Shekina Meditation Podcast

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 50 of the podcast. Today’s meditation is a Contemplation of Nature meditation with Ro. First, Ro will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then, second, guide you through the nature meditation with some questions to help you in your contemplation. For the third part, we encourage you to process your meditation by sharing your experie...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 49 of the podcast. Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on John 15: 9-12 with Rae. First, Rae will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then, second, guide you through the meditation on the verses with lots of space and silence for contemplation. For the third part, we encourage you to process your meditation by sharing your experie...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 48 of the podcast. Today’s meditation is  a Lectio Divina on Mark 10: 46-52 with Naomi. First, Naomi will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then, second, guide you through the meditation on the verses with lots of space and silence for contemplation. For the third part, we encourage you to process your meditation by sharing y...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 47 of the podcast. Today’s meditation is Part 8 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil, today focusing on Gentleness, with Lectio Divina from Isaiah 40: 6-8 and 10-11. First, Neil will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then second, guide you through the meditation on the verses with some questions for contemplation...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 46 of the podcast. Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on Deuteronomy 30: 11-14 with Naomi. First, Naomi will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then, second, she will guide you through the meditation on the verses with lots of space for contemplation. For the third part, we encourage you to process your meditation by sharing you...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 45 of the podcast. And… we’re back with new meditation episodes! We’ve begun guided meditation at Shekina Garden again after our smokey season break, and it’s so good to be back together. Today we have an imagination meditation guided by Rae, on the healing of the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’s clothes. First, Rae will offer some exercises to bring y...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 44 of the podcast. We’re pulling from the archives again today with this lectio divina on John 15: 4-10 with Naomi, first published in March of 2019. Next week we’ll be back with a new episode, now that we are back at Shekina Garden for the season. Here’s what to expect in this episode: * Our friends at another Shekina location in Asia did the intro today!...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 42 of the podcast.  We’re still on break so we’re pulling from the archives again today with this imagination meditation on the baptism of Jesus with Rae, first published in December 2020  First, Rae will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, and second, she will guide you through the imagination meditation. For the third pa...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 41 of the podcast.  We’re pulling from the archives today with this Lectio Divina with Chinua, first posted in August of 2019.  *** Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * I was away this week, so Neil and Ro introduce the episode, chatted about passionfruit jam, an excellent discussion on race and white privilege, carpentry, and...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 40 of the podcast.  We’re pulling from the archives today with this Lectio Divina from Ro, first posted in August of 2019.  In this episode, Ro and I talk about the week while sitting in a café, including new roof hats at the garden, tiny biting flies, and my trip to Mae Sot, where I visited my friends from The Charis Project, an organization tha...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 39 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is Part 7 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil, today focusing on Faithfulness, with Lectio Divina from Psalm 89:1-2 and Luke 16- 10-12. Neil will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then guide you through the meditation on the verses with some questions for contemplation...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 38 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is Part 6 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil, today focusing on Goodness, with Lectio Divina from Matthew 5: 14-16 and 6: 1-4. Neil will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then guide you through the meditation on the verses with some questions for contemplation about Go...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 37 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on John 14: 18-21, guided by Naomi. This meditation has three parts, with Naomi first guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with lots of space within the verses.  For the third part, we encourage you to process your...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 36 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on selected verses from Isaiah 40, guided by Rae. This meditation has three parts, with Rae first guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with lots of space within the verses.  For the third part, we encourage you to p...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 35 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is Lectio Divina on Colossians 3: 12-15, guided by Ro, using the New Living Translation of the Bible. This meditation has three parts, with Ro first guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with lots of space within the verses.  For the t...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 34 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is  Part 5 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil, today focusing on Kindness, with Lectio Divina from Proverbs 11:16, 12:25, and 14:31. Neil will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then guide you through the meditation on the verses with some questions for contemplati...

Dear beautiful ones, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 33 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on Psalm 130, guided by Rae. This meditation has three parts, with Rae first guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with lots of space within the verses.  For the third part, we encourage you to process your me...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 32 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on Luke 10:25-37 , guided by Naomi, using The Voice Translation and the Message.                                    This meditation has three parts, with Naomi first guiding you through some exercises to h...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 31 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is part 4 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil, today focusing on Patience, with Lectio Divina on Psalm 37: 7-8 and James 5:7-8. The meditation will have three parts. First, Neil will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, and second, guide you through the meditation on the v...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 30 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on Romans 5: 1-5, guided by Ro, using The Passion Translation of the Bible. This meditation has three parts, with Ro first guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with lots of space within the verses.  For the third pa...

Dear beloveds, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 29 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is  Part 3 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil, today focusing on Peace, with Lectio Divina on John 14:27.  This meditation has three parts, with Neil first guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then second guiding you through the meditatio...

Dear beautiful ones, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 28 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Centering Prayer Meditation using a verse from Genesis 16:13 with Naomi. This meditation has three parts, with Naomi guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the centering prayer meditation. For the third part, we encourage you to process your med...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 27 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is Lectio Divina on Psalm 18: 1-6, 16 and 19 with Rae. This meditation has three parts, with Rae guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with lots of space between the verses.  For the third part, we encourage you to process your meditat...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 26 of the podcast.  Today’s meditation is a Lectio Divina on Matt 6: 9-13 with Ro.   This meditation has three parts, with Ro guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, then guide you through the meditation, using the Passion Version of the text. One of the ways we fund our community is through the support we r...

Dear friends, Welcome to Season 2 Episode 25 of the podcast.   Today’s meditation is Part 2 of 9 in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit with Neil. Today’s meditation is on Joy, with Lectio Divina on Psalm 98.  This meditation has three parts, with Neil guiding you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation on joy with some guid...