Meet Our Faculty
Our Zen teachers are dedicated practitioners with years of experience in meditation and mindfulness. They guide our community with wisdom and compassion.
Ekai Korematsu Roshi
Ekai Korematsu is the Main Teacher of Jikishoan Zen Buddhist Community in Melbourne. He is a transmitted teacher in the Soto Zen Tradition and has taught meditation in Japan, India, USA, Australia and New Zealand for over 35 years. He has been a faculty member of the Carleton-Antioch University Buddhist Studies in India Program since 1997. Ekai Korematsu was officially installed as the Abott of Tokozan Jikishoan in 2019.
Teishin Shona Innes
Teishin Shona Innes is Treasurer of Jikishoan and IBS Secretary. Teishin facilitates Main Course B. She finished Head Student training in 2013. Teishin has completed 10 years in Main Course A and B and is currently on the Assistant Teacher Training Program.
Shuzan Katherine Yeo
Shuzan facilitates Main Course A. She has completed 10 years in Main Course A and completed Head Student training in 2016. Shuzan has a broad range of integrated study and practice within IBS and overseas, beyond the scope of the curriculum.
Tony Crivelli
Tony is the Main Course C Coordinator and has been a member since 2012 and a Main Course C student for 8 years. He has attended 32 retreats, including nine online. He has been coordinating the Canberra Soto Zen Group since August 2012.