The 2026 Fintry Trust Summer School
The Art of Awakening

Dr. Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud, co-author and presenter of the Mindfulness and Compassion course for the Fintry Trust. Jean-Paul had a career in International Development and Conservation, and is a lifelong student of the world’s wisdom traditions with experience in leading educational programmes and contemplative retreats. He is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) trainer and a registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance. He was a Director at WWF International and worked in Africa, Asia and Europe. He is a Visiting Professor at Universities in the UK and Europe.

Dr. Sally Jeanrenaud, is a Trustee of The Fintry Trust, an educational charity dedicated to integral and perennial wisdom and the study of ideal philosophy, science, art and religion. She is co-author and presenter of the Mindfulness and Compassion course for the Fintry Trust. She is a qualified Mindfulness trainer and registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance, and has a background as international specialist in International Development. Sally is a Visiting Professor at a number of Universities in the UK and Europe.

Murray Morison MA, taught psychology for many years and is a qualified psychotherapist, teacher, writer, and entrepreneur. In the latter part of his career, he worked as a management consultant for companies in the UK, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe. Since childhood, he has had a fascination with mythology, particularly the Greek and Norse myths; he is the presenter of the Iliad course for the Fintry Trust. He has published two novels, writes poetry, and divides his time between South London and Western Crete.

Daniel Bowler (Dan Dala) is a visual artist who specialises in mandalas and sacred circles, based in Bristol, UK. His work draws on Buddhist art, Jungian Psychology, and cross-cultural, archetypal patterns – process-oriented symbols which help reconnect our inner and outer worlds. At the forefront of his practice is the sacred mandala (meaning ‘circle’ in Sanskrit) traditionally informed by Buddhist philosophy, but which is an archetypal symbol of wholeness, found in almost all human civilizations. Daniel has a BA Hons in Art from Falmouth University, UK and an MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology from the Alef Trust, UK. He is an experienced workshop facilitator, convening meaningful and transformative creative experiences that are inclusive and accessible, and generating co-creative art that promotes peace, creativity, and connection. https://www.dandala.co.uk/about

Holly Foskett-Barnes was born and educated in London/Oxfordshire, UK. She moved to the south west to study Contemporary Fine Art at Dartington College of Arts, later merged with Falmouth University, graduating with First Class Honours in 2012. Foskett-Barnes graduated with a postgraduate degree in Religious Arts of Asia at the School Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) in 2016, specialising in early Buddhist art from the Himalayas and South East Asia, undertaking field research in Nepal. She has had a solo exhibition in Dali (Yunnan, China) in 2011 and a first UK solo show at HOURS (Bristol, UK) in 2024. Holly lives and works from her studio in Bristol where she facilitates nature connection workshops and pursues her artistic practice. https://www.hollyfoskettbarnes.co.uk