Shekina Meditation Podcast

Hi beautiful friends! Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and Neil talk about the week, including eco film night, turmeric lattes, and smoky season. * Ro guides a lectio divina on hope. She uses a variety of verses from the Passion Translation. Here they are: 1 Peter 1:3 Romans 15:13 Romans 5:3-5 Psalm 42:5 Psalm 27:14 (If you want to skip to the meditation, it starts at 6:4...

Hi beautiful friends! It’s crisp and lovely here as I write this with slightly cold fingers. As soon as I post this, I’ll be off to shop and cook for Community Lunch. It’s a privilege to eat together with so many people from around the world. Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I have a chat in the food forest. We talk about Patreon and what that is, and also about our w...

Hi listeners and meditators! What a beautiful thing it is to start a new year. I love it. I’m one of those people who truly enjoy a blank page and a new vision. May this year be a year of incredibly close connection with God for you. I know that I am examining my habits and hoping for more prayer, more meditation, more rest, and more awareness of the goodness of God and his love for me. Here’s wha...

Hi friends, We are ramping up to our Christmas event, keeping our hearts soft and ready for all the beautiful things that may happen through our little efforts. We’re sorting out food, planning an evening of stories and song, decorating the garden, and getting some carols ready! It’s so fun and wild. Here’s what to expect in this episode: * Ro and I chat about the week, including another art launc...

Hi beautiful ones, Here’s what to expect in this episode: * Ro and I chat about the week, including Leaf’s beautiful art launch, more Christmas prep, and what it takes to be cozy when we spend a lot of our time outside. * Ro guides a contemplation of nature meditation. Remember to find an object of nature for this meditation! It can be something you can hold in your hand, or something you can see...

Hi beautiful ones, Here’s what to expect in this episode: * Ro and I chat about the week, including talk about Christmas and a Thanksgiving feast. * Claire guides an imagination meditation on Matthew 5:1-7, reading from the Message version. (If you want to skip to the meditation, it’s at 08:10.) Love and love, ~ Rae The podcast will always be free, but you can support us on Patreon.com and get ext...

Hi friends, The weeks are speeding by and the air is getting cool and crisp around here. Yesterday we starting talking about what we will do for Christmas. Whoa! Here’s what to expect in this episode: * Ro and I chat about the week, including a village visit and intensive work in the food forest! * Scion guides a Lectio Divina meditation on Psalm 91: 1-7. (Scion spent some time looking into the or...

Hi friends, These past weeks have been so busy! I’m thankful to be back here. Thanks for your patience as I work out a new schedule for the podcast. :) Here’s what to expect in this episode: * I talk a little about our week, including hay fever, Crafternoon, and feeding eighty people. * Chinua guides a Contemplation of Nature meditation. (If you want to skip to the meditation, it’s at 07:40.) Don’...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and Josh talk about the past week at Shekina Garden, including the finished garden beds!! (PS, Josh says in the intro that they took us four years to build… which is true… kinda. We built an entire set of wood veggie beds, then realized we would have to keep replacing them every time they rotted, and built the brick beds we hav...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I talk about this past week at Shekina Garden, including a power outage, juggle jam, and devotion circle. * Ro guides an imagination meditation on John 2: 13-22. (If you want to skip to the meditation, it’s at 06:40 but don’t skip the intro because you won’t hear Ro’s description of chopping ingredients for salsa!) Here’s t...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I talk about our week, including a benefit evening, my new book, and the mosquitoes that are biting us. * I guide a Lectio Divina meditation on the theme of the voice of God. The verses I used were: Job 37: 1-3 Psalm 29: 3-8 Ezekiel 10: 5, 43: 2 1 Kings 19: 11-13 Matthew 3: 17 John 10: 4 Revelation 3: 20 (If you want to ski...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * I introduce the podcast with a little of what has been happening this week, including a visit from Leaf and Brendan, crafting together, and kids going to camp. * Neil guides a Lectio Divina meditation on Luke 6: 27-36 (If you want to skip to the meditation, it’s at 05:24 but don’t skip the intro because it’s not an old peanut shel...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I chat about the week, including the first community lunch of the season, weird mud, and whittling. * Neil guides a Lectio Divina meditation on John 1: 29-34. (If you want to skip to the meditation, it’s at 08:45 but don’t skip the intro because it contains lightness of spirit.) Here’s the podcast on iTunes. Here’s the epis...

Hi friends, And, we’re back! Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * I share a little about my trip and jet lag in the intro, as well as what we are up to this week. * Laura guides a Lectio Divina meditation on Matthew 6: 25-33. (In the intro I accidentally say it was recorded at Shekina Garden- it wasn’t, it was recorded at a nearby guesthouse. You can even hear a different bird t...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: *Ro and Neil chat about what’s happening in Pai, including long drives, acro jams, and two hundred birds. * Ro guides a Lectio Divina meditation on Psalm 131. (If you want to skip to the meditation, it’s at 05:35 but don’t skip the intro because you won’t hear what Neil spotted as his 200th species of bird. The suspense!) Love and l...

Hi beautiful ones, I’m on a little road trip, AND regular rhythms are not happening at the garden due to flooding, hence the late podcast episode. However, here are some things to think about: rivers, seas, smiles, music, carrots, and apples. Also trees. In the story of the Prodigal Son, the father told the older son, “All that I have has always been yours.” He said this because the older son was...

Well, finally! I’m happy to be getting this podcast episode up. We’ve had a wild couple of weeks, with three floods overcoming our garden. The last one was the highest and the most disappointing, as some of our superhero Shekina fam had commenced with a LOT of cleaning. Rainy season is not always like this, but we’re learning about patience and acceptance, I think, through this rainy season. Here’...

Hello Dear Ones, The meditation today comes from Psalm 42, and verse 8 says, “By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me.” I’m saying that verse to myself today, all day long. It’s so good. To be the ones receiving that directed love. Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I discuss the week, including garden beds, yes, garden beds, helping a teen into h...

Hello Friends, It’s so so rainy out! The kind where the ground is soaked and algae is growing on the stones, and you slip and slide and try to keep your balance, but end up looking like you’re doing interpretive dance, just walking down the street. Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I talk about the week (mistakenly calling this episode 45- it’s actually Episode 44) whi...

Hi beautiful ones! Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I have a wee chat about our week. Full disclosure, we recorded the intro three times! First time the mic was off. Second time we had fits of giggles. Third time… here it is. * Naomi guides a narrative meditation on the story of the woman at the well in John 4. It’s a beautiful journey through the story with creativit...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * As usual, Ro and I talk about our week, including a worldwide leukena tree celebration, more singing, and love for contemplation of nature. * Chinua guides a contemplation of nature meditation. You’ll need an object of nature for this meditation—either something you can hold and look at, or something you can see/feel. (If you want...

Hi beautiful ones, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I talk about the week we’ve just had, including coming home, my new book, singing, and butterflies. * I guide a lectio divina on Light with a short introductory imagination meditation on moving around in the dark. I used a collection of verses from different translations: Psalm 119: 105 Matthew 4:16 John 1:5 John 8:...

Hi beautiful ones, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I chat about our week, including a soulcare retreat, water buffalo, and food! * Neil guides an imagination meditation on Matthew 8: 5-13 (If you want to skip to this, it’s at 08:40 but don’t skip the intro because it’s not a skimpy breakfast.) The retreat we just had brought so many emotions to the surface, and I’m r...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Chinua and I chat about our week, including working with wood, music, singing, and a blessing way. * I (Rae) guide a meditation on the Jesus Prayer (If you want to skip to this, it’s at 07:26, but don’t skip the intro because you’ll miss some good and deep thoughts.) This week may you have joy, and I have joy, and all of us have d...

Hi friends, Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast: * Ro and I chat about our week, including an embodiment workshop, immigration adventures, and the beauty of God in the midst of bureaucratic headaches. * Ro guides a contemplation of nature meditation. (If you want to skip to this, it’s at 10:55, but don’t skip the intro because you’ll miss some good rambling about theology.) I pray...