About IMCJ (International Mindfulness Center JAPAN)

About

International Mindfulness Center JAPAN was established in order to disseminate evidence-based mindfulness in Japan.

We are offering 8 week programs (MBSR, MBCT, MBCL). We started the first MBSR teacher training program in Japan, in April 2020, in collaboration with the Institute for Mindfulness Based Approaches in Germany. In addition, we are creating the opportunity where people in Japan can reach experienced mindfulness teachers and researchers worldwide through the practice group and webinars so that mindfulness can be introduced appropriately to Japan.

Management Team

Director

Kiyoko Inoue, MBCT Certified Teacher (UCSD) & MBCL Certified Teacher

MBSR Teacher and Trainer (IMA)
MBCT Certified Teacher (University of California, San Diego)
MBCL Certified Teacher (Erik van den Brink & Frits Koster)
Paws b Qualified Teacher (Mindfulness in School Project)

Training

Teaching & Administrative Director

MBSR Teacher (IMA)
MBCT Trained Teacher (Oxford Mindfulness Center）
MBCL Certified Teacher (Erik van den Brink & Frits Koster)

Training

Kenya Miyamoto

Greetings from Kiyoko Inoue

While I have been practising mindfulness and compassion, I had a chance to establish International Mindfulness Center Japan to convey mindfulness to people in Japan.

I have been teaching MBCT and MBCL, which I studied.

On top of that, we are offering MBSR and going to hold teacher training of MBSR in collaboration with the Institute for Mindfulness Based Approaches.

I have been thinking of creating a place where mindfulness teachers can continue to learn mindfulness and people can connect with each other from all over Japan online. Thanks to the support from many experienced teachers whom I met while I was learning mindfulness, we are now moving forward.

Trained

Training in or related to (alphabetical order):

Activity

  • 8 week programs (all the courses are offered with decent qualification)
    • MBCT for Depression
    • MBCT for Life
    • MBSR
    • MBCL (Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living)
    • Breathworks
    • MBCT Taking It Further
    • MBCT for Cancer
    • Deeper Mindfulness
    • Mindful Eating
    • Mindful Parenting
  • Teacher Training of MBSR and MBCT in collaboration with the Institute for Mindfulness Based Approaches in Germany.
  • Practice Group (for members: Guest Teachers in the past)
    • Amir Imani
    • Erik van den Brink
    • Linda Lehrhaupt
    • Andrea Grabovac
    • René Slikker
    • Frits Koster
    • Riët Aarsse
    • Bernd Langohr
    • Ted Messier
    • Wolfgang Schröder
    • Cathy Ziengs
  • Webinar (Guest speakers) for Japan and Asia region
    • 2020
    • 2021
      • Zindel Segal (21st February)
      • Liz Lord (1st April)
      • Trish Bartley (1st April)
      • Vidyamala Burch (26th August)
      • David Treleavern (28th October & 5th December)
    • 2022
      • Fabrizio Didonna (3rd March)
      • David Treleaven (3rd April & 23rd October)
      • Martine Batchelor (21st April & 26th May)
      • Masahiro Fujino (30th Jun)
      • Willem Kuyken (18th August)
      • Eric B. Loucks (10th November)
    • 2023
      • Alison Evans (3rd February & 6th April)
      • Zindel Segal (3rd August)
      • Frits Koster (19th October)
      • Mark Williams (7th December)
    • 2024
      • Linda Lehrhaupt (15th February)
      • David Treleaven (7th April)
      • Trish Bartley (4th July)
      • Eric van den Brink (10th October)
      • Gemma Griffith (25th October)
      • David Treleaven (15th December)
    • 2025
      • Zindel Segal (10th April)
  • Retreat
    • David Treleaven, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness retreat in Chiangmai (31st January to 2nd February 2025)
  • Interview
  • Mindfulness Teachers Network Japan
  • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Japan (cooperated with David Treleaven)