I am a lawyer around mid 30s, who works hard, eats well and feels healthy, but I tend to absorb stress in very tight shoulders and neck. My daily/weekly health routine has really been no more than juicing daily, walking/exercise, yoga when I can and a massage at least every month.

I have always been sceptical about the value of “health retreats” generally and have preferred just to travel for exploration and cultural exchange rather than go to resorts or retreats. I was certainly sceptical about colonics when I left for Bali I did not intend undertaking that part of the programme

By the second day of fresh food, massage daily, spa, sauna and steam room, relaxing generally at the resort, I could really begin to feel a revitalisation happening, even without me having to think about it. It was happening for my body without any effort by my brain, if you know what I mean. By around the third day I was feeling so good that I wanted to keep going with the “experiment” and see what I could achieve from the experience. After much discussion with staff and the other people staying there who had tried it, I decided to overcome my reluctance and agreed to try colonics. I was worried because I had known that throughout my life my one weak point in my system had been my stomach and digestive system. My travels around the world over the years had exposed me to some serious bugs including , giardia, ameobic dysentry, travellers diahorrea etc so I was worried about what that history might mean for my colonic experience, and I was generally aware that I have a relatively sensitive digestive system eg; very sensitive to too much oily foods like coffee and cooking oils.

I am happy to give you more feedback about how I went with the actual colonic experience (I had three during the week) but suffice to say here that after even the first I could feel the difference to the way my body carried itself. The most obvious thing I felt immediately after walking out of the colonics room was a kind of lightness and sort of euphoric “airiness” to my body, with a real spring in my step. I also noticed I had dropped a couple of kilos losing a bloated gassy feeling in my middle that I had accumulated since my late 20’s. I did not regret trying it and can recommend it to ‘newies’ to colonics.

Overall the resort is a beautiful place with excellent facilities (without having that over the top resort style atmosphere). It has an understated poise in lush green surroundings of Bali and the site is right next to a waterfall so that you can hear the sound of falling water from throughout the retreat. The service of the staff is outstanding and you begin to feel that you are staying with a big family atmosphere. Such an environment is really conducive to relaxation generally – add to that the other specific health facilities and you have a wonderful restful and invigorating time.

Melissa Begg

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