Manuela Shala on Forbes. An Italian success story.
Forbes France dedicates a page to the Manuela Shala Method and LinfoModellante®, describing its approach, international growth, and development through professional training.
From cover to printed page.
The original publication appears in Forbes France, issue 29 of Winter 2024. Here we preserve both the magazine cover and the paper page dedicated to Manuela Shala.
Manuela Shala Method. LinfoModellante®, an Italian success story.
Recognized in the article for her unique approach to lymphatic drainage, Manuela Shala is described as a professional capable of taking her method beyond Italy's borders, with an increasingly important presence in France as well.
A specific approach to lymphatic drainage
Lymphatic drainage refers to a manual practice traditionally associated with stimulating lymphatic circulation. It is precisely from this perspective that Manuela Shala, according to Forbes France, developed her own vision.
The article reconstructs the journey begun and shared with the public starting in 2021. Manuela combines her knowledge of physiology, anatomy, and lymphology with her experience working on the body, leading her to question a widespread principle: always treating the body as a whole through a "total body" approach.
From this observation, a methodology organized by zone was born. The French text calls it lympho-modelage, the protocol now identified within the brand as LinfoModellante®. The logic described is to intervene in a more targeted manner, taking into account the treated area and the individual's characteristics.
In the article, Manuela emphasizes precisely this aspect: the desire to distinguish her method from more generalized treatments by working on specific areas. The protocol is presented as a tailor-made treatment, in which the manual techniques are adapted to the individual's needs.
A notoriety built even outside Italy
The second part of the Forbes article focuses on international expansion. According to the piece, the vision developed by Manuela Shala has gradually expanded beyond Italy's borders, and by 2024, lympho-modeling is being presented as a well-known practice in several countries, with particularly notable growth in France.
The article attributes part of this spread to the visibility of aesthetic changes and the perception of benefits among those receiving the treatment. Word of mouth, along with the increase in new users, is cited as one of the main drivers of growth.
Forbes reports, as part of its description of the method, several benefits attributed to lympho-modeling: cellulite treatment, tissue regeneration, reduction of edema, improved water retention and intestinal transit. From an aesthetic perspective, the article also highlights the treatment's ability to improve the figure.
The key point, once again, remains personalization. In the published story, Manuela presents her protocol as a targeted treatment, designed to meet the specific needs of each individual, with the stated goal of making changes noticeable and observable over time.
Success isn't just in treatment. It's also in education.
In the final section of the Forbes page, the story shifts scale. Lymphomodeling is no longer presented solely as a treatment, but also as a professional path to be shared.
Forbes reports that over the course of 2024, the founder has trained thousands of participants in various countries. Each new professional trained thus contributes to the spread of the methodology and its philosophy in the world of wellness, aesthetics, and body care.
The article also captures the international dimension of education at that time in history: programs available in six languages—English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Croatian—with courses held in Italy and other major European cities.
The article concludes with a look to the future. Manuela Shala is described as committed to further advancing knowledge of lympho-modeling through innovation, research, and exploration of the potential applications of lymphatic drainage.
The final message is that of a sector that, according to Manuela, still holds vast potential to be explored: new applications, new ways of working, and an ever-deeper understanding of the lymphatic system.
First a vision. Then a page that tells it.
The publication in Forbes France represents a precise snapshot of a moment in the history of the Manuela Shala® Method: international growth, expansion in France and the transition from manual skills to training.
This page preserves that moment in its original form and in its Italian version.
Forbes tells a story. The Method continues to evolve.
The 2024 publication captures a specific phase of Manuela Shala's journey. Since then, the Method's history has continued through practice, documentation, training, and the professionals who apply it.