Good Gut Garden with Bottoms Up Colonics Noosa
In a town that knows the art of feeling good there’s a quieter kind of reset happening behind the doors of Bottoms Up Colonics Noosa. Carlie Wacker takes a cheeky look at how colonics can regenerate your inner eco-system.
This topic is not flashy and it’s not Instagrammable in the conventional sense but for the people who book in, colonic hydrotherapy often becomes a surprising and addictive addition to their wellbeing story. In my experience it is equal parts physical release, nervous-system exhale and a reintroduction to what ‘gut health’ can actually mean.
Certified Rojas Colon Hydrotherapy Practitioner Orion Kelly smiles when she remembers her own first impression of colonics (she smiles all the time – she is the sweetest human I’ve met). Like many, she assumed it was simply about feeling flatter and clearing out waste.
“But it’s actually so much more,” she says. “The deeper shift isn’t just what leaves the body but what returns afterwards: calm, clarity, groundedness.”
Orion’s pathway to this work began in mainstream healthcare but when colonic hydrations were recommended she noticed her relationship to her own body change and she openly shares her “why” with clients.
“I noticed such a change in my mood, a change in my head space,” she recalls. The most memorable part was the emotional contrast between arriving and leaving.
“I’d walk in there feeling like I was in fight or flight, and I’d walk out looking at the birds and the bees, observing the world. Present. Grounded.”
That gut–mood connection is a recurring theme in Orion’s work at Bottoms Up. She speaks about the digestive system like an environment “an ecosystem,” she calls it, where the balance of bacteria, enzymes and digestion impacts everything from cravings to energy.
Orion explains dysbiosis as a gut ecosystem that’s struggling to function well – more bad bacteria than good. That imbalance can be driven by stress, sugar-heavy diets, alcohol, yeast overgrowth or a gut that’s simply overwhelmed.
Her point is practical: if the internal environment is inflamed or out of balance, it can change what you crave, how you digest, and how you feel day-to-day.
Now since I have started to think about my gut as an ecosystem (my gut garden) it has changed the way I consume – the mind-gut connection is transformative and I am not the only one feeling the benefits of Bottoms Up.
One client, Mitchell, describes his experience as a process that unfolded in layers; not a one-and-done event.
“Getting a series of colonics was one of the best decisions I made for my health and healing,” he said. “I didn’t really know the extent or depth of the cleanse until we moved through it in phases.”
Mitchell had 6-9 colonics over 6 weeks with some of the treatments back-to-back with a session on a Monday and another immediately on a Tuesday.
He recommends doing at least a few sessions to promote a deep cleanse of the system and says the team will give you customised recommendations for support in any case.
“After a few colonics and with Orion’s facilitation, I let go of a nasty parasite nestled in my Cecum,” he says. “No joke; it looked like something from a sci-fi movie!
Humour aside, it was a much deeper process than a simple physical parasite removal.”
The parasite was surrounded by kilograms of hardened black stool which Mitchell says was a physical manifestation of anger that he was holding onto from a historic traumatic event from nearly 20 years ago.
“I received some valuable guidance from Orion at Bottoms Up to let go of that experience in my body, which enabled me to have the full release of that experience and the resulting purge of the parasite and the surrounding ancient faeces,” he said.
“One of the main highlights from the colonics is how deeply grounded I feel afterwards. Grounded physically and as a result, mentally and emotionally more centred.
“A priceless shift, and clearer connection and harmony with Spirit within me.”
Orion’s wisdom and service is incredibly attentive, attuned and heart based. I highly recommend her care and expertise in this service and am very grateful that she answered her calling.
In Orion’s world, Mitchell’s experience sits at the far end of what can happen not because everyone will see something dramatic but because it illustrates her larger point: the gut doesn’t just hold yesterday’s meals. Sometimes it holds years of stress patterns and the ripple effects of living in survival mode. And sometimes, when the body finally feels safe enough, it lets go.
While most sessions are far more ordinary, mine was also unexpected – usually in the first session it’s unlikely to see any parasites but there were two cheeky lil critters hanging out in my gut garden and that’s why I mentioned earlier that this can become addictive. I now wish to clear my garden of any nasties so the journey continues for me at Bottoms Up.
I felt lighter, less bloated, calmer and happier after my first session. I appreciate and understand more about the complexity of our gut and the capabilities of our bodies.
In Noosa, where wellness is part of our lifestyle, Bottoms Up offers something more intimate: a reminder that healing can be practical and profound at the same time.
Sometimes it’s simply about elimination. Sometimes it’s about releasing what your body has carried for far too long and walking back out onto the street feeling, as Orion says, “present enough to notice the birds and the bees”.
AUTUMN OFFER
Get your gut garden in order this autumn with the special offer from Bottoms Up Colonics Noosa of three colonics for $333 over 3 months. Valid until 31 May 2026. To find out more, make a booking and for full terms and conditions, call 5231 9765.
