His NHL comeback is now a reality, as Jonathan Toews signed with the Jets in July and has revealed his secret to his return was thanks to healing rituals in India. For Jonathan Toews, the road to an NHL comeback didn't follow the rink or weight-room path alone; it followed <a href='https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/08/22/long-road-to-rejuvenation' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>a detour to the other side of the world to the heart of India's ancient healing.</a> The result? A 37-year-old Winnipegger with an improbable collection of fans who are now thousands of kilometres away, cheering him on when he's ready to make his comeback with his hometown Jets this autumn. Toews turned to Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old practice that aims to balance the body through diet, lifestyle, herbal medicine, and a full cleansing. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/mikemcintyrewpg/status/1958981295184519422'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Its most intensive treatment, Panchakarma, is designed to cleanse toxins, restore digestion, and rejuvenate the body. For Toews, it was his last shot. Three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals, two world juniors, and more than 1,000 NHL games into his career, everything was now in doubt. Long COVID and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome had been causing him fatigue, brain fog, and inflammation, so he needed help. Desperate for solutions in September of 2023, he traveled to India for five weeks of intensive therapy, daily enemas, blood-letting, induced vomiting, special diets, and massages that left tons of bruises. It was very intense. It was an emotional roller-coaster, a physical roller-coaster, it was all the things, Toews told GQ There were also more peaceful moments, such as yoga, meditation, mud baths, and prayer. For me, personally, the whole time has been a really huge shift in my ability to take back my own life. And claim my own energy and my own awareness and my own attitudes. - Jonathan Toews <h3>Toews' Meeting With a Retired Monk in Costa Rica set him off on his Journey</h3> The recovery began after a meeting while on a visit to Costa Rica with a retired monk who recommended Ayurveda. A self-styled health enthusiast all his life, and with previous issues of the digestive system and immune system, Toews was definitely interested. By the winter, he was skating again and gaining momentum toward a comeback. The <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/three-time-cup-champ-jonathan-toews-agrees-to-join-his-hometown-team-the-winnipeg-jets' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Jets brought him back by signing him to a one-year, $2 million deal</a> with incentives that could bring it to $7 million. When you have a health issue, that's what healing is, you're just taking a look at your life and trying to find balance within it all. - Jonathan Toews At his introductory press conference, Toews referred to the comeback as a product of persistence, risk, and an open mind, and fans are eager to watch him dazzle on the ice.