Ayurvedic Therapy Michelle

This is an urban-adapted Ayurvedic healing system launched by French certified Ayurvedic healer Michel Penda in 2008. It is currently the most popular commercial Ayurvedic service in high-end healing spaces and yoga studios in China. It has nothing to do with the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and it is not an Internet celebrity recipe.

To be honest, the first time I heard the name, I thought it was Yeluzi therapy done by European and American Internet celebrities. It wasn’t until I went to Hangzhou to attend a retreat in 2020 that I learned that Michelle himself had studied at a traditional Ayurveda college in Kerala, India, for 12 years and obtained an official Indian qualification. After returning to Europe, because the locals really couldn’t accept the intensity of traditional Ayurveda, which involves 72-hour fasting, herbal enemas, and continuous oil therapy for a week, drastic improvements were made.

The core change of his system is to simplify the complex three-body constitution assessment into 12 multiple-choice questions. Ordinary people can test whether they are windy Vata, firey Pitta or earthy Kapha in 5 minutes. They do not need to fill out dozens of pages of questionnaires like the traditional system, and it requires a doctor to check the pulse and tongue coating for half an hour to determine. The most mainstream service is a 45-minute customized herbal oil massage and a 15-minute hot compress with herbal packs. The prerequisites have also been changed from the traditional three-day vegetarian fast to as long as you don't drink alcohol or eat heavy oily and spicy food 12 hours in advance. For urbanites who find it difficult to sleep for 7 hours a day, it is extremely friendly.

Of course there are many people who scold him. Karu, a local licensed Ayurvedic doctor I met when I was traveling in Sri Lanka last year, shook his head when he mentioned Michel, saying that he had "turned Ayurveda into a high-end SPA." He had cut out all the core aspects of long-term work and rest adjustment and physical tracing, and could only solve superficial problems such as fatigue, edema, and shoulder and neck pain. He also met several customers and had several Michelle's oil treatments in Europe. He felt that his health was better, so he stayed up late and drank ice wine when he returned. However, within half a month, all his original problems recurred, and he complained that Ayurveda was an IQ tax.

However, Xiaotang, a domestic therapist who has been practicing this system for almost 7 years, doesn’t see it that way. She told me that now it takes three months for everyone to even take half a day to go to the hospital for a physical examination. It is simply unrealistic for you to ask him to take a week to go to the mountains for traditional detoxification. Although Michelle's system is simplified, the core principle of "using oil according to the body type and massaging along the energy veins" has not been lost. It allows everyone to feel the changes in the body through an hour of experience first, and is willing to slowly adjust their living habits. It is better than scaring people away directly. She also gave me an example. There used to be a girl who was an e-commerce operator who suffered from migraines all year round. She went to the hospital to check for no organic problems. She came for two cooling oil massages corresponding to pita constitution. She found that every time she drank ice milk tea before the massage, her abdomen would hurt during the massage. She gradually stopped drinking ice milk tea for five or six years. Now, more than half a year has passed, and she has only had one migraine.

I myself lost Kapha balance last winter. My whole body was swollen like a steamed bread bun. I still couldn’t open my eyes even after sleeping for 10 hours a day. So I tried a Michelle system oil therapy with the intention of giving it a try. I used warm oil with ginger and black pepper. It was healing. The doctor specially massaged my calves and spleen area for more than ten minutes. After the massage, I weighed myself and lost two pounds - of course, most of it was the discharged edema, but that night I fell asleep as soon as I touched the pillow. My hands and feet were warm all night for the first time, and I no longer had to hold a hot water bottle.

But there is a saying, if you expect that one or two treatments can cure your ten-year-old stomach problems or stubborn insomnia, you should give up this idea as soon as possible. Whether it is traditional Ayurveda or Michelle's improved version, it is essentially a tool to help you adjust your physical condition, not a magic medicine that can cure all diseases. Nowadays, in order to sell cards, many merchants are touting this therapy as amazing. They have come out with anti-aging beauty products and infertility treatments. They are purely bluffing. If you encounter someone who will give you a guarantee when they first come up, just turn around and walk away. It is definitely a scam.

By the way, if you want to try it at home, you can first search for Michelle's 12-question physique assessment and determine your own physique first. For Vata physique, use sesame-based oil, for Pitta, coconut oil, and for Kapha, almond oil. After bathing, pour one or two milliliters of it and massage your calves and abdomen. If you insist on it for half a month, you will feel the changes yourself. You don't have to spend thousands to get a card.