The World According to Merle
This memoir of a deliciously, dangerous granny is a wildly humorous, heartwarming memoir of a vibrant 75-year-old who defies age and convention. From freezing swims with the “Soggy Bottoms” to dancing naked around desert fires, Merle’s rebellious spirit leads her from apartheid-era South Africa to Canada and back. Her extraordinary life brims with adventure, wisdom, and unshakable resilience.
The World According to Merle
This memoir of a deliciously, dangerous granny is a wildly humorous, heartwarming memoir of a vibrant 75-year-old who defies age and convention. From freezing swims with the “Soggy Bottoms” to dancing naked around desert fires, Merle’s rebellious spirit leads her from apartheid-era South Africa to Canada and back. Her extraordinary life brims with adventure, wisdom, and unshakable resilience.
Create Your Way In
A weekend with Artist, Ceramicist and Dance Instructor, Ilana Slomowitz
& Author, Meditation Teacher and Facilitator, Merle Levin
27 + 28 June
Stanford, Overberg
EARLY BIRD R2950 per person
After June 1st R3500 per person
To book or for more information: merle@merlelevin.com | 072 440 4022
Meet your facilitators:
Ilana Slomowitz’s life is a tapestry woven from the threads of artistic expression, resilience, and an unwavering pursuit of creative fulfilment. She is an accomplished artist, ceramic muralist, ceramicist, dance and pilates teacher, facilitator, creative workshop instructor and published poet. Watch her film here.
For twenty years Merle Levin taught and co-facilitated workshops in Norway, France, Italy, UK, Canada, Israel and South Africa, using writing, meditation and silence. Merle’s memoir, ‘The World According to Merle’ was published in 2025.
Merle gives us all permission to live life to the full through her journey where hope endures and the human spirit triumphs