana, qi, energy, light, nourishment, healing and "the issues within the tissues" describe a spiritual practice, a tradition and my own experience. They are not medical claims and they don't promise any physical outcome.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Nothing on this site is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Results
Anything I share about my own body, health or life is one person's experience. It is not typical, it is not a promise, and you should not expect the same. Results depend on your health, your history and what you actually do. I don't guarantee any outcome.
Books, membership, calls and gifts
My books
My books share my experience, my opinions and, in some of them, fiction and poetry. They are sold and delivered by Amazon under Amazon's terms. My Amazon links are plain links, not affiliate links: when you buy one of my books, I earn the author's royalty. Whether a book is in Kindle Unlimited can change.
The Pranic Path on Patreon
Membership is run by Patreon. Patreon takes your payment, renews it each month and lets you cancel at any time from your Patreon account, under Patreon's terms. What each tier includes is described on Patreon, and it can change.
One-on-one calls
A call with me is a conversation for guidance and direction in life. It is not medical, psychological, nutritional or any other licensed therapy, and it doesn't create a doctor and patient or any other professional relationship. Calls are booked and paid through Calendly and its payment provider. The price is shown when you book, and changes, cancellations and any refund are handled as shown on the booking page or as we agree in writing. Prices on this site can change and are not an offer until you book.
Gifts on Cash App
A gift through Cash App is voluntary and doesn't buy anything unless we agree on it first. Cash App is run by Block, Inc. under its own terms, and I never see your card or bank details.
The Open Palm podcast
Guests share their own views, which are not always mine.
Your health, your choice, your risk
You are responsible for your own health and your own decisions. Anything you do because of this site, my books, my podcast, my membership or a call with me is your choice and at your own risk. Fasting, changes to your diet, breathwork, qigong and other movement carry real risks of illness, injury and, in rare cases, death. You knowingly and freely accept those risks.
Terms of use
No warranties
This site and everything on it are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. I don't promise that the site is free of errors, always up to date or always available, or that every link works.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, I am not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any illness, injury, loss or expense, that comes from or relates to your use of this site, its information, my books, my membership, a call, or any other site it links to, even if I was told such damages were possible. If I am found liable anyway, my total liability is limited to the greater of what you paid me directly in the 12 months before the claim, or $100. Some states don't allow some of these limits, so they apply only as far as your state's law allows.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold me harmless from any claim, loss or expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that comes from your use of this site or its information, your breach of these terms, or your violation of any law or of anyone else's rights.
Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Before filing any claim, you agree to write to me and try to resolve it informally for at least 30 days. Any claim that isn't resolved must be brought only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Texas, and you consent to their jurisdiction. To the extent the law allows, any claim must be brought within one year after it arises, and only individually, not as part of a class or representative action.
Other sites
Links to Patreon, Amazon, Calendly, Cash App, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other sites open in a new tab. I don't control those sites and I'm not responsible for their content, products or practices. Their own terms and privacy policies apply.
My content
The words, photos and videos on this site are mine unless stated otherwise and may not be copied or reused without my permission. Book covers are shown to identify my books. If you believe something here infringes your copyright, please write to me.
Not affiliated with any platform
This site is not part of, endorsed, sponsored or approved by Meta (Instagram, Facebook), Google (YouTube), Patreon, Amazon, Calendly, Block (Cash App), Spotify or Apple. Their names are trademarks of their owners.
Changes
I may update this page at any time. The date at the top shows the latest version, and continuing to use the site means you accept it. If any part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest stays in effect, and not enforcing a term is not a waiver of it.
Privacy
What this site counts
To learn what helps people and what doesn't, this site counts visits. It records which pages you open, which buttons and links you click and where they lead, how far you scroll, which parts of a page you see and for how long, where your visit came from (for example Instagram, YouTube or Patreon), and your device type, browser, language, screen size and country. It also notes errors on the page and addresses that don't exist, so they can be fixed. Search engine and AI robots are noted apart and never counted as visitors.
A random visit number and where the visit came from are kept in your browser tab until you close it. To recognize a returning visitor, the site sets one first-party cookie, t_vid: a random number, kept one year, read only by this site. Visitors in the European Union, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked first, and a browser that sends the Global Privacy Control signal never gets it. Two other small cookies only remember a choice: t_no (you said "No thanks" to that cookie) and t_own (set only on the site owner's own browsers, so their visits aren't counted). These visit records are kept for 25 months, then deleted.
Wrong passwords on the site's private pages are counted with a scrambled code made from the internet address (never the address itself), deleted after about two days, to stop password guessing. A connection that probes the site like an attack tool is blocked for 24 hours, recorded the same scrambled way and never by its address.
What this site doesn't do
There is no form on this site, and it asks for no name, email or payment. It runs no advertising trackers, records no screens or keystrokes, and never sells or shares your personal information. You can delete its cookie in your browser at any time.
Who else is involved
The site is hosted by Cloudflare, which keeps short technical logs (such as internet address and pages requested) to run and protect the service. Its fonts load from Google Fonts, so your browser asks Google's servers for them and Google receives your internet address and browser details for that request. When you click to Patreon, Amazon, Calendly, Cash App, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts, you leave this site and their own cookies and privacy policies apply.
Your choices
You can ask me what this site holds about you, or ask me to correct or delete it, using the contact below. If you live in California or another state with a privacy law, in the European Union or in the United Kingdom, you have these rights under your local law. This site isn't meant for children under 13, and I don't knowingly collect their information.
Contact
For any question about this page, your privacy or a claim: send me a message on Instagram, @jromeshaw.
Much love.
Jerome Shaw