How Rain Soothes Us

How Rain Soothes Us

From Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras by Horse Hippie

May 4, 2026 · 1 min · Season 73 · Episode 4

About this episode

This episode discusses the calming and therapeutic effects of rain on both the Earth and humans.

Morning Mantra: "In a world full of chaos, be soft rain." There are therapeutic benefits to a nice long rain. Not just for the Earth, but for us as well. It is a steady presence that nourishes, calms and replenishes. Studies have found that when the sound of rain enters a person’s brain, the brain unconsciously relaxes and produces alpha waves, which are very close to the state of the brain when a human sleeps. When rain occurs, it causes the soil and plants to release a ch...

People in this episode

Host: Horse Hippie

Topics covered

  • therapeutic benefits of rain
  • calmness
  • relaxation
  • alpha waves
  • nature's impact on well-being

Keywords

  • rain
  • calm
  • therapeutic
  • alpha waves
  • relaxation
  • nature
  • well-being

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