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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 psychedelic experiences, contrasting it with conscious shamanic methods that engage both mind and spirit in real time. Using the metaphor of an escalator versus stairs, we emphasize that while both paths can lead to transformation, shamanic techniques—like breathwork and meditation—build inner strength without giving power away to external tools.

Along the way, we discuss:

• The relationship between psychedelics, plant medicine, and spirituality
• Questioning the necessity of substances for spiritual experiences
• Our unique perspectives and experiences with psychedelics
• the difference between plant medicine and psychedelics
• Risks of giving spiritual power away to substances
• The importance of integration after psychedelic experiences
• The stairs vs. escalator metaphor for spiritual growth
• The role of your subconscious mind in the use of psychedelics
• Empowerment through conscious Shamanic techniques
• And so much more!

The Moon Rising team brings diverse perspectives to this nuanced topic, challenging the assumption that psychedelics are necessary for spiritual growth.

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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 means fixing what’s broken. Instead, they invite you to remember that beneath the layers of trauma and conditioning, your true self is already whole. Through personal stories and deep insights, they share how shamanic practices help peel away the “sticky notes” of limiting beliefs to reveal the essence of who you’ve always been.

In this episode, we explore:

• Shamanism as a path of direct, embodied spiritual experience
• Why authenticity may be an even higher vibration than love
• Embracing both joy and pain as sacred parts of the human journey
• Unique expressions of shamanism—from neuroscience to journeywork to nature wisdom
• The myth of spiritual “perfection” and the invitation to be fully human
• How healing is less about fixing, and more about remembering
• Releasing limiting beliefs and outdated identities
• Trusting your intuition as a compass on your unique spiritual path
• Letting go of comparison and embracing your enough-ness
• Shamanism as a way to reconnect with your original essence

If you’ve ever felt out of place on your spiritual journey, this conversation is a liberating reminder that your path is sacred—just as it is. Tune in and rediscover the power of walking your truth.

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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'll talk about how to stop outsourcing your spiritual power, start embracing your unique gifts, and create a practice rooted in truth, not trends.

🎙️ In this episode, we explore:

• The pressure to follow a “right” way to be spiritual
• How spiritual fragmentation shows up in everyday life
• Symptoms of spiritual disconnection (and how your body signals them)
• Embracing your personal spiritual journey—even if it looks different
• The harm of the “high vibe only” mindset
• Balancing light and shadow in spiritual growth
• How dreamwork opens doors to spiritual evolution
• Aligning your practice with natural cycles and inner rhythms
• Following intuitive breadcrumbs toward your gifts
• Letting go of the need for external validation
• Creating rituals and combining modalities in your own way
• And so much more

✨ Whether you’re deconstructing old beliefs or crafting a brand-new path, this episode gives you permission to be fully, spiritually you.

🎧 Listen now and reclaim your right to a spiritual life that feels real, grounded, and completely your own.

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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 breaking those patterns.

In a world where our energy is scattered across hundreds of expectations, roles, platforms, and global crises, Sandra offers grounded practices for calling our Soul home, reconnecting with our true self, and rediscovering joy. She reframes darkness not as something to fear, but as a sacred initiation that reveals our deepest spiritual strength.

If you're navigating spiritual burnout, emotional overwhelm, or simply longing to feel whole again, this episode will reconnect you to what matters most—and remind you that you have the power to shift your reality.

Along the way, we discuss:

• The illusion of life and how to break free
• How collective struggles are repeating historical patterns
• Life as a cosmic play: masks, roles, and lessons
• How to break free from limiting identities and stories
• A dream that transformed Sandra’s view of suffering
• The energetic cost of absorbing global suffering through media
• Practices for calling your energy and soul parts back home
• Why following your unique path supports collective healing
• Darkness as a necessary spiritual initiation—not something to fear
• Grounded practices for restoring personal wholeness
• If clairvoyance is necessary for shamanic or spiritual work
• A powerful tool to instantly connect with your intuition
• And so much more!

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Connect with Sandra:

Website: https://www.sandraingerman.com/

Walking Through Darkness: https://a.co/d/d47kRlH

Polishing the Path of the Soul: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6WZNDR5?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9BBT3ZJS20EANW67VWW3_1&bestFormat=true

Shaman's Cave Podcast: https://shamanstv.com/

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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 power of intentional containers. From inviting participants to find their personal trees as energetic allies, to experiencing a traditional Lakota sweat lodge that sparked incredible vulnerability, we witnessed what happens when women are given permission to simply be themselves in sacred space.

From powerful vulnerability to transformative Shamanic work, this retreat exceeded our expectations- and today we're sharing our top takeaways. In this episode, we cover:

• Connecting to the sacred land in Clancy, Montana
• The ceremonies and intentions we set for the retreat
• Ceremonial living and spiritual surrender
• Awakening feminine connection and empowerment
• Finding personal tree allies and nature as spiritual guides
• Our experience with a traditional Lakota sweat lodge ceremony
• the synchronicity and flow that guided the retreat
• Support from the natural world (hummingbirds, butterflies, hawks, elk)
• The power of showing up exactly as we are
• Moments of powerful growth and expansion
• Our top takeaway and experiences over the weekend
• The power of energetic alignment and sacred living
• And more!

This conversation reminds us that we can live a life where every moment is ceremony, every tree is an ally, and your divine nature can fully express itself.

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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 certain spaces – and how this disconnection creates profound suffering. From having to take "hidden" nervous system regulation breaks at work to feeling we must mask our emotions to be accepted, we've all experienced the pressure to shrink ourselves to fit into boxes we never chose.

This episode is an invitation to reconnect to the wild within. Along the way, we explore:

• Reconnecting with your true self and living authentically
• Breaking societal rules and reclaiming personal wildness
• The impact of societal expectations on self-fragmentation and suffering
• Hiding emotional and nervous system needs to fit into social norms
• Reframing divine feminine and sacred masculine energies as universal, complementary forces
• Embracing full emotional expression, including the shadow self
• Personal stories of defying expectations and embracing vulnerability
• Small acts of self-expression as revolutionary change
• Reprogramming the mind to believe in the possibility of living freely

Are you ready to remember who you were before the world told you who to be? Tune in now!

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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 essence. Everyone has their own spiritual essence and divinity within them already." This conversation explores how we can reclaim our sacred self, sharing deeply personal insights about reconnecting with our authentic nature and regulating our nervous systems for true healing.

Along the way, we discuss:

• The liberating power of making noise and expressing emotion
• Crying as a sacred form of self-expression
• Our definitions of 'sacred'
• Why soul calls us to move beyond rules and perfectionism
• Nervous system regulation through sound, movement, and emotion
• Societal conditioning around emotional self-expression
• Emotions as weather patterns
• The harm of self-fragmentation and the call for integration
• Dissociation vs. embodiment
• And so much more!

Ready to stop fragmenting yourself and invite every aspect of you to the table? Listen now!

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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 about self-care—it's a radical exploration of how our nervous systems hold the key to authentic spiritual connection and how societal programming keeps us trapped in cycles of depletion.

Through her research into polyvagal theory and the concept of "human givers versus human beings," Isabel offers a revolutionary perspective on burnout, particularly how it manifests differently in those socialized with feminine energy. She and Christine delve into what it truly means to balance masculine and feminine energies (hint: it's not about being 50/50, but finding your unique harmony), how to recognize when your nervous system is dysregulated, and practical ways to come back into balance without abandoning yourself.

Along the way, they cover:

• The cost of prioritizing productivity over presence
• Emotional and physical signs of depletion
• Radical self-care and nervous system healing
• Polyvagal theory and its role in burnout recovery
• Human givers vs. human beings
• Impact of societal conditioning on our feminine energy
• Harmonizing masculine and feminine energies (it's not a 50/50 split)
• Practical tools for nervous system regulation and self-reconnection
• Healing as uncovering your true nature, not fixing yourself
• Reclaiming intuition, creativity, and purpose
• And more!

Whether you're currently in burnout, recovering from it, or hoping to avoid it altogether, this conversation offers both wisdom and practical tools to help you reclaim your sacred self. Because revolution doesn't always look like fighting external battles—sometimes it looks like coming home to yourself and remembering who you were before the world told you who to be.

Ready to regulate, realign, and come back home to yourself? Join our Reclaiming the Sacred Self Masterclass! Click here to learn more and enroll: https://moonrisinginstitute.circle.so/c/reclaiming-the-sacred-self/

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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 might be cultivating our own inner light. Christine builds on this, describing her vision of personal revolution through radical self-healing and authentic expression.

One particularly fascinating thread explores how we might transform our relationship with our senses. Drawing from her Tantra experience, Christine challenges traditional Buddhist views that our senses lead to suffering: "What if the senses were a pathway to your bliss?" This perspective shift opens exciting possibilities for experiencing ecstasy through breathwork, movement, and sound—techniques that both hosts incorporate into their Shamanic Reiki practices.

In today's episode, we cover: 

• Joy as a revolutionary response to global fear
• Inner light as a personal contribution to the world
• Connection to nature (e.g., waterfalls, barefoot grounding)
• Simple spiritual practices (e.g., thunder water, herb gardens)
• Senses as pathways to bliss vs. suffering
• Tantra techniques for ecstasy: breathwork, movement, sound
• Emphasis on individual paths over rigid spiritual models
• Encouragement of consistent small practices for big shifts
• Soul Rising program and spiritual self-discovery

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• Sex Talk: https://intimacycadre.org/sex-talks-2025/  
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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 many practitioners keep firmly shut: the beautiful potential when Reiki and sexuality connect in consensual, equal-power relationships. 

Through her passionate advocacy for ethical practice, she creates a clear contrast between what's appropriate in professional settings versus intimate relationships. She invites listeners to consider how energy work can enhance sensual experiences, especially when beginning with self-pleasure practices. 

She also explores:

• The intersection of sacred energy and sexuality
• Ethical boundaries in Reiki practice
• The importance of consent and power dynamics
• Differentiating professional vs. intimate energy work
• Potential of Reiki in consensual, intimate relationships
• Use of energy work to enhance sensuality and self-pleasure
• Awakening to your Inner Lover
• Christine’s personal healing from sexual trauma
• Developing healthy boundaries and inner balance
• Role of self-love and conscious sexuality in healing
• And more!

Whether you're recovering from sexual trauma, exploring energy work, or simply curious about conscious sexuality, Christine offers practical wisdom about self-knowledge, boundary-setting, and the revolutionary power of radical self-love.

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