Fighting cancer or other serious illnesses, psychological and social impairments is a mammoth task. Especially when you’re still young. It steals strength, changes personality and slows future development. Entire lives are turned upside down.

We counter this with surf therapy in full force.

We, as Meer Leben e.V., give kids new found power and self-confidence through sport-therapeutic and experiential-educational exercises. We accompany them on their journey back into everyday life and strengthen them sustainably for their new future.

Everyone knows how relaxing a day at the sea can be. With surf therapy, we move the entire treatment room to the beach. We use the North Sea and its healthy, stimulating climate as our natural “co-therapist”.

Sea air, sun, wind, sand and salt water help the kids leave their worries far behind and breathe freely. Empowering them creatively and emotionally.

By the way, we’re also proving that therapy can be cool and fun!

In 2006 Florian Gränert made it his mission, as a pioneer in the field of surf therapy, to give back strength and help kids leave their everyday worries behind for a moment. He was one of the first in the world to use the positive effects of surf therapy on a daily basis in a children’s oncological hospital. He helped achieve and prove lasting successes from the treatment. And yes, all of this was done in Germany!

Now after 15 years we’ve taken the next step. Founding the non profit organisation Meer Leben e.V.. We are a visionary professional team of friends from the island of Sylt. This is also where we surf, live and work. Through cooperation with the local children’s oncological hospital, the oncological-medical care of the children is guaranteed around the clock and we are here to help.

Doing surf therapy against cancer and other physical, psychological and social impairments for young people is an incredibly rewarding and heartwarming experience! Both for the kids and the professional team at Meer Leben.

We do a range of therapy options from single therapy sessions, to our famous 4-day camps and swimming lessons in the sea!! We even start with the tiny ones! All of these therapy sessions include brief oceanography teachings on currents, tides, wind and local peculiarities helping kids enjoy the sea safely and responsibly.

We work on a non-profit basis to give all kids quick and cheap access to our offers.
If you can’t effort it, contact us and you can possibly get it for free!
We don’t stop until every child gets the chance!

For this we need your support:
Donate and/or become part of the Meer Leben family, so that together we can help young people endure through difficult times.

Without you we wouldn’t exist!

From our entire team and the children already taking part in Surf Therapy,

THANK YOU !