May 12, 2026

Season 3, Episode 21- Imagination Meditation on Mark 10:17-31 with Neil

May 12, 2026/ Shekina Community

Dear 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 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 ways of Christ together. We hope you join us! You can find out all about it here.

Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on Mark 10:17-31 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 lots of space for your imagining.

And third, we encourage you to process your meditation by sharing your experience and thoughts— if you are meditating with others—or journaling or recording your experience in some way if you are meditating on your own.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are supporting 19 families in need, here around our valley in Northern Thailand. We are looking for committed support for these monthly deliveries, which total between $400-500 USD per month! You can help out here.

If you want to join in, the link is http://patreon.com/shekinameditationpodcast. It’s one of the ways we keep our community running! You can also send a donation through http://shekinacommunity.com/donate

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

the Shekina Garden Community.

October 16, 2025

Season 3, Episode 14- Imagine your heart as a room- Meditation with Rae

October 16, 2025/ Shekina Community

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 you find quiet readiness for meditation.

Second, she will guide you through the imagination meditation with lots of space for you to play.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

the Shekina Garden Community.

May 21, 2025

Season 3, Episode 9- Imagination Meditation on Matthew 19: 13-15 with Neil

May 21, 2025/ Shekina Community

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 little while.)

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 lots of space and prompts for you to enter with your own imagination.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

the Shekina Garden Community.

May 06, 2025

Season 3, Episode 8- Imagination Meditation on Luke 8: 22-25 with Miri (Jesus calms the Storm.)

May 06, 2025/ Shekina Community

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 help you find quiet readiness for meditation.

Second, she will guide you through the verses with lots of space and prompts for you to enter with your own imagination.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

the Shekina Garden Community.

March 28, 2025

Season 3, Episode 5- Imagination Meditation on John 12: 1-11 with Neil

March 28, 2025/ Shekina Community

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.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

the Shekina Garden Community.

June 23, 2024

Season 2 Episode 91- Imagination Meditation- Your Heart as a Room with Rae

June 23, 2024/ Shekina Community

Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 91 of the podcast.

Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on Your Heart as a Room, with Rae. This meditation took place at Shambhala festival, so you may hear more noise in the background.

First, Rae will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation, and second, guide you through the imagination meditation with plenty of space for your own contemplation.

For the third part, we encourage you to process this time by sharing your experience and thoughts if you are meditating with others, or journaling or recording your experience in some way if you are meditating on your own. Enjoy!

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

This week, we will have a bonus version of this episode available on Patreon- it includes a little of Rae’s introduction from the meditation time at this music festival in Thailand, and a little blooper at the end. 😊

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

June 13, 2024

Season 2 Episode 90- Imagination Meditation on Luke 19: 1-10 with Ro

June 13, 2024/ Shekina Community

Dear beloved listeners,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 90 of the podcast.

Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on Luke 19:1-10 with Ro. This meditation took place at a local music festival, so there might be some noise in the background.

Each meditation we offer has three parts.

First, Ro 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 imagining.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

March 24, 2024

Season 2 Episode 84- Imagination Meditation on Mark 10: 46-52 with Rae

March 24, 2024/ Shekina Community

Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 84 of the podcast.

Today’s episode is imagination meditation on Mark 10: 46-52 with Rae

First, Rae will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation, and second, guide you through the verses with plenty of space for your own contemplation, and with questions to help you imagine the scene.

For the third part, we encourage you to process your meditation by sharing your experience and thoughts if you are meditating with others, or journaling or recording your experience in some way if you are meditating on your own. Enjoy!

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

One of the ways we fund our community is through the support we receive on Patreon! If you want to join in, the link is http://patreon.com/shekinameditationpodcast, or send a donation through http://shekinacommunity.com/donate

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

August 31, 2023

Season 2 Episode 71- Imagination Meditation on Luke 19: 28-42 with Neil

August 31, 2023/ Shekina Community

Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 71 of the podcast.

*** Friends, we have a special request for you. We are doing a bit of a relaunch over on Patreon, and we are in need of supporters. In this season, our little pool of contributors is not big enough to cover our monthly costs at Shekina Garden, so we are offering an invitation to jump in as a Patron. During this month and the month of September, all new patrons will receive a postcard in the mail, designed by Rae and with handwritten thank you note. We hope you will join us! ***

Today’s meditation is an imagination meditation on Luke 19:28-42 with Neil.

First, Neil will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, and second, guide you through the imagination meditation with questions to help you enter in with your full senses.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

July 03, 2023

Season 2 Episode 68- Imagination Meditation on the baptism of Jesus with Cate

July 03, 2023/ Shekina Community

Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 68 of the podcast.

Today’s episode is an imagination meditation on Matthew 3:16-4:11 with Cate.

Cate will offer some exercises to help you find quiet readiness for meditation, then guide you through the meditation with help for you to use your imagination.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

June 06, 2023

Season 2 Episode 66: Imagination Meditation on Jesus Washing the Feet of the Disciples

June 06, 2023/ Shekina Community

Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 66 of the podcast.

Today’s meditation is an imagination meditation on Jesus washing the feet of his disciples in John 13 with Ro.

Ro will offer some exercises to bring your mind into a quiet space, then guide you through the meditation with guidance for using your imagination.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

June 21, 2022

Season 2 Episode 45- Imagination Meditation on the Woman Who Touched the Hem of Jesus's Robe with Rae

June 21, 2022/ Shekina Community

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 your mind into a quiet space, then, second, she will guide you through the imagination meditation. Feel free to use all of your imagination today, like a little kid!

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

April 21, 2022

Season 2 Episode 43- From the Archives- Imagination on Luke 10:25-37 with Neil

April 21, 2022/ Shekina Community

Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 43 of the podcast.

We’re pulling from the archives again today with this imagination meditation on the Luke 10:25-37 (the Samaritan who helped the injured man) , first published in October of 2018.

Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast:

* I give the introduction on my own, since Ro is away for a couple of days. I talk a bit about the past week, including Christmas-size lunches, unconditional love, a few useful words, more weeding, and a bake sale.

* Neil guides an imagination meditation on Luke 10:25-37. (If you want to skip straight to this, it’s at 09:03)

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

April 07, 2022

Season 2 Episode 42 - From the Archives- Imagination Meditation on the Baptism of Jesus with Rae

April 07, 2022/ Shekina Community

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.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

April 26, 2021

Season 2 Episode 15- Meditation on A.C.T.S. prayer- 4/4 with Neil - Supplication

April 26, 2021/ Shekina Community

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Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 15 of the podcast.

We have something special today; Part 4 of a four-part series on the ACTS way of prayer with Neil.

This week Neil guides a meditation on the ‘S’ in ACTS: Supplication: with lstories from : John 1 and Mark 10

He’ll guide you through some exercises to help bring your mind into a quiet space, and then through the meditation, with some guiding questions.

I loved this series, and I hope you do, too.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Much love,

Rae

March 14, 2021

Season 2 Episode 11- Imagination Meditation on Luke 2: 41-52 with Neil

March 14, 2021/ Shekina Community

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Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 11 of the podcast! In this episode, Neil guides an imagination meditation on Luke 2:41-52.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so thankful for your support,

Rae

March 03, 2021

Season 2 Episode 10- Imagination Meditation on Luke 18: 1-17 with Ro

March 03, 2021/ Shekina Community

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Dear friends,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 10. In this episode, Ro guides an imagination meditation on Luke 18: 9-17. Enjoy.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

We are so thankful,

Rae

December 21, 2020

Season 2, Episode 5- Imagination Meditation on the Baptism of Jesus with Rae

December 21, 2020/ Shekina Community

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Hi friends!

This episode contains Rae guiding an imagination meditation based on the Baptism of Jesus.

Here’s our Spotify link.
Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

We are so grateful!

Much love to you all,

Rae

August 27, 2020

Episode #85- Imagination Meditation on Luke 4: 14-21 with Ro

August 27, 2020/ Shekina Community

Dear beloveds,

How are you? I was just talking with some of our Shekina Garden fam fam about holding on during trials. Here we are, and God is faithful, God is good and with us. I pray that you can have some moments of feeling that presence while you meditate, and that the feeling continued on in your week.

Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast:

* Ro and I give a little intro, including all the birthdays and banana costumes, fixing up the veggie beds, and scavenger hunts.

* Ro guides an imagination meditation on Luke 4: 14-21. (If you want to skip to the meditation it’s at 10:20.)

Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

Love,

~ Rae

Thank you so much for your support through Patreon! If you want to join in, the link is http://patreon.com/shekinameditationpodcast We are delighted by and thankful for every Patron.

Much love to you all.

June 13, 2020

Episode #77- Imagination meditation on "Who is my neighbor?" with Ro

June 13, 2020/ Shekina Community

Hi friends

Today’s meditation is a lovely one and made us all think really deeply. I hope you enjoy.

Here’s what to expect in this episode of the podcast:

* Ro and I give a little intro, talking about roof building and book editing.

* Ro guides an imagination on Jesus answering the question, “Who is my neighbor?” from Luke 10: 25-37

(If you want to skip to the meditation, it starts at 4:48)

Here’s the podcast on iTunes.

Here’s the episode on YouTube.

~ Rae

Over the next few weeks, I’d like to highlight our need for ongoing support through Patreon. Your patronage helps us to keep going in our community, so thank you so much. The link is http://patreon.com/shekinameditationpodcast We are delighted and thankful for every Patron.

Much love to you all.

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Season 3, Episode 21- Imagination Meditation on Mark 10:17-31 with Neil

Season 3, Episode 14- Imagine your heart as a room- Meditation with Rae

Season 3, Episode 9- Imagination Meditation on Matthew 19: 13-15 with Neil

Season 3, Episode 8- Imagination Meditation on Luke 8: 22-25 with Miri (Jesus calms the Storm.)

Season 3, Episode 5- Imagination Meditation on John 12: 1-11 with Neil

Season 2 Episode 91- Imagination Meditation- Your Heart as a Room with Rae

Season 2 Episode 90- Imagination Meditation on Luke 19: 1-10 with Ro

Season 2 Episode 84- Imagination Meditation on Mark 10: 46-52 with Rae

Season 2 Episode 71- Imagination Meditation on Luke 19: 28-42 with Neil

Season 2 Episode 68- Imagination Meditation on the baptism of Jesus with Cate

Season 2 Episode 66: Imagination Meditation on Jesus Washing the Feet of the Disciples

Season 2 Episode 45- Imagination Meditation on the Woman Who Touched the Hem of Jesus's Robe with Rae

Season 2 Episode 43- From the Archives- Imagination on Luke 10:25-37 with Neil

Season 2 Episode 42 - From the Archives- Imagination Meditation on the Baptism of Jesus with Rae

Season 2 Episode 15- Meditation on A.C.T.S. prayer- 4/4 with Neil - Supplication

Season 2 Episode 11- Imagination Meditation on Luke 2: 41-52 with Neil

Season 2 Episode 10- Imagination Meditation on Luke 18: 1-17 with Ro

Season 2, Episode 5- Imagination Meditation on the Baptism of Jesus with Rae

Episode #85- Imagination Meditation on Luke 4: 14-21 with Ro

Episode #77- Imagination meditation on "Who is my neighbor?" with Ro

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