How much time is involved in taking part in the ERL Program?
The ERL program is offered in two different ways: In 2009 and 2010, the class is offered as a clinical trial. If you take part in the clinical trial, you would be officially enrolled in the study for one year. However, most of your time commitment would be over a period of roughly four and a half months. During that 4.5 month time period, you would have approximately five appointments to go through an informed consent process, gather physiological data and fill out symptoms assessment instruments. The first appointment is typically 2.5 hours. Follow-up appointments are typically 1 to 1.5 hours. Then, you would attend five consecutive classes on Saturdays, all within a 29 day period of time. The classes last four hours (you will have lots of breaks) and will be either in the morning, or afternoon. You would then practice what you learned in class and send the results of your practice sessions back to the instructor via e-mail. The forms to document your practice will be sent to your e-m
