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Becoming the Iceman in Suzhou: Trying the Wim Hof Method

Last Sunday, while Shanghai was experiencing the hottest early April in 1873 years, I took an ice...

Grow Up: Philanthropy, Mentoring & More Events This Week to Launch Yourself into Adulthood

Feel like you’re straddling the line between acting like a child and being a grownup? If you’re...

[Communities]: Self-Development Group Motivate Shanghai

Shanghai can be the perfect place to coast through life, with teaching jobs requiring little...

How to Be a Pig in 2019 (and Where to See, Pet, Buy and Eat Them if You're Not)

Calling someone a pig is usually considered an insult in most parts of the world; it can mean...

[How To]: Get Shanghai Out of Your System

"The Purge" is more than a low-budget horror film.

[The Quiet Life]: Retreat at Jade Buddha Temple

Checking-in to the famous temple for a weekend of chanting, meditation and silent reflection

[How To]: Recycle in Shanghai

Deep-diving into the city's dumpsters and coming out with a whole load of info about what to do...

A Super Free Cross-Country Race with a Super Free Ride to Yellow Mountain

Organized by FISPORTS, here's an ITRA certified cross-country race at Yellow Mountain that's...

[Self Help]: "Japanese Tidying Up" with a Professional Organizing Consultant

And you can too! Kanako Murase's cleaning closets across Shanghai to help us achieve outer...

[Self Help]: Dr. Stretch, “Body Balancing” in 90 Minutes or Less

Unleash your inner Elastigirl with this Japanese stretching technique in a mall near you.

[Self Help]: The Menstrual Cup Tested and Period Talk in Shanghai

Shield your eyes and cover your ears boys, we’re talking tampon alternatives, menstrual cycles,...

[Self Help]: Jumplify, The Bungee Workout

If you can dream it, you can do it! Here’s a workout that makes you feel like you can fly.

[Self Help (…Sort of)]: 3 Tanning Salons to Bronze Yourself for Spring

The Winter Olympics may be over but SmSh’s still bringing the gold. Here are a few tanning...

[How to]: Be a Better Person in 2018

It’s time to be the person you always wanted to be in 2017 but couldn’t quite find the time for....

[Self Help]: A Sneak Peek at Orangetheory Fitness: The First of Many

SmSh got the chance to check out the fitness franchise that’s about to take China by storm and...

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