

When CandleX meets Avisha | Yoga and Mental Health
CandleX founder Xiaojie in conversation with Bruno, founder of Avisha Space. Located in Sanlitun, Avisha Space is a yoga studio imbued...
Jul 14, 2023


5 Years Volunteering with CandleX | Support Group Coordinator
As we are celebrating completing our 8th year in Beijing on 1st April 2023, we want to introduce to you team members who are less known...
Mar 20, 2023


The Moon Traveler | Half a Life
Bipolar disorder, I refused to be identified with it, I accepted it, and then I moved away from the need to label myself. I am just me. I...
Mar 7, 2023


Suicide Awareness: My Reflections | Community Writing
In Sep 2022, I invited M to attend the suicide prevention panel event that I was going to attend as a panel guest, with the intention to...
Sep 23, 2022


Chapter 2: In Dance, I Expanded | My Story With Swing Dance
“You’ve loved dancing since you were a little girl,” my mom said to me one time. “There was a time when you always came home much later...
Jun 25, 2022


A Snapshot of Project A’s Group Therapy | The Therapist’s View
From March to April 2022, Project A (independent of CandleX) held its second round of in-person group therapy for women who were in abusive relationships. In this round, group therapy lasted 6 weeks. Each session was 2 hours long, meaning participants spent a total of 12 hours together in the sessions. In addition, each participant was offered the chance to have supplemental individual sessions with the therapist. The therapy was led by Xiaojie Qin, a certified psychotherapis
May 27, 2022

