Your First Visit
What to expect at the blue cottage
First-timers arrive with the same two feelings - curiosity and a few nerves. Both are welcome here. This is how a first colonic with Rysia actually unfolds, told in the same plain words she uses in the room.
Step 01
What physically happens
The mechanics, plainly: a comfortable massage table, disposable tubing opened in front of you, and your own breath doing the guiding.
After you lie down on a comfortable table, disposable tubing is opened in front of you. Your therapist guides you through a few slow breaths while a lubricated, single-use speculum with a tapered end is gently inserted. The speculum connects to clear tubing and a viewing window in a sealed, closed system, so there is no mess, odor, or embarrassment. You are covered with a blanket and given a comfortable pillow. The viewing tube has special lighting, so you can see what is being released and ask your therapist any questions along the way. A single session usually lasts about 60 minutes. Filtered, temperature-controlled water is gently introduced into the colon, and only the volume that feels comfortable for you is used. When you feel full, you let your therapist know and the water is released, carrying loosened waste matter with it. This filling and releasing continues, along with gentle abdominal massage, throughout the session. Colon hydrotherapy assists elimination through the colon's natural peristalsis. When you are finished on the equipment, you will sit on the toilet to release any remaining water and waste.
Step 02
How you'll feel
Nervous-the-first-time is the norm, not the exception - easing it is what more than 40 years of practice are for.
It is natural to feel a little nervous the first time. After that, most people find sessions easy and relaxing, and some even nap. Rysia will help you settle in and relax throughout your session. Some people feel occasional cramping as the colon fills. Let your therapist know right away; they can slow the flow of water, massage the abdomen, or pause so you stay comfortable.
Step 03
How long a session takes
Sessions keep an unhurried pace, and first visits make extra room for your questions.
A colonic session usually takes between one hour and one and a half hours.
Step 04
Will it be comfortable?
The question everyone whispers on the phone, answered out loud.
Most people find sessions comfortable. As the colon fills with water you may feel some cramping, and your therapist uses this cue to release the water. Good communication is key. If you feel any discomfort, your therapist can massage the abdomen, slow the flow of water, or let you sit on the toilet. Your main job is to say when you feel full, and the water and loosened waste matter are then released.
Step 05
Afterwards
What the rest of your day looks like - many clients take the two-minute walk to the ocean before anything else.
At the end of your session you will sit on the toilet to release any remaining water and waste. Once that is done, most people go about their day as usual, and many take the two-minute walk to the ocean first.