Wisdom Rising

The Art Of Creating Ceremony

Send Us a Message!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/moonrisinginstituteFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmysticsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.instituteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstituteSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguideBook a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensiveBook a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

You Too Can Lead Sacred Ceremony

Send Us a Message!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 ceremoniesWe 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 #mooncirclesMoon Rising Shamanic Institute Links:Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstituteFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmysticsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.instituteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstituteSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguideBook a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensiveBook a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

Crafting Sacred Ceremony Spaces with Intention & Ritual

Send Us a Message!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 communityDefining sacred containersFacilitator presence, grounding, and energetic check‑insTalking sticks, time limits, and pacingDrum circles with intention not noiseBalancing depth, play, and collective energyTrusting small groups, themes, and alignmentMentorship, collaboration, and elevating detailsThe Art Of Creating Ceremony training logisticsWe 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/moonrisinginstituteFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmysticsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.instituteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstituteSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguideBook a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensiveBook a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

Meet Your Spirit Guide In The Shamanic Upper World

Send Us a Message!You can ask Spirit for help and actually get an answer. Not as a vague sign you second-guess for weeks, but as a felt experience that brings clarity, comfort, and a next step you can act on.We’ll explore:Soul Rising and learning to journey independently into the shamanic realmAsking Spirit for help and how support shows up through collaborationThe need for sacred containers where masks can soften safelyWhat the upper world is and how spirit guides differ from celestial beings or angelsHow the upper world may appear as light, clouds, temples, gardens, or symbolsReleasing expectations and receiving through sight, sound, feeling, scent, or knowingGuided journey: calling directions, traveling up, meeting a guide, receiving messages and giftsSharing experiences and invitations to connect with the communityWe start by reflecting on the impact of a Lower World journey to meet a Power Animal, including how quickly people discover, “Wait, I can do this.” From there we talk about what happens when we stop trying to muscle our way through growth alone. Christine shares a real-time story of divine timing and collaboration, the kind that lands right after you finally say, “Help me, meet me halfway.” We also explore why spiritual burnout is so common and how sacred containers, ceremony, and community support create the safety needed for vulnerability and real healing.Then we shift into an introduction to the Upper World in shamanism: a high-vibration realm of spirit guides, loving ancestors, angels, compassion, unity, and wisdom. We explain how the Upper World may appear as light, clouds, water, temples, gardens, or pure energy and why releasing expectations is key to receiving clear messages through the mind’s eye and the senses. Finally, we lead a guided shamanic journey to the Upper World to meet your spirit guide, receive a message, exchange a gift, and return grounded with gratitude.If this lights something up in you, listen through, share your experience with us, and subscribe for more shamanic journeying, energy healing, and shamanic Reiki teachings. If you found it helpful, please share the episode with a friend and leave a review.Join us for Soul Rising: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/soul-rising/Book your call to lock in your price: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt?back=1&month=2026-03Learn more about the Art of Creating Ceremony and enroll today: https://moonrisinginstitute.circle.so/c/the-art-of-ceremony/#spiritualpodcast #shamanicreiki #shamanicjourney #shamanism #shamanichealingMoon Rising Shamanic Institute Links:Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstituteFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmysticsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.instituteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstituteSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguideBook a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensiveBook a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt

Guided Shamanic Journey to Meet Your Power Animal

Send Us a Message!If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re “making it up” during a meditative visualization, this guided shamanic journey will change how you relate to your imagination. We’re Christine Renee and Shantel Ochoa, and we’re opening the door to the lower world, a grounded shamanic realm of nature, instinct, and deep support where power animals and spirit allies live. Along the way, we explain what the lower world is, how the entrance can show up as tunnels, roots, water, or a crack in the earth, and why the landscape often mirrors what you need most right now.We’ll explore: What the lower world is and why it feels earthy and groundingHow power animals communicate through metaphor and symbolismWhy your entrance and landscape can change from journey to journeyHow to notice sensory details to make the journey feel clearer and more “real”What calling in the seven directions does and how it creates energetic safetyA guided shamanic journey to meet your power animalA live example journey with a black bear and the lesson of the honeycombHow we teach journeying inside Soul Rising Shamanic ReikiWe also get practical about power animals: why they show up as protectors, how they carry the “medicine” of their species, and why small or unexpected animals (and even mythical creatures) can be exactly right. We talk about symbolism and metaphor as the primary language of spirit animals, plus the single biggest skill that makes journeywork easier over time: releasing expectations and letting the experience unfold through your senses.Then we guide you through a full lower world visualization to meet a helping spirit, receive a message, and return safely to your starting point. After the journey, Christine shares a vivid story of merging with a mama black bear and finding honey surrounded by bees, a lesson on going for the sweetness of life even when fear tries to keep you back. We also share how our Soul Rising Shamanic Reiki training supports students with journeying, interpretation, and a protected container for deeper healing work.If this resonates, share your power animal experience with us, and subscribe so you don’t miss the next Whispers of Wisdom. If you loved the journey, leave a review and send this to a friend who needs more grounded guidance.Join us for Soul Rising: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/soul-rising/Book your call to lock in your price: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt?back=1&monMoon Rising Shamanic Institute Links:Website: https://moonrisinginstitute.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/moonrisinginstituteFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moonrisingmysticsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonrising.instituteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonrisinginstituteSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://moonrisinginstitute.kit.com/spiritguideBook a session with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minutes-intensiveBook a FREE 10 minute connect call with Christine: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/10-minute-connect-call-srpt