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. I share more in the blog post Why I Chose a Career as a Colon Hydrotherapist
We value one-on-one attention and find it 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 our class size small is what makes that individualized attention 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 over 20 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. That awareness is so important when you’re performing colon hydrotherapy. I expand on this more in our blog post How to Choose a Colon Hydrotherapy Training Program
A new team of fully qualified certified I-ACT instructors will take over to teach the training. And I will still to be here as a mentor to those instructors to advise and answer questions. So my expertise will still be there to guide and support future classes of students.
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.
Someone who is compassionate, intuitive, and able to connect deeply with clients is well suited to becoming a colon therapist. Read more in our blog post Is Colon Hydrotherapy the Career You’ve Been Looking For?
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. To help you consider, read more in our blog post Is Colon Hydrotherapy the Career You’ve Been Looking For?
The Aquanet EC-2000 is manufactured in British Columbia by Prime Pacific, a Canadian company, and I believe in supporting local businesses. The system offers both gravity and pressure options, allowing us to adapt the session to the client’s preferences. Prime Pacific is based locally, so replacement parts and technical support are also readily available. In addition, they are an international company and do service all of Canada, the US, and worldwide.
With an open system, there is generally no colon therapist working alongside you; you operate the controls yourself. Many clients tell us that they do not feel comfortable doing this. With a closed system you have a colon hydrotherapist there with you the entire session, operating the equipment system guiding and supporting you every step of the way. Ultimately, it comes down to client preference: whether they want a trained colon therapist in the room with them, or prefer the solitude of managing the session on their own.
I believe so, yes. With the closed system on the Aquanet 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.
Here are some estimates here in Canada: The Aquanet EC-2000 costs approximately $12,000 CAD and may be financed through Prime Pacific. Room rental may range from $1,000 to $1,500 per month, and plumbing installation may cost approximately $1,000, depending on the space. Disposable client kits are approximately $10 each. You should also budget for insurance, licensing, furnishings, supplies and booking software. Altogether, a realistic start-up budget may be approximately $20,000 to $25,000. For more on this, see our blog post What it Takes to Open a Colon Hydrotherapy Clinic
Our graduates are practising in cities and towns throughout British Columbia, Alberta and beyond. Many have opened their own clinics or small private practices, and I continue to support them as they establish and grow their businesses
There is a lot of support through your professional membership with I-ACT. They have a dedicated online discussion forum where you can connect with other colon hydrotherapists. There is an annual conference for continuing education. You can also call I-ACT any time and they’ll answer your questions. And if you’ve trained with me, I’m always happy to help support you to open your own clinic. My husband is a expert equipment technician with over 20 years of experience so you’ll have access to our combined expertise.
You can retake the National Board certification if you don’t pass on the first attempt. The National Board website has plenty of material to read and study. There’s additional support available too, for example an I-ACT mentor offers online review courses to help you prepare.
The four-day Inner Garden School professional certification covers the first half of the practical training required for I-ACT certification. It allows students to begin their education at a comfortable pace and return later to complete the remaining training required to pursue the full I-ACT and National Board certifications.
We created it because many schools offer online-only training with very short certification programs, and have very little if no experience working with actual clients. My goal is to make sure colon therapists are properly trained upholding the highest standards in the field. One of the biggest advantages of our training is that, when taking the full certification program, you complete 35 supervised clinical hands-on sessions with real clients, something you simply can’t get from a few days of online training. This is something no other training in Canada offers.
In our estimation, taking online training only is not enough to practice safely. We make sure students receive thorough, practical training. During the complete I-ACT Professional Certification, students perform 35 supervised sessions with real clients—valuable hands-on experience that equips our students to practice safely that cannot be gained through online training alone. I share more thoughts on this in our blog post How to Choose a Colon Hydrotherapy Training Program
Yes, we welcome students to come study with us who live outside of Vancouver, coming from other provinces within Canada, or internationally. Our programs uphold the highest international standards in the field of colon hydrotherapy and are recognized across Canada and worldwide. Students coming from out of town will fly or drive to our location and stay locally. Many nearby accommodations are available through Airbnb, Homestay.com, or local hotels. Travel and accommodation expenses are not included in the program tuition.
We use the #1 State-of-the-Art Colon Hydrotherapy Equipment in Canada – The EC-2000 Aquanet.
Absolutely safe and effective, FDA cleared, CE Marked and Health Canada Device Licensed colon hydrotherapy devices with unique features to create better treatment results.
The Aquanet EC-2000 is the world’s only dual-mode gravity and pressure machine giving you industry-leading flow rates with maximum client safety.
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.
Paid parking is available on the east side of the building.
Hours
7 Days a Week: 8am to 8pm
$90 for a 45 min session. Book now!
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