Internal Spa

Yesterday, I had a excellent session with Marshae. She was kind, comforting, and encouraging me with my health. Most of the time she was with me during the session until the end. I will be scheduling my next appoinment. I felt so good and light weight. No bloating. A happy body is a happy mind. I recommend this to anyone. Beka

This was my first time and I was extremely nervous but Mercedes made me feel totally at ease within minutes! I wish I could give 10 stars! She was very kind, compassionate and easy to talk to. I have now started a whole regimen with them and im excited to see me results.

I was very skeptical when my girlfriend recommended doing a colonic. But when I arrived for my appointment Joyce made me feel very comfortable and washed away any nerves I had with her knowledge, kindness and patience. And now because of Joyce I am feeling so much better and will going back on a regular basis (all while my girlfriend is chuckling and saying i told you so). I recommend everyone to go to internal spa and im sure if you can’t see Joyce, one of the other therapists will be just as good. I know I will be trying every one of them! I can’t thank Joyce enough!

Probably the worst experience I have ever had! I feel worse than when I came in! I’m only giving them 1 star b/​c the bio mat was amazing. First the therapist asked for my name at least 4x and told her twice this was my first colonic! She wasn’t very personable and lacked empathy when I visually not doing well with the insertion… then when I told her to stop she was insisting in trying a smaller tube. why the f&@# didn’t use it to begin with especially after I told you twice it was my first time and I have anxiety. It’s common sense that a first timer will be anxious, why wouldn’t you use the smaller one?! Then I felt like she was blaming me for it not working. i wanted to run! On top of that the credit card machine and she asked me to write my credit card info down &i was extremely uncomfortable but she insisted it would be safe. but after the bad experience, I feel that the trust was lost. Onto top of that. the bio mat is supposed to be 25 if you added to another service according to their website. I rescheduled the colonic (yes I’m trying them again but with Mercedes since she’s the one with the better reviews), and hoped that b/​c of that (+the bad experience) she would still charge me $ 25 but she didn’t…shes charging me $ 40 full price! Now I have the worst lower back pain and ptsd! Hopefully I can revise this review after my next appt… Stay tuned.

MEN, MEN, MEN. Not enough men have posted here. I am just returning from my excellent session with Mercedes. Men, listen to me, it is critical to take good care of your colon. Helps you stay very healthy, better skin, avoid nasty diseases. This is by far one the best preventative health measures you can take. Not sure about the negative reviews here. Certainly not my experience at all. But complainers are going to complain.
Cannot recommend this enough. Very nice place, excellent equipment, reasonable rates. There is zero downside. Remember, life (and health) is lived from the inside out. Stay well my friends!

Excellent, professional service. I would not hesitate to come here. Whether it is your first time or you have had colonics before, you will not be disappointed. Reading the other reviews, I am guessing that Mercedes was not as experienced in 2012 as she is now, because she did a very therapeutic treatment.

I have tried Internal Spa one time and I was very pleased! Mercedes was very comforting, and made the whole experience worthwhile.

I never fill these out but this was such a horrible experience that I felt I had to speak out. First of all they lied about what they did until they got you on the table. Which was of course too late to not pay for the session.
On their wavier it says you are waving all risk which might include death among every other thing you could think of. I understand having a wavier but this made sure that even if they caused harm you had no recourse. Excessively written to protect them from any liability even if they knowingly cause you harm.
They also state that there equipment is FDA approved. You can go on the web and confirm that the FDA does not approve any machine for Colon Hydrotherapy. These machines are only approved for medical use by physicians and this place clearly stated they were not medical professionals.
When asked about their training they avoided the question and changed the subject.
i would only go to this place if you want to feel terrible and have no regard for your own health.

LOVED this place! Lisa was awesome & made me feel very comfortable & at ease. The Campbell location was difficult to find at first, but now that i know where it is no problem! Really looking forward to my next visit.
MUCH BETTER — LEAPS & BOUNDS BETTER than that other HORRIBLE WRETCHED place in Redwood City. Never Never NEVER going there EVER again! & Why would I, now that I have such a Wonderful, Peaceful, Relaxing place like Internal Spa.

Joyce and Mercedes are the best! My first visit was pretty successful. Mercedes told me all about my habits & body as we viewed the contents in the viewing chamber. She truly made this process stress/​worry free. My experience was at such a clean and professional place, loved my hydro therapist and would recommend anyone interested in good internal health to try Internal Spa.

TMI alert! :) But, after all, we are talking about a poop place.
Anyway, I was excited to go, as per reviews on Unilocal.And indeed, Mercedes is very nice and welcoming and easy about the whole situation, as everybody mentioned. She gives your legs a gentle massage while filling you in with water, which actually helps.
However, having done the colonics before, I gotta say that this wasn’t what it suppose to be.
First of all, I think the whole event went too fast. In, out, in, out, in … I would appreciate a little breather, my body definitely would. I think we could’ve also held the water in there just a tad longer before the release, it could’ve been more effective.
Secondly, the insertion tube was enormous! I have some small hemorrhoids after childbearing and there was no consideration for them whatsoever. I mean, now it really hurts to go bathroom! I really didn’t need to irritate them anymore then I have to.
Thirdly, she kneaded my stomach like it was bagel dough! I understand that she was trying to breakdown big pieces, but again, there was no consideration for my unique situation. I mentioned to her several times, that my period is pretty close (I am not regular, so I can never tell when it will start exactly, but «something» was telling me it was around the corner). Well, after my stomach was kneaded abusively for an hour, my ovaries are just screaming with pain now.
Lastly, Again, I have repeatedly mentioned that I’ve been cleansing and fasting for a month total now, so in that situation we shouldn’t be kneading the stomach, because my body had already done a pretty good job breaking down a lot.
So, all in all. If you’ve never done it, didn’t cleanse, don’t have ovaries, and no hemorrhoids, you are going to be fine. Me, on the other hand, I am lying down at home, with warm compress on my belly, miserable and scared that my body had just experience shock it didn’t need to and hoping that nothing went wrong or won’t get wrong because of that visit. Because Mercedes doesn’t really adjust her routine to an individual. She found what works best with most clients and keeps doing it over and over. I don’t think it’s an enjoyable carrer for her anymore, just a job.
Hope this helps.

Internal Spa is THE place to go for Colon Hydrotherapy. Joyce and Mercedes are very professional, caring and great at what they do. Their bedside manners are impeccable and I highly recommend you receive Colon Hydrotherapy Treatments at this facility. They are the best! Thanks Internal Spa!

All 5 star reviews are totally correct!
Mercedes is very professional and pleasant!
I felt cleaner after the session, but I think I need to make more appointments to see the dramatical improvement. Avocados and probiotics before bedtime will help to get regular.

I really wish I could give this place more than 5 stars, for the sole reason that my experience far exceeded any expectations I had going in.
The Mountain View location is on the corner of Middlefield and Old Middlefield. Joyce instructed me (coming from 101N) to turn left as soon as I saw the BMW dealership on the right. PERFECT directions!
I’m sure you are reading this because you want to know if this is a reputable establishment, and also how it went and if it was gross, uncomfortable, etc. :)
First, I called Joyce and left a message for her to call me back. She called me back within hours and answered all my questions. Her voice was very calm and relaxing, she was very patient with me (which I appreciated even moreso after learning how busy she truly is) and did not rush me off of the phone. She made me feel comfortable, and honestly, at this point I was waiting for any reason to make me back out of making the appointment.
The appointment itself was pleasant… even with the tube being where it was, I was quite comfortable and Joyce and I had an engaging conversation the entire time. She is not only passionate about what she does, but passionate about helping others realize the true benefit of not just colon hydrotherapy, but a healthy lifestyle overall.
I left the center, excited to go back. Seriously, she is THE perfect type of person who should be doing this type of work. She makes you feel at ease and comfortable, aside from that, it is evident that her passion for her work and her clients health is quite genuine. Very hard to meet people like her these days.
Five star experience? Totally. Going back? Next week. Should you go? Absolutely!
If you have been on the fence about colon hydrotherapy call Joyce. Seriously.
Five brown stars! (Been waiting to use that one!) :)

I was a first timer to Colon hydrotherapy. What a fantastic experience. I never thought I could be so in touch with my body. I would recommend this for anyone. It truly was great. So many people are afraid of their insides, but after it is done you feel lighter and understand yourself more.
I was treated with respect and the whole experience was very professional. It made the whole process very easy and even fun. I look forward to going back very soon.

This was the first time I ever tried colon hydrotherapy. For those of you who do not want to read about bowel movements please stop reading.
My friends and family have been telling me for ages to get a colon hydrotherapy procedure done, since I have horrible bowel movements. I probably go every 3 to 4 days. Just imagine all the food I eat in 4 days just sitting in my intestine. Gross right? I’ve tried everything… fiber, roughage diet (recommended by a doctor), probiotics, laxatives, stool softeners, inserts, etc etc. Some of these methods would work for maybe the first time but my body would get used to them and I would go back to my 3 to 4 day periods without a bowel movement. And if I did go, it would literally be pellets. Sometimes the supplements I took like fiber would make me more constipated and made it harder for me to use the restroom. There were times where I actually would cry going to the restroom because the fiber would harden my stool. My stool would actually rip the walls internally when I would go… it would cause me to have bloody stools.
At first I didn’t know what a colon hydrotherapy was called, so I Unilocaled «colon» and voilà internal spa came up. Once I knew what the procedure was called I googled and researched regarding the process. Once I read about the procedure and the outcome I was sold and had to make an appointment. I called both locations in San Jose and Mountain View to schedule an appointment asap. Since no one answered I left a message and Joyce gave me call back and scheduled me on a day they were usually closed. :) Joyce informed me that I would be scheduled at the Mountain View office with Mercedes. I actually was pretty nervous on the day of the procedure, especially signing the waiver. But Mercedes assured me it was a simple treatment and it would be easy.
Mercedes walked me back to the room where I would get the procedure done. It was nothing more than a regular looking spa room. Relaxing music, dimmed lights, nice aroma, etc. Mercedes advised me to take everything off from my waist down and lay on the bed under the sheets and relax. Next to the bed was a interesting looking machine. Once Mercedes came in she told me exactly how the procedure was gonna go. Basically, stick a tube up my butt, shoot purified water up there, and then drain it out. This would continue over and over again.
When I was receiving the procedure it felt uncomfortable (I mean you have a tube up there) but Mercedes was very nice and she made me as comfortable as I could be. The procedure lasted 45 minutes with shooting water up, draining, shooting water up, draining, all while Mercedes was massaging my stomach. It was very interesting because I was able to see what was coming out through the machine. The machine had a glass window that showed me everything that was exiting my intestines. For me it was nothing crazy, at first it was a couple of small pieces of really old stool according to Mercedes and after that was a whole bunch of toxins. Mercedes informed me that all the yellowish water was the bad toxins in my body. After about 30 minutes of just bits and pieces coming out I was skeptical about the procedure but a couple minutes later I really felt I needed to use the restroom but nothing came out. I asked Mercedes if I could just use the restroom and she helped me out to the restroom. OMG what a relief! I have never ever felt so good after a dump. It was a large one let me tell you. :)
Once I was finished I went back in the room and finished the procedure. Some more toxins came out and I was done! Mercedes couldn’t have been better, she was funny and super nice. Imagine being in a room with someone who is basically massaging your stomach so you can go poo and actually watching it together lol. But honestly it was not awkward.
Since I received the procedure I have been going more frequently. I will definitely go back to get this procedure done at least once a quarter. I highly recommend internal spa. I’m sure there are some of you who know exactly what I am going through. And also, this procedure is good for men since they are known to get colon cancer, just FYI :)
If this review was TMI, sorry sorry. I warned you earlier! I hope this review helps those people out there who are going through the same symptoms.

This place was very clean and professional. Joyce was informative and explained the procedure in detail. I have now included regular hydrotherapy sessions to increase my well being.

T.M.I. But I get colon therapy! I have been seeing Joyce and Mercedes for a few years now. They are the sweetest mother and daughter! I understand that getting a colonic is strange, personal, and revealing to say the least. The girls are super clean and the rooms are peaceful and beautiful. I receive the services monthly if I can, the prices are great for an hour service. I get the treatment done because I am intolerant to most food and I have IBS so sometime I feel out of whack and the girls get be back on track. They are a wealth of information about diet and nutrition. I buy my digestive enzymes and probiotics there. She doesn’t mark up prices and it’s the best of the best! They are relaxed and professional making it an easy experience. I highly recommend trying it out if you have any desire to try it or if you are feeling majorly toxic. You will feel worlds better and lighter.
MY TIPS: bring a bottle of electrolyte water or sports drink. You want to recharge with electrolytes afterwards.
Wear cozy clothes and socks to keep your toes warm.
Be prepared to take the rest of the day off to rest up.
I had wine after my last visit– bad idea to drink after you just get loopy.