Jonathan S. Watts, Author at IBCC

IBCC has been running training workshops with a number of innovative and varying formats: from our on-line Bodhisattva Path of...

Sitting Warmly Beside: Travel Notes from a Week of Leaning into Healing in Japan

Rev. Gustav Ericsson (Sweden) is a Christian priest in the Lutheran Church of Sweden. After being ordained in 2010, he...

Learning to Stay with Suffering: Reflections on the Suicide Prevention Workshops in Japan

Ven. Youmin was ordained in 2007 and completed his PhD in Buddhist Studies at Kyoto University in 2026. He serves...

How Can I Help? Reflections on Japanese Buddhist Approaches to Suicide Prevention

Reflections on Japanese Buddhist Approaches to Suicide Prevention Ven. Jian Guang was ordained in 2004 by Bhikshuni Master Wu Yin,...

From Funeral Buddhism to Life Care: Reflections on a Study Tour of Socially Engaged Buddhism and Suicide Prevention in Japan

Ven. Zinai (Taiwan) was ordained in 1983 by the renowned bhiksuni Master Wuyin and Venerable Xinzi. Her work focuses on...

Intensive Training on Suicide Prevention with Japanese Buddhist practitioners. Kamakura, Gifu, Kyoto, Japan – June 1-6, 2026

July 15, 2026

In Kamakura, Gifu, and Kyoto, JapanJune 1-6, 20262 Day Intensive with Rev. Fujio Soin, abbot of Dokuon-ji of the Rinzai...

September 26: Tabidachi – Departure Workshop, a Transformative Journey into Meaning, Compassion, and Inner Peace with Rev. Jotetsu Nemoto, sponsored by Law and Mind

Exploring Body, Speech, and Mind: Buddhist Approaches to Contemporary Well-being

April 27, 2026

Deer Park InstituteHimachal IndiaMarch 27-29, 2026In our contemporary life, we often meet multiple challenges to the experience of well-being. Traditional...

Reflections on “No Birth No Death”: A Workshop on Facing Death, Suicide Prevention, and Buddhist Counseling

March 22, 2026