You could feel the rain well before it arrived, heavy in the atmosphere. Walking to the roof was like walking through jello. But I wanted to see it when it might arrive. When that heavy veil might be lifted.
I’d drawn a tub for a full moon ritual. Channeling perhaps the Adam’s Family but more intentionally the spirit of a full micro moon in Scorpio, I dipped my body into the lavender mineral salted water, inhaled and floated on the surface and the aroma. Then I exhaled it all and sank to the bottom as lightning flashed across the night sky: heat lightning. May in the tropics. .
Yet I felt cool at the bottom of my lavender Epsom basin. My fingertips pushed into the floor of the tub and I rose, inhaled to float once again, lungs full, body relaxed and content. Lightning crackled. I exhaled and sank, hiding at the bottom, head under, eyes closed for a minute to the flashes against the full moon. No sounds but my heart pumping. I continued the ritual sinking and rising to remind myself of the breath’s capability to help us rise. Without it, we sink. Simple. And it takes a push to get back to that place where we can float on the surface and flow. My ritual showed me just that. Without the breath, that consicious drawing in of energy, we can only sink. What’s your ritual to remind yourself that inhaling you can rise? How do you remember that the exhales cleanse and help you let go.
When the rain will arrive, who knows. But she will be fierce, like a starved lover. Huge drops like overwhelming kisses will fall to the earth. When she showers us, lets dance in the rain. Let it remind you, there is always rebirth. We will flourish again. And again. It’s the law of nature. Come clean. Invite your neighbor. Flourish in the storm of abundance as the first pregnant drop hits the page and I clip my pen to the journal and head for shelter. But not until I raise my face to the shower from above and say thank you. I love you.
If you need help remembering, we have new classes at Tribal Tulum to help. Yoga is all about the breath and our regular classes can help you reconnect to the magic that lies in each inhale and exhale. In addition, we’ll focus more deeply on the breath and our ability to create rituals that help us rise. Check Tribal Tulum for details and registration options.