Wisdom Rising

Send Us a Message! ✨ What if your hardest relationships are actually teachers, and your recurring triggers are maps guiding you toward healing? In this episode, we explore how Soul Contracts and Spiritual Archetypes form a living framework for meaning, growth, and purpose. From the four universal shadow archetypes—the victim, saboteur, prostitute, and child —to their light expressions as warrior,...

Send Us a Message! Your lower four chakras — Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, and Heart — form the energetic foundation of your life, shaping your sense of safety, creativity, confidence, and connection.  When these chakras are out of balance, it can show up as fear, self-doubt, blocked creativity, or disconnection from your personal power.  In today's episode, Shantel and Isabel will guide you th...

Send Us a Message! What if the parts of yourself you’ve been hiding aren’t broken—but the very key to your healing? In this transformative episode on shadow work and self-healing , Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa reveal why shadow work isn’t about battling your “dark side,” but instead learning to love, accept, and integrate the hidden aspects of yourself. Christine shares a vulnerable story abo...

Send Us a Message! What if your inner child healing journey could be filled with joy, creativity, and magic—rather than only revisiting trauma? 🌿 In this powerful episode, shamanic Reiki practitioners Christine Rene and Isabel Wells share a groundbreaking approach to inner child work that blends deep emotional healing with wonder, play, and soul connection. You’ll discover:  ✨ The difference bet...

Send Us a Message! What if the stories you tell yourself are the very chains keeping you stuck? In this powerful episode, Christine and Isabel explore how past trauma shapes your identity, limits your potential, and disconnects you from your intuition — and how you can finally break free. From a Shamanic perspective, your life is created by the stories you carry. When those stories are rooted in w...

Send Us a Message! What if the beliefs holding you back aren’t “you” at all—but subconscious programs written before you turned 10? In this powerful episode, Isabel Wells unpacks how limiting beliefs shape your reality, block your intuition, and keep you repeating the same patterns no matter how hard you try to change. ✨ This episode is a replay of our live Soul Rising webinar on limiting beliefs...

Send Us a Message! We’ve all heard the mantras: “Raise your vibration.” “Think positive.” “Manifest your dream life.” But what if these well-meaning ideas are keeping you stuck? In this raw and transformative episode, Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa take you beyond surface-level spirituality and deep into shadow work—where real healing, embodiment, and manifestation begin. Together, they unravel...

Send Us a Message! Psychedelics and plant medicine have become increasingly intertwined with modern spiritual practices, but are these substances truly necessary for profound spiritual experiences? This question sits at the heart of our candid conversation about the relationship between Shamanism, plant medicine, and psychedelics. The conversation delves into the long-term integration process of p...

Send Us a Message! What if your spiritual path was never meant to follow someone else’s map? In this illuminating episode, Christine Renee, Isabel Wells, and Chantelle Ochoa explore how shamanism provides a powerful foundation for authentic spiritual growth—precisely because it's rooted in direct experience, not dogma. Together, they challenge spiritual hierarchies and the belief that healing...

Send Us a Message! Feeling disconnected from your spiritual path, or wondering if there’s a right way to be spiritual—or if you’re doing it “wrong”? You’re not alone. In this soul-stirring episode, Christine and Shantel dive into what it really means to walk an authentic spiritual path —one that honors you as a whole person, not a fragmented version trying to fit into someone else's mold. We&...

Send Us a Message! Sandra Ingerman , world-renowned shamanic teacher and author, joins us for a powerful conversation about how to break free from illusion, heal soul fragmentation, and walk through darkness to reclaim joy. Drawing on over 40 years of shamanic practice, Sandra shares how the cycles of suffering we face today are echoes of the past—and how reclaiming our soul energy is the key to b...

Send Us a Message! Sacred ground has a way of speaking directly to our souls and opening us up to magical experiences. In this episode, Christine, Isabel, and Shantel all gather together to reflect on the magic that was created in the first Moon Rising Shamanic Reiki Retreat. Our first Shamanic Reiki retreat together revealed profound truths about ceremonial living, feminine connection, and the po...

Send Us a Message! What would happen if we broke the rules, reconnected with our true selves, and lived life on our own magical, divine terms? This is the question Christine and Isabel explore in this soul-stirring conversation about reclaiming our wildness and living authentically. We dive deep into society's expectations that force us to fragment ourselves – showing only certain parts in ce...

Send Us a Message! The sacred isn't about perfection or following spiritual rules – it's about stripping away societal conditioning to reconnect with our authentic essence. In this soul-stirring conversation, Christine and Isabel dive deep into what it truly means to reclaim the sacred within ourselves and our lives.  As Christine beautifully puts it, "The sacred is spiritual essenc...

Send Us a Message! You've felt it—that moment when you realize you've been pouring from an empty cup for so long that your body is screaming for rest. In this deeply personal episode, Isabel opens up about hitting her breaking point after months of overwork, sharing the raw truth of what happens when we prioritize productivity over presence. This isn't just another conversation abou...

Send Us a Message! As the summer solstice illuminates our longest days, Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa share an intimate, unscripted conversation about finding light during challenging times. The pair explore the revolutionary power of joy as a response to global difficulties. "We are not meant to match fear with fear," Shantel reflects, suggesting that our most powerful contribution...

Send Us a Message! What happens when sacred energy meets sexuality? In today's episode, Christine shares about one of her passion topics as she unpacks the ethical boundaries of Reiki practice while exploring its untapped potential for sexual healing and pleasure. Note: This episode comes with a trigger warning for sexuality and sexual assault. In this conversation, Christine opens a door man...

Send Us a Message! Dive into the profound world of Reiki Fusion with Christine and Shantel as they explore the balance between Masculine and Feminine energies in our Reiki practice. The conversation illuminates how Reiki itself embodies both energies—its essence is inherently feminine, flowing like water, while its teaching structure provides the masculine container that allows it to be shared and...

Send Us a Message! The sacred tree has fallen, but the wellspring flows on. Could this be nature's message about the future of Reiki? When Christine returned to Mount Kurama in Japan for her second pilgrimage, she wasn't expecting to witness a profound metaphor about energy practices worldwide. Standing at the birthplace of Reiki, Christine observed how a precise typhoon had taken down o...

Send Us a Message! What if everything you thought you knew about Reiki was just scratching the surface? In this eye-opening conversation, Isabel and Shantel explore the profound spiritual threshold that Reiki represents—far beyond its common reputation as simply a healing modality. Drawing from their extensive experience as practitioners and teachers, they challenge the widespread misconception th...

Send Us a Message! What if the way we talk about our spiritual journey is keeping us stuck? For years, we've embraced the concept of healing—diligently working to release trauma, overcome limiting beliefs, and fix what's supposedly broken within us. But there's a subtle, disempowering message hidden in that language. Today, we're proposing a radical shift from healing to alignm...

Send Us a Message! What if the most powerful psychic protection doesn't come from the crystals we carry, but from how they help us transform our own energy? Nicholas Pearson returns to Wisdom Rising with profound insights on psychic self-defense that bridge science and spirituality. With his background in geology and decades of crystal wisdom, Nicholas reveals how minerals serve as catalysts...

Send Us a Message! Experiencing unexplainable phenomena, heightened sensitivities, or a sudden disconnection from your normal life? You're not losing your mind—you're awakening. In this powerful episode, Christine and Shantel unpack the common signs of spiritual awakening that often leave people questioning their sanity. When our Souls are ready for expansion and our spiritual gifts star...

Send Us a Message! Ever wondered why that persistent self sabotaging pattern or recurring health issue won't go away despite your best efforts? The answer might lie in understanding your body's hidden language - the Chakra system - which serves as the missing link between your physical symptoms and emotional patterns. In this illuminating episode, Isabel Wells shares her expertise on mul...

Send Us a Message! Ever wondered about the difference between Shamanic Reiki and Usui Reiki? This question surfaces repeatedly in our community, and today we dive deep into the fascinating intersection of these powerful healing modalities. In this episode, you'll hear: 🌕 The difference between Shamanic Reiki and Usui Reiki 🌖 The origin of Usui Reiki as a Buddhist path to enlightenment 🌗 Ho...