China Stories cover image

[The World of Chinese] Online mindfulness courses are booming in China, but do they actually work?

China Stories

00:00

The Benefits of Mindfulness Training

Around 300 to 400 people, mainly women, aged 25 to 35, pay around 600 yuan for the course. A survey of the company last year found that most customers joined to raise their concentration levels and cope with pressure. Song Xiaobu, a 28-year-old scriptwriter in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, joined a mindfulness class two months ago. She first learned about mindfulness on social media via China's popular social media app, Xiaohongshu.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app