Jonathan Toews hasn’t been in the NHL for nearly two seasons, but the former Chicago Blackhawks captain has recently been on what he calls “a bit of a healing journey.”
The 36-year-old posted on Instagram on Thursday about spending five weeks in India to undergo a detox, saying, “I’m happy to say things are trending.”
Toews had health issues through the final few seasons in Chicago. The three-time Stanley Cup champion missed the entire 2020-21 season with Chronic Immune Response Syndrome. He was also out from Feb. 21-April 1, 2023, to deal with the effects of long COVID-19.
“It’s too long of a story to share all the details here, but it’s been almost (five) years of searching for a way to heal the inflammatory and immune system issues that took me out of hockey,” Toews wrote in the post. “The wisdom of Ayurveda has taught me that everything I experience, I am responsible for. Not only did it teach me better diet choices specific to my body type, it has deepened my intuitive relationship with myself and the world around me.”