The Fintry Trust Summer School Retreat 2025
As Above, So Below:
The Wisdom of Integral Science
17th-20th July 2025
Explore how integral science bridges science and spirituality to address today’s critical challenges.
Integral science provides a holistic framework that unites a knowledge of the divine, cosmos, and humanity, offering insights into personal and collective flourishing, nature’s regeneration, and preserving our humanity in an AI-driven world.
The Summer School Retreat, held at Fintry in Surrey (17–20 July 2025), features keynote talks, illustrated presentations, meditation, and somatic practices like yoga and guided walks. Participants will also enjoy small discussion groups, relaxation, and vegetarian meals prepared with garden-fresh ingredients.
The programme includes lectures by Drs. Jean-Paul and Sally Jeanrenaud, Murray Morison M.A., and guest speakers Matthew Fox and Wakanyi Hoffman, an expert in Ubuntu wisdom and ethical AI.
Image: Hilma af Klint, Altarpiece No 1, 1915.
Image: Hilma af Klint, Altarpiece No 1, 1915.
Why Attend?
Together, we'll explore the intersection of science and spirituality to address today's most urgent questions. We’ll discover holistic approaches to restoring balance within and between ourselves and with the Earth, guided by the principles of integral science.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of the retreat, you will:
- Understand the broader meaning of “science”.
- Recognise that integral science encompasses a knowledge of Divine, Cosmological and Human principles.
- Appreciate the compatibility of science and spirituality.
- Discover how an integral mindset supports personal and collective flourishing.
- Learn how timeless wisdom can help preserve our humanity in an era of AI.
The retreat will include:
- Illustrated talks, by co-hosts Murray Morison; and Sally and Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud (face-to-face).
- Guest Speaker: Matthew Fox, renowned Theologian, on ‘The Physics of Angels’ (live by zoom).
- Guest Speaker: Wakanyi Hoffman, on ‘Integrating Ubuntu Wisdom in AI for Human Flourishing’
(live by zoom). - Meditation practices led by Sally and Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud.
- Small Discussion Groups: A Fintry Trust Reflective Guide, convened by Summer School hosts.
- Somatic practices: e.g. mindful movement, yoga, guided walks, forest bathing (Shinrin-Yoku), led by Summer School hosts and invited teachers.
- Relaxation: Plenty of time to enjoy Fintry's beautiful grounds and delicious vegetarian meals.
Join us to uncover pathways to health, harmony, and planetary healing.
Featured guest speakers
Guest Speaker: Wakanyi Hoffman, on ‘Integrating Ubuntu Wisdom in AI for Human Flourishing’ (live by zoom).
Wakanyi Hoffman is an author, public speaker, scholar, and folklorist who weaves together the ancient threads of African indigenous wisdom with the fabric of modernity. Her groundbreaking work advocates for the integration of the African Ubuntu philosophy into AI systems as an ethical framework that supports human flourishing, guiding technology to reflect indigenous ways of knowing and nurture inner well-being for both community and planetary health. As a researcher at the Inclusive AI Lab within the Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe) at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, where she currently lives with her family, she is leading the charge in responsible and sustainable AI design. Additionally, she is the author of several children’s books, including Sala, Mountain Warrior, published by Otter-Barry Books UK.
Can’t make the retreat in person? Wakanyi’s live talk is also availableonline here on the Fintry Trust website.
The recording of this talk is now available on YouTube: "Integrating Ubuntu Wisdom in AI for Human Flourishing"
Guest Speaker: Matthew Fox, renowned Theologian, on ‘The Physics of Angels’ (live by zoom).
We are delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed theologian and priest Matthew Fox will be a guest speaker (live by Zoom) at our Summer School, speaking on his book The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet, co-authored with scientist Rupert Sheldrake. Matthew was a member of the Dominican Order for 34 years, and is author of over 37 books, that have sold millions of copies. He has been listed regularly in the Watkins list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People.
His talk will draw on the writings of Dionysius the Areopagite, Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, as well as interactions with contemporary scientists who are also mystics, to discover profound connections between modern science and the re-emerging belief in angels. There will be opportunities to interact with Matthew during the Summer School.
Can’t make the retreat in person? Matthew’s live talk is also availableonline here on the Fintry Trust website.
The recording of this talk is now available on YouTube: "The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm where Science and Spirit Meet"
Summer School Retreat Details
Prices
Prices include full board, vegetarian meals, refreshments, access to all sessions, recordings of talks, Quiet Room, Studio and Gardens.
Regular Price: £475 - Includes room for 3 nights.
Non-Residential: £250. There is a limited number of non-residential places available.
Under 35s Discount: £250 - Includes room for 3 nights. Further discretionary bursaries are available on application to the Administrator.
Watch online:
Watch Matthew Fox’s live talk online:
£15 - book here
Wakanyi Hoffman's live talk online:
£15 - book here
Dates and Times:
The retreat will be held at Fintry, Brook, Godalming, Surrey GU8 5UQ and will run from teatime at 3:30pm Thursday 17th until after lunch on Sunday 20th July 2025.
Homemade vegetarian meals, mainly using seasonal garden produce, will be provided, as well as home-made cakes and jams. Some dietary requirements can be accommodated.
Register to attend:
17th-20th July 2025
Fintry
Brook, Godalming
Surrey GU8 5UQ
England, UK
Fees:
Regular: £475
Non-Residential: £250
Under 35: £250
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