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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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  • The Art Of Creating Ceremony
    Apr 9 2026

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    You don’t need a perfect script to lead powerful ceremony. You need a clear intention, a well-held container, and the skills to guide people through real emotion without leaving them raw or ungrounded. We share a webinar replay that opens the door to what we teach inside our six-week intensive training, The Art of Creating Ceremony, and we make it practical for anyone called to facilitate circles, rituals, or community gatherings.

    We talk about why ceremony helps people drop the mask, speak from the heart, and feel truly seen and heard. Then we get specific about what makes facilitation ethical and effective: trauma-informed spaceholding, consent and boundaries, energetic hygiene, psychic protection, and the often-missed step of integration time at the end so participants can ground what moved. We also cover the real-world facilitator mechanics that matter just as much as the mysticism, like timekeeping, managing oversharing, and creating clear sharing prompts that keep a group connected.

    From moon circles to elemental rituals, we walk through ceremony styles you can adapt to your own voice: new moon manifestation and full moon release, cacao ceremony as heart-centered plant medicine, Reiki-infused circles, sound baths, shamanic drum circles, and money mindset candle ceremonies including building money bowls with herbs and intention. We also explain how practice and feedback build confidence faster than theory, and how our training structure supports you as you step from student to facilitator.

    If you’re ready to create sacred space that’s grounded, safe, and deeply transformational, listen now and then subscribe, share this with a friend who leads circles, and leave a review so more people can find the work.

    Learn more & enroll today! We start April 12th! https://moonrisinginstitute.circle.so/c/the-art-of-ceremony/

    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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    45 mins
  • You Too Can Lead Sacred Ceremony
    Apr 6 2026

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    Something is shifting: we’re noticing a real drive toward in-person ceremony where your senses come online and your nervous system can finally soften into connection. From cacao ceremony to new moon circles to sound baths with drumming and Reiki, we talk about what makes a sacred container feel grounded, intentional, and actually transformative.

    In this episode, we explore:

    • The shift toward in-person spiritual community and why it matters

    • Shantel’s journey into becoming a full-time ceremonialist

    • Christine’s experience in blessingway ceremonies to Goddess playdates

    • Ceremonial elements that deepen engagement

    • Using ceremonies as a low-risk way for people to meet your work and upscale your business

    • Details on the Art Of Creating Ceremony training format and practice-based feedback

    • Tomorrow night’s offering of a mini training session on the art of creating ceremonies

    We also get practical about the business side of spiritual facilitation. A consistent monthly ceremony can be a lower-cost entry point where people experience your energy, trust your leadership, and naturally ask about private Reiki sessions, shamanic healing, mentorship, trainings, or retreats. If you’ve been craving community, wanting to serve your town, or feeling the nudge to lead, this conversation is your permission slip and a roadmap.

    If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who’s meant to lead, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

    #ceremony #cermonialist #spiritualfacilitator #mooncircles

    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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    41 mins
  • Crafting Sacred Ceremony Spaces with Intention & Ritual
    Mar 30 2026

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    Ready to turn a circle into a true ceremony? We open the door to what makes a space feel sacred by walking through the nuts and bolts that most people skip. From the first breath to the final closing, we share how intention, clear roles, and grounded presence transform a gathering into a container where people can release, receive, and remember who they are.

    In this episode, we’ll explore:

    • Ceremony as cornerstone of practice and community
    • Defining sacred containers
    • Facilitator presence, grounding, and energetic check‑ins
    • Talking sticks, time limits, and pacing
    • Drum circles with intention not noise
    • Balancing depth, play, and collective energy
    • Trusting small groups, themes, and alignment
    • Mentorship, collaboration, and elevating details
    • The Art Of Creating Ceremony training logistics

    We dive into practical tools: building an altar as a living offering, calling the directions or ancestors in a way that fits your lineage, and using a talking stick to balance voices. We break down facilitator skills you can practice today—reading the room, setting time boundaries with kindness, and choosing elemental focus to match the moment. Our candid stories reveal how the elements teach in real time, including a fire that roared two feet high indoors and a stubborn scrap of “fear” that refused to burn. These moments aren’t accidents; they’re messages. Learn to notice, reflect, and integrate the signs so participants leave lighter and clearer.

    If you’ve felt the nudge to lead—whether you’re a Reiki practitioner, coach, yoga teacher, or community builder—we map the path from curiosity to confident spaceholding. We also unveil The Art of Creating Ceremony, our six‑week training that blends learning with live creation: moon circles, cacao, elemental rites, drum journeys, candle magic, and prosperity rituals. You’ll rotate into the facilitator seat, receive feedback, and leave with adaptable templates and the nervous‑system steadiness that makes every tool work.

    Come for grounded guidance, stay for the stories, and leave with a blueprint you can apply to your next circle. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend who’s ready to lead, and leave a review telling us: which element are you called to work with first?

    Learn More and Join the Art of Creating Ceremony intensive here: https://moonrisinginstitute.circle.so/c/the-art-of-ceremony/

    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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    51 mins
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