Shekina Meditation Podcast

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 24 of the podcast! Rae starts this episode with a little update about life around Shekina Garden, as well as an invitation to our retreat in Northern Italy.  Here’s the invitation for a special opportunity coming up soon!    We will be guiding our second pilgrimage retreat in Northern Italy, together with La Nuvola, from August 24-30, 2026....

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 23 of the podcast! Ro and Rae start today’s episode with a little update on life around Shekina Garden in Pai, as well as an invitation to our upcoming pilgrimage in Italy. If you want to skip to the meditation, it starts at 05:20. Today is the last day of Early Bird Registration for this special opportunity coming up soon!    We will be guiding our second pi...

Hi friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 22 of the podcast! Ro and Rae start today’s episode with a little update on life around Shekina Garden in Pai, as well as an invitation to our upcoming pilgrimage in Italy. If you want to skip to the meditation, it starts at 05:30. We want tell you about a special opportunity coming up soon! We will be guiding our second pilgrimage retreat in Northern Italy...

Hi friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 21 of the podcast! We start today’s episode with a little update on what is going on around here, as well as an invitation to our upcoming pilgrimage in Italy. If you want to skip to the meditation, it starts at 09:53. We want tell you about a special opporunity coming up soon! We will be guiding our second pilgrimage retreat in Northern Italy, together wit...

Hi friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 20 of the podcast! We want tell you about a special opporunity coming up soon! We will be guiding our second pilgrimage retreat in Northern Italy, together with La Nuvola, from August 24-30, 2026. This will be five days and six nights together in a mountain retreat, spending time in nature, meditation, creative expression, and community while exploring the...

Hi friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 19 of the podcast! Today’s episode is lectio divina on Psalm 27: 4-5 and 13-14, with Ro. This recording comes from a live session of guiding meditation at Shambhala, a music festival in Northern Thailand. You might notice some festival noise in the background! Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Ro will offer some exercises to help you find qui...

Dear friends, We’ve had an unplanned break (after some sickness and hospital time as well as festival time!) I am very happy to be back and sharing this with you! Today’s episode is lectio divina on Isaiah 32: 14-20, with Neil. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Neil will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, he will guide you through the verse...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 17 of the podcast! (I think we mistakenly call it episode 18 in the intro! Whoops!) Today, Ro and Rae give an update, and get pretty chatty! If you’d like to skip to the meditation, it’s at 09:45. Today we chat about our grocery deliveries and other things that have been going on around here!  We also share about our grocery and supply deliveries to...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 16 of the podcast! Today, Ro and Rae are back to giving a short update in the intro. Today we chat about our grocery deliveries, again about theokinesis butoh, and about our big busy season coming up!  We also share about our grocery and supply deliveries to 17 families in need, here around our valley in Northern Thailand. We are looking for committe...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 15 of the podcast! Today, Ro and Rae are back to giving a short update in the intro. Today we chat about cleaning up mud, being conference-reluctant, theokinesis butoh, and Chinua arriving home!  We also share about our grocery and supply deliveries to 17 families in need, here around our valley in Northern Thailand. We are looking for committed supp...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 14 of the podcast! Today, Ro and Rae are back to giving a short update in the intro. Today we talk about season changes, our pilgrimage in Italy, and what we are thankful for. Today’s episode is an imagination meditation, imagining your heart as a room, with Rae.  Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Rae will offer some exercises to help...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 13 of the podcast! Today’s episode is a lectio divina on John 15: 9-13 with Rae.  Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Rae will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, she will guide you through the verses with lots of space for your own contemplation.   And third, we encourage you to proces...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 12 of the podcast! Today’s episode is a lectio divina on Genesis 1:1-5, 26-28, 31 with Neil. This recording comes from our daily meditation sessions at Shambhala in Your Heart festival in Chiang Dao, Thailand, so you may hear some festival noise in the background.  Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Neil will offer some exercises to hel...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 11 of the podcast! We have a special invitation for you. Those of us from Shekina Garden will be offering a weekend pilgrimage of rhythm and rest called Exploring the Christ Path. This is in partnership with Upcycle House and takes place in Piecavilleo, Italy, August 28-31 of this year. You can find the details at https://www.shekinacommunity.com/2025-ita...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 10 of the podcast! We have a special invitation for you. Those of us from Shekina Garden will be offering a weekend pilgrimage of rhythm and rest called Exploring the Christ Path. This is in partnership with Upcycle House and takes place in Piecavilleo, Italy, August 28-31 of this year. You can find the details here! There are still a few spots available...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 9 of the podcast! Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on Matthew 19:13-15 with Neil. This recording comes from our daily meditation sessions at Shambhala in Your Heart festival in Chiang Dao, Thailand, so you may hear some festival noise in the background. (In particular, there is a drumming noise in the first few minutes, but it stops after a li...

Dear wonderful listeners, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 8 of the podcast! Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on Luke 8: 22-25 with Miri. This recording comes from our daily meditation sessions at Shambhala in Your Heart festival in Chiang Dao, Thailand, so you may hear some festival noise in the background. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Miri will offer some exercises to...

Dear wonderful listeners, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 7 of the podcast! Today’s episode is lectio divina on Matthew 11:28 with Rae. This recording comes from our daily meditation sessions at Shambhala in Your Heart festival in Chiang Dao, Thailand, so you may hear some festival noise in the background. Rae has also chosen some simpler English words for the verse to make it more accessible to thos...

Dear kind people, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 6 of the podcast! Today’s episode is a contemplation of nature meditation with Ro. You will need an item of nature for this meditation! It can be something you can hold, or something you can imagine or see (like a mountain or the wind.) Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Ro will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for m...

Dear beautiful meditators, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 5 of the podcast! Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on John 12: 1-11 with Neil. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Neil will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, he will guide you through the verses with plenty of space for your own contemplation. And third, we encourage you to...

Dear beautiful meditators, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 of the podcast! Today’s episode is Lectio Divina on verses from John 1 with Rae. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Rae will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, she will guide you through the verses with plenty of space for your own contemplation. And third, we encourage you to process...

Dear beautiful meditators, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of the podcast! After 100 episodes in Season 2, we have begun Season 3!  Today’s episode is Lectio Divina on Matthew 12- 14-21 with Neil. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Neil will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, he will guide you through the verses with plenty of space for...

Dear beautiful meditators, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast! After 100 episodes in Season 2, we have begun Season 3!  Today’s episode is Lectio Divina on verses from the Message paraphrase of John 16 with Rae. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Rae will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, she will guide you through the verse...

Dear beautiful meditators, Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of the podcast! After 100 episodes in Season 2, we have begun Season 3! We thought we would begin by reposting of our first ever podcast episode. I hope you enjoy it! (One thing you’ll notice is that we have background music, a practice we stopped in favor of the birds at Shekina Garden. :) ) Today’s episode is Lectio Divina on Psalm 32: 1-...

Dear beautiful meditators, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 100 of the podcast. Today’s episode is Lectio Divina on Luke 11: 37-42 with Neil. Each meditation we offer has three parts. First, Neil will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation. Second, he will guide you through the verses with plenty of space for your own contemplation. And third, we encourage you to process y...