What it costs, and what moves the number

A pilot is one cohort of up to five participants delivered by Dr. Pyle, from US$6,000, plus equipment rental and expenses. It includes an objective physiological baseline for every participant at the start, individual review, and measurement against that baseline at completion — so the organisation evaluates the method on its own people before committing to anything wider.

Yes. If facilitator training begins within 90 days of the pilot finishing, 40% of the pilot fee is deducted from the training fee. The evaluation is not money spent twice — part of it carries straight into bringing the program in-house.

Travel, accommodation and meals, at cost. Every program is delivered in person — the biofeedback equipment and the take-home technology are part of the training itself — so expenses apply to every engagement. Where an organisation prefers a single predictable figure, a fixed allowance can be agreed in advance instead.

Fees are quoted per cohort rather than per participant, so the fee does not change if someone withdraws — the place, the equipment time and the materials were committed when the cohort was scheduled. Where the withdrawal happens before the third module, a replacement participant can take the place at no additional cost.

No, and deliberately so. Biofeedback equipment is a capital item bought once, kept by the organisation, and used for every cohort afterwards, so it is quoted separately from training fees. IPS purchases, ships and installs it, configured and ready on the day of training. Some organisations already hold part of it, in which case only the balance is quoted.

One biofeedback system serves up to five participants at a time, seven at a stretch. Beyond that a second system is needed, or the cohort is split — because every participant is measured individually rather than sampled, which is the point of the program.

Year one is included in the facilitator training fee, so there is no separate licence charge to begin with. From year two, renewal for a single site is US$3,500 a year. That covers the right to keep delivering, the current manuals and videos including any revisions, access to Dr. Pyle for support, and a half-day recertification session for up to seven coaches — which is what keeps delivery consistent from one year to the next. The renewal figure is written into the original contract rather than negotiated later. Where an organisation runs the program at more than one site, the licence is US$3,500 per site for the first three sites and US$3,000 for each site after that — so four sites is US$13,500 a year.

Yes, and most organisations end up there. Facilitator training is US$6,000 for the training event, covering up to seven coaches, plus US$700 per coach for the manual and certification — so three coaches is US$8,100 and seven is US$10,900. Your first year's licence for one site is included in that fee. The event fee reflects the days involved rather than the headcount, so the cost per coach falls the more people you put through.

Programs are quoted in US or Australian dollars depending on the organisation. Travel and accommodation are charged at cost unless a fixed allowance is agreed, and participants' laptops are supplied by the organisation — specifications provided on request.