Wisdom Rising

Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa
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Shamanism, Reiki, Spirituality, Personal Development, and More. It’s time to re-member your Divine purpose and limitless potential. Welcome to Wisdom Rising, the official podcast of Moon Rising Shamanic Institute. Join Shamanic Reiki practitioners Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa as they guide you on a journey of radical self-discovery and spiritual guidance. Each week we dance through the realms of shamanism, mysticism, energy healing, and personal development to illuminate your path to true healing and self-sourced wisdom. Through weekly inspired conversations and interviews with leading spiritual and shamanic practitioners, we’re here to help you acknowledge, reconcile, and balance your energy so that you can awaken to the whispers of wisdom rising within. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at MoonRisingInstitute, or visit our website, moonrisinginstitute.com, to learn more about our mission and find future opportunities to connect with our community of Shamanic mystics.

  1. 6d ago

    The No-Tissues Rule And Other Retreat Plot Twists

    Send Us a Message! Something changes when women stop performing and start telling the truth in a room that can hold it. We’re back for a “Whispers of Wisdom” catch-up to share what our summer retreats taught us about real community, real healing, and the kind of sacred space that actually follows you home. If you’ve been craving deeper connection, women’s circle energy, or a retreat that feels grounded instead of chaotic, this conversation is for you. We talk about why women gathering in ceremony can feel like a lost art and why it’s returning now. We get into the practical ingredients: clear group agreements, confidentiality, self-responsibility, and the powerful shift from rescuing to witnessing. We also share a retreat detail we love, the no-tissues agreement, because it gently trains agency and nervous system safety without shutting emotions down.  You’ll hear behind-the-scenes stories from our own women’s retreats, including a four-elements arrival flow, cacao, sound bath, mirror work, journaling, pendulum basics, DIY oils, and the importance of pacing. Christine also shares a somatic emotional release ritual from Austin, followed by long integration rest and Reiki to help the body process what it just moved. We wrap with what we’re building next, including potential retreats in Hemet, California, Austin in the spring, and an MLK weekend Sacred Tantra retreat where integration is the heart of the work. Subscribe for more shamanic Reiki, energy healing, women’s retreat wisdom, and sacred space practices, then share this with a friend who needs a softer place to land. Will you leave us a review and tell us what kind of retreat you’re craving most? Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  2. Jul 6

    Addiction in a Spiritual World of Plant Medicine And Real Alternatives

    Send Us a Message! Plant medicine is everywhere right now and so is the quiet confusion that follows it: Was that healing, or was it just a peak experience I’m chasing again? We sit down with clinical hypnotherapist Derek Ivey to talk honestly about addiction, recovery, and why “spiritual” substance use still carries real risks when the integration piece is missing. Derek shares his own journey through alcoholism, relapse, and the moment he knew he wouldn’t survive if he kept going. From 12-step recovery to Buddhism, Reiki, and deeper consciousness work, we track how shame and suppression can drive the need to alter our state just to feel confident, playful, or connected. We also talk about the cultural normalization of uppers and downers, coffee to push through the day and alcohol to shut off at night, and what changes when we stop forcing our bodies into a schedule that doesn’t fit. We go deep on psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine, including the neuroplasticity window and why it can either support new habits or amplify the inner critic if you return to old patterns. Derek offers a grounded alternative through transpersonal journey work and hypnotherapy: not “renting the view,” but building the window, learning how to access non-ordinary reality and nervous system regulation without needing a chemical shortcut. If you’ve been curious about psychedelics, navigating sobriety, or trying to heal without bypassing your real life, this conversation gives you language, nuance, and practical next steps. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find Wisdom Rising. Connect with Derrick at https://www.dgtwellness.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/share/1BaDU1qnVB/?mibextid=wwXIfr Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  3. Jul 3

    Meet Bozeman Energy Healers At A Summer Solstice SpiritFest

    Send Us a Message! A live summer solstice gathering turns into a rapid-fire tour of the Bozeman, Montana holistic wellness scene. We’re at SpiritFest with quick, honest mini interviews that let you feel the heart of a local spiritual community: people showing up to heal, learn, and connect with practitioners who do more than a one-time session. We start with Lauren, the host behind Tree of Life SpiritFest, sharing why she created a platform for retreats, courses, and ongoing support. From there we meet Erin, a mobile massage therapist blending Swedish relaxation with trigger point and treatment work, plus Allie from Lighthouse Bozeman, who brings sound healing into the spotlight with coherent field work and a powerful Sun Gong experience. If you’ve been curious about vibration therapy, gong baths, or sound as medicine, you’ll hear why the “felt” experience matters as much as the explanation. We also talk intuitive tools that help people navigate transition seasons. Sharon Nicole offers astrology readings and oracle readings, tying self-expression and creativity to chart placements, while Monique breaks down mediumship, Reiki, theta healing, and QHHT (Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique). She explains the theta brainwave state, exploring past-life or ancestral roots of patterns, shifting beliefs that no longer serve, and inviting deeper physical, mental, and emotional healing. The thread running through it all is simple: release what doesn’t fit anymore, trust your intuition, and listen to your body. If you’re looking for energy healing, sound healing, astrology, QHHT, Reiki, or spiritual events in Bozeman, this is a great place to start. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave us a review with the modality you want to try next. CONNECT WITH LAUREN https://www.etherictide.com CONNECT WITH ERYN: https://www.massagebook.com/therapists/sky-to-earth-massage/deals?ncf_source=friendly_url&src=massagebook CONNECT WITH ALLY: https://www.lighthousebzn.love CONNECT WITH SHARON NICHOLE: https://www.sharonnicoleofficial.com CONNECT WITH MONIQUE: https://www.moniqueengland.com/ Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  4. Jun 22

    What If Your Healing Could Ripple Through Generations: Soul Rising Graduate Shares Her Teaching Impact

    Send Us a Message! A middle school classroom can feel like a storm of emotions, hormones, and stories and that’s before we even get to the hard parts of history. Our guest, public school educator and Soul Rising graduate Lola Reddy, shares the real behind-the-scenes work that helps her stay steady: daily Reiki, clear energetic boundaries, and the kind of deep healing that changes how you respond when life is lifing.  We talk about what drew Lola into Soul Rising during a major personal transition and why “self-work first” isn’t a slogan, it’s survival for caretakers, parents, and empaths. Lola breaks down her simple morning Reiki routine (breath, chakra focus, intention, and a protective bubble) and explains the difference it makes in patience, clarity, and classroom culture. We also explore somatic movement, matriarchal lineage support, and shamanic journeying that doesn’t require perfect visuals to be powerful.  Then Lola shares unforgettable moments of synchronicity: a Fire Horse journey that later mirrors a real tunnel-to-light experience, Lunar New Year symbols appearing in ordinary life, and a power animal story that moves through fear, grief, and surprising support. We also go into what it means to teach slavery, lynching, and discrimination truthfully while protecting students’ emotional wellness, and why mentorship and community matter when you’re doing spiritual growth without the guru model.  If you’re craving grounded spirituality, practical energy hygiene, and a path back to self-sourced wisdom, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with a teacher or empath in your life, and leave a review so more people can find the work.  Lola asks that if you enjoyed this episode, please consider donating to Foot Soldiers Park to preserve Selma history at https://footsoldierspark.org/donate/ If you are interesting in joining Shantel Ochoa for Soul Contract & Alchemizing Archetypes Masterclass, learn more here: https://moonrisinginstitute.circle.so/c/soul-contracts-archetypes/ Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  5. Jun 15

    Soul Contracts And Archetypes Webinar Replay

    Send Us a Message! Some spiritual ideas sound beautiful until life breaks you open, then you need something that actually helps you live. Shantel Ochoa shares a recent live webinar on Soul Contracts and Archetypes, and she starts where many of us start: grief, unanswered questions, and the deep need to understand why certain losses and patterns shape us so intensely. From that raw place, we explore a framework that offers meaning without denying the pain, and a set of tools you can use to reclaim your power day by day. In this episode, we’ll explore: 🌕 Soul contracts as pre-birth agreements with soul family that shape relationships and life lessons  🌖 Levels of consciousness, universal laws, free will, and how guides communicate through symbols and synchronicities  🌗 Archetypes as universal energy patterns and personal mirrors, including charting them through the 12 houses  🌘 Victim archetype as a map for power leaks, transformed through the sacred warrior and clean boundaries  🌑 Saboteur archetype as fear and self-sabotage, shifted through the magician and intentional creation  🌒 Prostitute archetype as self-compromise for security or approval, healed through the lover and self-worth  🌓 Six child archetypes as roots of adult triggers, integrated into the sovereign child and inner authority  🌔 Course format overview: eight weeks of videos, workbooks, live classes, journeys, and community support Shantel draws on teachings linked to Carolyn Myss and Dolores Cannon (including QHHT influences), while grounding everything in lived experience and clear choices you can make when you feel triggered. If you’re craving spiritual growth that improves your boundaries, relationships, self-trust, and emotional resilience, this one will meet you right where you are. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s doing deep healing work, and leave a review so more listeners can find Wisdom Rising. Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  6. Jun 8

    Liminal Spaces: How to Move Through Life's In Between with Guest Lacee!

    Send Us a Message! The most disorienting seasons of life often aren’t the endings or the beginnings. They’re the in between. That’s where liminal space lives, and it’s where so many of us either break open into a truer life or try to force ourselves back into the old one. In this episode, we'll explore: • defining liminal spaces as the in between where time slows and growth accelerates • using curiosity and metacognition to track reactions and rewrite old stories • working with archetypes, parts, and soul contracts to integrate the self • building energetic boundaries and differentiation to stay connected without shrinking • naming dissociation patterns and returning to presence in the physical realm • creating shared reality through collaboration instead of scarcity Christine Renee sits down with Lacee Gengenbacher to name what liminal spaces actually feel like: time standing still, identity shifting, and the Tower moment where what “worked” stops working. We talk honestly about how expansion can get tangled with a chronically activated nervous system, why calm can feel unsafe after chaos, and how to reframe growth so it doesn’t require pain and suffering to be valid. Along the way, we dig into embodiment, nervous system safety, dissociation, and the practical power of curiosity and metacognition to track what’s really happening when you feel triggered. We also connect the dots between parts work and spiritual practice, including archetypes, soul contracts, and Internal Family Systems style language. When the ground moves under you, the inner voices get louder, and we share ways to meet those parts with intention instead of judgment. A thread we keep coming back to is connection: you’re only as connected to others as you are to yourself, and energetic boundaries help you stay in your truth without shutting down your light. We close by sharing what we’re building in community: the Gathering of the Mystics summit in Bozeman, Montana, a three day container designed for safe exploration, real integration, and shared medicine through speakers, workshops, and intentional ritual. If anything in your body perks up while you listen, trust that signal. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s in a threshold season, and leave a review so more people can find the support they’ve been looking for. Upcoming opportunities mentioned in this episode:  Soul Contracts & Alchemizing Archetypes Online Masterclass starts June 23rd: https://moonrisinginstitute.circle.so/c/soul-contracts-archetypes/ Gathering of the Mystics, Sept 11-13th, 2026 in Bozeman Montana: https://www.gatheringofmystics.com/ Soul Rising Shamanic Reiki Training, Sept, 2026: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/soul-rising/ Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  7. Jun 1

    Archetypes In Action

    Send Us a Message! A single trigger can make you feel like you’ve lost all your progress, and then you’re left wondering why the same old story keeps replaying. We’ve learned that the fastest way out isn’t more self-judgment. It’s clearer inner language. When you can name the part of you that’s running the moment, you can stop blending with it and start choosing from a steadier place. In this episode, we’ll explore: 🌕 Archetypes as mirrors that reveal behavior patterns and trauma responses  🌖 Using roles like mother, daughter, wife as an entry point to archetypal awareness  🌗 The witness and the sacred warrior for boundaries, accountability, and conscious action  🌘 The queen archetype and reclaiming healthy feminine leadership beyond cultural stereotypes  🌑 People pleasing as the prostitute archetype and the move toward priestess aligned service  🌒 Disruptor and destroyer energy as tower moments that clear the path for realignment  🌓 Saboteur patterns, imposter syndrome, and shifting into magician level creation  🌔 Avoiding the wounded rescuer trap and practicing clean support as a practitioner Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa go deep on embodied archetype work, sharing how archetypes act like a map for patterns, trauma responses, boundaries, and relationship dynamics. You’ll hear how people pleasing can be an integrity leak, how discernment differs from self-sabotage, and how “maturing” an archetype can feel softer and more sustainable than trying to fix yourself. We also touch on the disruptor and destroyer archetypes, why tower moments can be initiations, and how the four bodies (mental, emotional, spiritual, physical) get pulled out of balance when we engage from shadow. If you’re a healer, empath, or spiritual practitioner, we also name the wounded rescuer trap and what it looks like to hold a clean container without fixing. For anyone craving clarity, purpose, and deep spiritual alignment, we share details on Shantel’s Soul Contracts and Alchemizing Archetypes masterclass starting June 23. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who’s ready to reclaim their power, and leave a review. Which archetype are you working with right now? Join Christine in Austin for Sacred Aliveness: A Women's Retreat June 26-28th! Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

  8. May 21

    Awaken Your Energy And Build Psychic Protection Through Chakra Flow

    Send Us a Message! Your energy field isn’t just “vibes” floating around you. It’s a living system that reflects your boundaries, your self-worth, and the places where you’ve learned to contract for safety. We walk through a grounded, usable way to understand chakras as interlocking energy centers and why one stuck “gear” can ripple into the rest of your life, from survival stress and people pleasing to muted pleasure and creative shutdown.  Christine Rene brings decades of energy healing and Reiki experience into a clear framework: root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, and crown as a practical roadmap for emotional health, physical tension, and spiritual alignment. We also explore the earth star chakra and sun star chakra as powerful connection points, helping you release and ground into Earth energy while also receiving guidance and nourishment from divine intelligence.  Then we connect the dots to Tantra as an embodied method, not a concept: breath, sound, and movement to shift energy through the “inner flute” and restore flow. This is where psychic protection gets real. When unresolved trauma and limiting beliefs create weak spots in the auric field, cords and intrusive energy can hook in more easily. When your toroidal field is strong, you feel steadier, clearer, and harder to knock off center, without bypassing your shadows.  Join us for She Who Rises starting May 26th to activate and energize your field, expand your pleasure, and enliven your psychic protection.  Subscribe for more shamanic Reiki insights, share this with a friend who feels energetically drained, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of your energy system are you ready to strengthen first? Moon Rising Shamanic Institute Links: Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstitute Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmystics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.institute Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstitute Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguide Book a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensive Book a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

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Shamanism, Reiki, Spirituality, Personal Development, and More. It’s time to re-member your Divine purpose and limitless potential. Welcome to Wisdom Rising, the official podcast of Moon Rising Shamanic Institute. Join Shamanic Reiki practitioners Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa as they guide you on a journey of radical self-discovery and spiritual guidance. Each week we dance through the realms of shamanism, mysticism, energy healing, and personal development to illuminate your path to true healing and self-sourced wisdom. Through weekly inspired conversations and interviews with leading spiritual and shamanic practitioners, we’re here to help you acknowledge, reconcile, and balance your energy so that you can awaken to the whispers of wisdom rising within. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at MoonRisingInstitute, or visit our website, moonrisinginstitute.com, to learn more about our mission and find future opportunities to connect with our community of Shamanic mystics.

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  • Creator
    Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    341
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wisdom Rising
  • Show Website
    Wisdom Rising

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