Rain Practice

A simple way to meet the weather instead of avoiding it.

NYC

Rain changes the rhythm of a place.

Sounds soften.
Scents rise from the earth.

The world becomes quieter and closer.

Instead of rushing past it, pause for a moment

The 60-Second Rain Practice

• Pause where you are.
  By a window, under a porch, beneath a tree, or standing in light rain.
  

• Listen first.
  Notice the different sounds rain makes:
  leaves
  roofs
  pavement
  water moving.
  

• Look slowly.
  Watch how rain lands:
  circles in puddles
  drops hanging from branches
  mist moving through the air.
  

• Breathe with it for a while taking a deep cleansing breathe.

• Let the sound of rain set the pace.
  

• Leave one small thought behind:

Rain is the earth returning water to itself. 

Rain changes a landscape faster than almost anything.

 After the rain passes, notice what is different:

• new scents in the air
• deeper colors in bark and leaves
• water gathering in unexpected places

Even a familiar place becomes briefly new.

“Puddle Permission.”

 If you see a puddle and no one is watching, jump in it.  

Why not make a splash!