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Wisdom Rising

Wisdom Rising

By: 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.


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  • When Pain Becomes a Messenger with Medical Intuitive Lauren Sietzema
    Nov 24 2025

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    What if pain isn’t a problem to erase but a message asking to be heard? We sit down with medical intuitive and psychic medium Lauren Sietzema to explore how chronic pain, trauma, and nervous system patterns can transform when we choose integration over fixing. Lauren shares her journey through fibromyalgia, the moment exquisite pain became a gateway, and the practices that helped her reclaim sovereignty without abandoning sensitivity.

    In this episode, we’ll explore:

    • Moving from fibromyalgia to self-sourced sovereignty
    • Integration of shadow and light
    • The Venn diagram as a way to interpret partnership overlap and the creation of a third thing
    • Boundaries over people-pleasing for nervous system safety
    • Ethics in psychic work and informed autonomy
    • Structured intuitive training and safe foundations
    • Empaths on equal footing with self-compassion
    • Neurodivergence, sensitivity, and grounded practice

    Together we unpack the yin and yang of healing: light without shadow is stasis; shadow without light is collapse. When they hold hands, movement happens. We talk practical mechanics—the nervous system as messenger, beliefs as signals, and why attention can amplify or ease symptoms. We also get real about boundaries, people-pleasing, and the cultural habit of separation that keeps so many empaths stuck. Lauren offers a clear path for ethical intuitive development: start with the body, add emotional literacy, examine thought patterns, and stabilize beliefs before reaching for high-voltage spiritual states.

    Then we move into discussion on relationships that become the catalyst. Two whole people can meet in an overlap that creates a “third thing”—a shared field where growth accelerates without self-abandonment. We discuss how to protect that space, spot projections, and honor autonomy so healing doesn’t turn into dependency. If you’re neurodivergent or highly sensitive, you’ll find grounded practices that respect both science and spirit, bridging somatics with intuition in a way that’s safe, ethical, and sustainable.

    Come for the insights on chronic pain and medical intuition; stay for the blueprint on sovereignty, ethics, and community. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review telling us one boundary you’re ready to honor this week. Your voice helps others find the courage to integrate, not separate.

    Contact Lauren:

    etherictide@gmail.com

    https://www.etherictide.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/etherictidewithlaurenpsychicandmedium

    WhatsApp +61422027950


    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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    52 mins
  • Bear Medicine: What Hibernation Teaches About Rest And Renewal
    Nov 17 2025

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    As Fall season arrives, it is time to lean into Bear Medicine—hibernation, nourishment, and quiet, embodied power—to map a practical path for this liminal time between fall and winter. From soup and soft pajamas to breathwork and silent integration, we explore why slowing down isn’t avoidance; it’s intelligent design. Rest becomes the ritual that metabolizes emotion, integrates spiritual upgrades, and prepares you for a spring that arrives through you, not to you.

    In this episode, we’ll explore:

    • Seasonal shift toward introspection and hibernation
    • Weather discord and the body’s energetic pull inward
    • Fall gardening as metaphor for composting and release
    • Community needs for quiet, soft gatherings, and integration
    • Discerning yes and no to prevent burnout
    • Calling in guides and protection for shadow work
    • •Writing and creative projects suited to winter’s pace

    We talk about composting as a way of life: clearing gardens and closets, retiring spent talismans, and returning used-up tools to the soil. Shadow work takes a seat at the table, but fear doesn’t lead. Call in your heavy lifters—guides, ancestors, archangels—so your container is strong enough for what rises. We differentiate battling inner demons from tending shadow with care, and we offer simple practices that turn integration into a daily rhythm: protected space, timed silence after breathwork or sound bath, and living altars that actually live.

    There’s also a candid look at burnout and boundaries during the holidays. Not every invitation deserves a yes; your den needs you more than your calendar does. We share why leaving space invites inspiration, how to spot a real yes in your body, and why winter is ideal for deeper writing, curriculum building, and intimate creative work. No five-step enlightenment here—just grounded tools, personal pacing, and the courage to meet the season as it is. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs permission to rest, and leave a review to help others find their way to Bear’s quiet wisdom. What small yes will you give yourself today?

    #bearmedicine #fallseason #shadowwork


    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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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Walk The Mystical Path With Practical Feet with Dr. Kathryn Leeman
    Nov 11 2025

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    Join us for a interview by Shantel to discuss what it truly means to walk the shamanic path with the global awakening and shifts in consciousness happening today, and how to honor our own spiritual journeys with patience and authenticity. Our guest shares messages from ancestral and spirit guides, offering insight on how ancient teachings can guide us toward meaning, connection, and balance in the modern world.

    Kathryn Leeman, Ph.D. is a seasoned Spiritual Guide and Director who has spent over 40 years in the metaphysical and healing arts. Recognized for her intuitive gifts from a young age, Kathryn began formal training at the Church of Psychic Science in Scotland, developing her abilities as a clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient reader.

    In this episode we explore:

    • The braided way bridging shamanism, psychology, and energy work
    • Mentorship as protection against fear and confusion
    • Seasonal archetypes for timing growth and rest
    • Transmission experiences with the Divine Mother
    • Rites of passage and the rigor behind true initiation
    • Holding peace and clearing psychic free radicals
    • Daily practices for presence and grace

    Blending her background in Transpersonal Psychology—a field that bridges spirituality and modern psychology—with decades of study under shamans, healers, and teachers from around the world, Kathryn brings a deeply grounded and holistic approach to spiritual growth.

    Through her work, she helps people find clarity, healing, and purpose—whether in relationships, career paths, or their soul’s deeper journey. Known for her compassionate insight and practical wisdom, Kathryn guides others in awakening to who they truly are and living from a place of authenticity and connection.

    To learn more about Dr. Kathryn Leeman visit: http://konsciouskonnection.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

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    55 mins
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