FAQ
GENERAL FAQ
What makes Truly Terrain different from other wellness centers and from medical clinics?
Truly Terrain integrates premier, high-end lifestyle resources into a single, cohesive wellness sanctuary. By combining a terrain-based approach to wellness with advanced modalities—including advanced colon hydrotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen, wellbeing / detoxification protocols, far infrared sauna, and educational wellness consultations—we provide an elite environment for self-directed personal care.
Our oasis is designed to give you an incredibly high level of individualized attention, education, and genuine, from-the-heart care. What truly sets us apart is our dedication to an unhurried, premium experience:
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Generous 90-Minute Appointment Blocks: Unlike rapid-turnover commercial spaces, we dedicate a full 90-minute amount of time to your total appointment window. This ensures you never feel rushed, allowing ample time for personalized intake, your session, and time for questions fee and rescheduling afterwards.
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An Explicitly Non-Clinical Focus: Truly Terrain is entirely distinct from a medical facility. We operate under the NM Safe Harbor Act. We do not give diagnoses, prescriptions, or medical treatments. Instead, we offer a pristine, supportive center for you to enhance your wellness choices, health literacy and naturally support your body's innate vitality.
It is my life’s work, and I consider it a profound honor to serve and share education with each person God brings my way.
What does "terrain-based" mean and why is it important?
Truly Terrain approaches wellness from a terrain based approach instead of the artificial allopathic germ theory and symptom chasing approach. I like what Florence Nightengale said about it... "The specific disease doctrine is the grand refuge of weak, uncultured, unstable minds, such as now rule in the medical profession. There are no specific diseases; there are specific disease conditions" Truly Terrain of Taos NM seeks to offer true education and wellness services that bring the body into homeostasis naturally.
Where is Truly Terrain located, and how can I schedule a visit?
Truly Terrain is located in the Historic District of Taos, New Mexico. Our Address is: 216 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Suite E, Taos NM 87571. We are across from Red Willow Park (formerly known as Kit Carson Park) and in Yucca Plaza with Moxie and Copy Queen & King. We offer easy free parking. Please schedule ONLINE at trulyterrain.com through our schedule buttons throughout the site. All you need to schedule is to give your name, phone and email. We do ask for a 72 hour notice to change or cancel an appointment since people schedule their appointments a week or more in advance. When you schedule you will be sent an intake form with instructions to best prepare for your session and fill out so I know important information to give you the best personalized service.
Are tele wellness / online consultations available if I can’t visit Taos, NM?
Oh Yes! Truly Terrain gives tele wellness consultations via zoom or phone both to those out of the area and in the area. There are many people who just want to stay home these days or have uber busy schedules. You can schedule the service Terrain Mapping Consultation on our website. It is 90 minutes long and we use a zoom link for more personalized online appointment. You will also get a email recapping our session together and available for follow up questions via email or text after it. These are comprehensive wellness consultations giving deep and highly insightful and beneficial education and is not medical health care consultations as given by licensed medical personnel. Truly Terrain operates under NM Safe Harbor Act.
COLONIC FAQ
Pristine Pure Water Cleansing!
A colonic, also known as colon hydrotherapy, is a gentle hydration of the large intestine using warm, purified water. The process supports the body’s natural elimination processes and structural harmony. At Truly Terrain in Taos, New Mexico, colonics are offered in a calm, supportive environment as part of a terrain-based approach to wellness.
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Q: Can colon hydrotherapy help with high-altitude bloating and travel gas expansion?
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A: Yes. At 7,000+ feet, decreased barometric pressure causes gases inside the gastrointestinal tract to expand, leading to painful "altitude bloat," abdominal pressure, and sluggish digestion. Our 90-minute colon hydrotherapy protocol uses warm, purified water to gently flush trapped air and matter, offering rapid relief from elevation-induced bloating and travel fatigue.
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Does Truly Terrain offer an OPEN or a CLOSED system?
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Truly Terrain offers OPEN gravity fed colon hydrotherapy using an FDA registered class II colon hydrotherapy device with highly personalized attentive care by the IACT and National Board Certified Colon Hydrotherapist during the entire session. You will be pampered with expertise, deep knowledge and skill levels very few colon hydrotherapists have. It is NEVER the type of system used that determines the results and experience of a colon hydrotherapy session. It is always the therapist.
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What should I expect during a colonic session?
Please allow 90 minutes for your total appointment window from start to finish. We deliberately book generous, dedicated time blocks to ensure an unhurried, premium experience. This total time includes your personalized intake, dressing, cleansing, and post-session turnover.
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The active hydrotherapy process itself is tailored to your body's natural rhythm and strictly honors standard manufacturer safety baselines. Many people report feeling refreshed, lighter, and more energized afterward.
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How do I prepare for a colon hydrotherapy session at Truly Terrain?
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Eat 2 hours prior your session, be hydrated, take all your supplements and medications as planned.
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What should I expect after a colon hydrotherapy session at Truly Terrain?
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Expect to feel incredibly good! You will however be hungry, so plan to have food ready to eat when get home and most people go about the rest of their day feeling fantastic.
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How often should colonics be done?
Frequency varies based on individual lifestyle goals. While a single session offers wonderful foundational hydration, the historical convention in holistic self-care has always favored a progressive approach. Many seasoned wellness enthusiasts prefer to book a consecutive series of 2 to 3 sessions closely together. This cumulative approach allows for gentle, progressive hydration over a short window, helping you achieve a thorough sense of systemic harmony and lightness.
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Who should NOT schedule a colonic with Truly Terrain?
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At Truly Terrain, client safety and manufacturer guidelines are absolute. We cannot provide services to individuals under the following circumstances:
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Independent Mobility Limitations: Truly Terrain is an Open System facility. Our FDA-registered equipment requires complete independent physical autonomy. Clients must be able to stand, step onto the system, maintain total balance, and self-insert the single-use rectal tube completely unassisted. Our equipment is not engineered to accommodate mechanical transfers (such as wheelchairs or walkers).
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Facility Layout Constraints: Because our private restroom facilities are located down the hall from our treatment suite, clients must possess the independent physical capability to walk to the restroom unassisted immediately following their session. We do not have medical staff available for physical lifting or transfer stabilization. Please review the video on our main page demonstrating how a client independently accesses the system prior to booking.
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Manufacturer Weight Capacities: To ensure structural safety, our FDA-registered equipment carries a strict manufacturer-mandated weight limit of 375 lbs. We cannot accommodate individuals exceeding this weight baseline.
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Active Onco-Therapies: We do not provide sessions to anyone currently undergoing active chemotherapy or immunotherapy, or within 6 months of completing these treatments.
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If you do not meet these specific physical requirements for our equipment, we cannot provide hydrotherapy, but we welcome you to explore our educational services on our Terrain Mapping Consultation page.
INFRARED SAUNA FAQ
Deeply Penetrating
What is infrared sauna?
Infrared sauna uses radiant heat to warm the body directly rather than heating the surrounding air. This allows for a deeper, more comfortable experience compared to traditional saunas. At Truly Terrain in Taos, infrared sauna sessions are used to support relaxation, circulation, and detox through gentle sweating.
What Infrared Sauna does Truly Terrain use?
Truly Terrain is HIGHLY knowledgable about all major saunas on the market and has chose the Relax Far Infrared Sauna for over 10 years due to it being the ONLY infrared Sauna on the market that provides 100% FAR infrared technology. Please check out our detailed Infrared Sauna page for all the details on the Relax Far Infrared Sauna.
How long is the Infrared Sauna Session at Truly Terrain.
You are given a full hour to relax and enjoy our beautiful private sauna room that is compete with a cellucizer rebounder, lounge chair, sink and luxury accomodations. It is truly a wonderful experience where after your deep detox sweat, you will use hot moist towels to wipe down. Electrolytes and Towels are provided.
What are the reasons someone would use an infrared sauna?
Infrared sauna is commonly used to support detox pathways, muscle relaxation, circulation, and nervous system calming. Many clients also use sauna sessions to unwind, reduce stress, and support overall wellness while living at or visiting high altitude.
Frequency varies based on individual goals. Some clients choose a single session for general support, while others include multiple sessions during a cleanse or retreat. Personalized recommendations are provided at Truly Terrain based on overall wellness objectives.
How is infrared sauna different from a traditional sauna?
Traditional saunas heat the air, which can feel intense for some individuals. Infrared saunas use light waves that penetrate the body more deeply at lower temperatures, making sessions more tolerable while still promoting effective sweating.
How long is a typical infrared sauna session?
At Truly Terrain you are given a full hour to relax and detox in our new Relax Sauna Detox Room. Most infrared sauna sessions in the cabin / wood box infrared saunas last between 30 and 45 minutes. HOWEVER, we use the unique Relax Sauna where a typical session is only 20-30 minutes in the sauna because it is far more powerful penetrating 3 inches into the body for a deeper detox. Clients are encouraged to hydrate before and after sessions and to listen to their body’s signals.
Is infrared sauna safe?
Infrared sauna is generally considered safe when used appropriately. At Truly Terrain sessions are designed to be supportive and restorative. Clients with specific health concerns are encouraged to discuss them with their licensed health practitioner before beginning sauna.
Does Truly Terrain offer advanced sauna protocols for wellbeing optimization and or deep chemical detoxification?
Truly Terrain offers the DETOXINATION Infrared Sauna protocols developed by Dr David Root MD. Rebecca Harder has been following this advanced detoxination program since 2014 and is highly experienced and knowledgable with giving it. It was used with the 911 First Responders and the Chernobyl victems and the police officers involved in the UTAH Meth labs.
MILD HYPERBARIC OXYGEN (mHBOT) FAQ
Q: How does mild hyperbaric oxygen relieve altitude headaches and fatigue?
A: High-altitude headaches are primarily caused by reduced atmospheric pressure, which lowers arterial oxygen saturation and causes blood vessels in the brain to dilate. Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (mHBOT) places the body under gentle pressure while delivering concentrated oxygen. This increases oxygen dissolved directly into blood plasma, constricts dilated blood vessels, and rapidly relieves elevation headaches, brain fog, and fatigue.
What hyperbaric oxygen chamber does Truly Terrain utilize in their Oasis:
Truly Terrain uses the worlds safest chamber, the Oxyhealth Vitaeris 320 and has TWO Oxyhealth Vitaeris 320 Hyperabric Oxygen Chambers. The OxyHealth Vitaeris 320 is widely recognized as the premier soft-shell hyperbaric chamber in the wellness, medical and athletic recovery world - world wide. We intentionally chose the Vitaeris 320 over hard-shell high-pressure steel tanks to prioritize client safety, spacious comfort, and a non-claustrophobic experience. No one has ever wanted out of the chamber due to claustrophobia. They want out because they have to pee! Hence why not drink any liquids for 2 hours prior your hyperbaric oxygen session.
With a roomy 32-inch diameter, thick medical-grade construction, organic cotton mattress, and purpose-built quiet air delivery, clients can comfortably stretch out, read, or rest throughout their 90-minute session.
Manufactured by OxyHealth, the world wide leader with over 19,000 FDA-cleared chambers deployed across 50+ countries.
Oxyhealth Vitaeris 320 is trusted by Elite Longevity, Wellness and Medical Clinics as well as professional Athletes: Used by over 3,000 physicians and medical practitioners as well as thousands of Wellness centers and people in their homes for personal care, leading anti-aging and biohacking centers, and over 1,000 professional sports teams across the NFL, NBA, FIFA, and Olympic training facilities worldwide.
Unmatched Safety Certifications: The Vitaeris 320 is the only portable hyperbaric system holding all four major safety and manufacturing certifications: FDA 510(k) Clearance, ASME PVHO-1, ISO 13485, and UL Certification.
What is ATA, what ATA level does Truly Terrain use, and why is 1.3 ATA ideal for chronic conditions and altitude recovery?
ATA stands for Atmospheres Absolute, which measures the total pressure inside the hyperbaric chamber relative to sea level (1.0 ATA). Truly Terrain intentionally utilizes a 1.3 ATA mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (mHBOT) protocol.
While hospital-grade hard chambers operating at 2.0 to 2.5+ ATA are designed for acute, life-threatening emergency medical crises (such as carbon monoxide poisoning, severe decompression sickness, or gangrene), 1.3 ATA is the clinically proven gold standard for chronic health conditions, mountain acclimation, jet lag, and cellular regeneration.
Pioneering hyperbaric medicine expert Dr. Paul Harch, M.D., demonstrated that low-pressure hyperbaric protocols (even down to 1.04–1.3 ATA) trigger profound cellular gene expression and stem cell mobilization without overstressing delicate tissue. As Dr. Harch noted regarding neurological and chronic recovery, the brain and body respond remarkably to low-pressure environments because "even very slight hyperbaric pressures produce benefits... less can be much, much more." Studies confirm that 1.3 ATA gently dissolves pure oxygen directly into blood plasma, dampening systemic inflammation, promoting stem cell release, and relieving high-altitude tissue hypoxia safely and comfortably.
What is mild hyperbaric oxygen?
Mild Hyperbaric oxygen involves breathing concentrated oxygen in a pressurized chamber. This process increases the amount of oxygen delivered to tissues throughout the body. At Truly Terrain in Taos, NM, hyperbaric oxygen is used to support recovery, circulation, inflammation balance, and overall terrain. You will also enjoy being inside the chamber with the Red Light Polychromatic Pad.
Why hyperbaric oxygen?
Hyperbaric oxygen is often used by individuals recovering from physical stress, athletes, people living at high altitude, and visitors adjusting to Taos 7000 plus elevation. It is over 9000 feet up at the mountain and in Red River and Angels Fire Ski Resorts. Dr Paul Harch MD, The Oxygen Revolution is an excellent book to learn about the wonders of Hyperbaric Oxygen!
Can hyperbaric oxygen help with high‑altitude recovery or adaptation?
Yes, absolutely. Hence Hyperbaric Oxygen in offered at most of the top ski resorts around the world. Many clients use hyperbaric oxygen to support oxygenation and recovery while living in or visiting Taos, New Mexico. Increasing oxygen availability can help the body adapt more comfortably to elevation. Hyperbaric Oxygen is oxygen under pressure which is known for being completely different than just breathing oxygen without the pressure. If offering an oxygen bar could do what Hyperbaric Oxygen could do, I would offer it.
How long is a hyperbaric oxygen session?
Sessions last 90 minutes from start to finish. Clients relax comfortably inside the chamber while breathing oxygen and they can read a book or take their phone and set into the chamber. We provide wifi so they can access what they want to watch online to occupy their time in the Hyperbaric Oxygen chamber. However, many people will just meditate or sleep in the chamber.
Is hyperbaric oxygen safe?
Hyperbaric oxygen has a long history of use and is generally considered safe when properly administered. At Truly Terrain , sessions are conducted in a controlled environment with attention to client comfort and safety. Suggest reading the book by Dr Paul Harch MD The Oxygen Revolution 3rd edition on the safety and efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen and what it can do for you. There has NEVER been harm caused by a MILD Hyperbaric Chamber such as we use at Truly Terrain. They are the SAFEST chambers in the world and used in more practitioners offices than any other chamber.
​God be merciful unto us, and bless us; And cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Psalm 67:1,2