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Sitting on the Stoep Podcast
Episode One: What it means to sit on the stoep
In this episode Merle and Simone chat about what it means to sit on the stoep – what happens when we let ourselves be still; listen; observe. We discuss navigating change, the power of turning inwards and giving your inner voice the space to be heard. Can you fine-tune your listening skills? Can you build your capacity to be present and truly hear your inner voice and unlock the secrets to “what nourishes you on a soul level”?
“The power of silence brings transformation and clarity in people’s lives” – Merle Levin
“The future is unknown but it gives many hints and we only get a sense of those hints when we are very still and fully in the present” – Merle Levin
We invite you to take some time now and come and sit on the stoep with us.
Merle and Simone met on a creative course and quickly bonded over their shared interest in spirituality, writing and mindfulness. With a thirty-year age gap, their friendship provides insights into the different phases of life, the challenges unique to each but also the commonality in life.
“Sitting on the Stoep” is a courageous discussion on mindfulness, life and lessons learnt along the way.
The Mystic Poets
HOW CAN A POEM, WRITTEN IN THE 1300’S, BE RELEVANT TODAY? THROUGH EROTIC SYMBOLISM, HUMOUR, AND SPIRITUAL INSIGHT, THESE MYSTIC POETS GIVE US TOOLS TO FACE, THROUGH ART, THE TOOMUCHERY OF OUR BUSY LIVES.
Merle invites you to join her for two, life-changing hours to dip and bathe in the sweet essence of these enduring love songs.Let them be the finger that points to the moon.
WHEN KABIR SHOWS HOW A SIMPLE CLAY JUG HOLDS “ALL SEVEN OCEANS AND A HUNDRED MILLION STARS” YOU CAN TASTE THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE TRUTH. It is said that a poet is one who hears God’s whisper and wakes up. Merle’s love of these poets has infused her life. She kneads Rumi into her sourdough loaves; she digs Hafiz into her cabbages; she sprinkles Kabir into her face cream and he rests in her wrinkles.
Kabir
Hafiz
