My journey with health has spanned several years. I lived with chronic fatigue syndrome for seven years while working for the airline, and I tried many modalities to heal my own body. I share all of those experiences, and all of the studies I’ve done, with my clients and my students.
The one-on-one attention is really important. While a student is working with a client — which every student does during the training — I’m there to support them through the entire session. Keeping the numbers low is what makes that possible.
Every client is different, new, and unique, so the more experience you’ve had with a wide variety of people, the more you can offer your own clients. I’ve been a colon therapist for 25 years and have learned a great deal in that time, and I share all of it with my students. Knowing how to truly be there for a client is essential, and that only comes with experience.
You can’t learn how to support a client, listen to them, and sense how they’re feeling from an online course — and that awareness is so important when you’re performing colon hydrotherapy.
Even once I’ve retired, I’m still going to be around to answer questions. Someone will also step up to train as an instructor and will be fully qualified, with their certification through IACT.
They come away loving the work — everyone who has gone through the training absolutely loves being a colon therapist. There’s also the connection you build with your fellow students, which becomes a lifetime bond that goes really deep.
Being a compassionate, loving person, and being intuitive — able to connect with your clients on a very deep level.
If someone wants to do this simply because they see it as a business to make money, it isn’t the right fit. You can absolutely earn a living from this work, but coming into it purely for financial reasons isn’t the right reason.
The EC-2000 is made here in BC, so it’s a Canadian company and I like to support local. It offers both gravity and pressure, so when a client asks for gravity, we have that available. And because the manufacturer, Prime Pacific, is local, parts and support are easy to get.
With an open system, there’s no colon therapist working alongside you — you operate the dials yourself. What I’ve heard from clients is that many don’t feel comfortable doing that. So it comes down to client choice: whether they want a trained colon therapist in the room with them, or prefer the privacy of managing the session on their own.
I believe so, yes. With the closed system on the EC-2000, we can gradually and gently flow the water deeper into the colon. Unless someone is very experienced with an open system, it’s harder to achieve that same depth.
The EC-2000 is about $12,000 CAD. Renting a space — if you find a clinic that will rent to you — might be around $1,500. The client kits from Prime Pacific are about $10 each. Realistically, you could start with roughly $12,000 for equipment, about $1,500 for the room, and $10 per client, bringing a realistic all-in start-up cost to around $25,000.
Mostly in small towns across Alberta and BC. Many have started their own clinics — most graduates have chosen to open their own small practice, and I support them in any way I can.
Through IACT there’s a discussion community called Mighty, where colon therapists can connect with one another. You can also call IACT any time and they’ll answer your questions. And if you’ve trained with me, I’m always happy to help you open your own clinic — my husband is very familiar with the equipment too. I’m here for you.
You can retake the National Board certification if you don’t pass on the first attempt. There’s support available too — some colon therapists offer Zoom calls to help you prepare, and the National Board website has plenty of material to read and study.
The Inner Garden program is a shorter course that covers half of the IACT certification. It’s a place to begin: you can start slowly, complete half the program, and then continue down the road to finish the full IACT and National Board certification. Think of it as your beginning — a start.
We created it because many schools offer online-only training with very short certification programs. My goal is to make sure colon therapists are properly trained. At Inner Garden School, you complete 35 supervised clinical sessions with real clients, hands-on — something you simply can’t get from a few days of online training.
In my view, it isn’t sufficient. Without hands-on training, how would you actually know how to insert the speculum correctly? That practical, supervised experience is essential.
Phone: 604-737-1161
Email: info@innergardenhealth.ca
Vancouver
213 & 214 – 2190 Fir St.
Vancouver, BC V6J 3B5
The school is on the second floor and is accessed by stairs only.
Pay Parking on the East side of the building.
Hours
7 Days a Week: 8am to 8pm
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