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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.

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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

Ready to awaken to the whispers of wisdom rising from within? Join our community to explore how small, consistent practices can create profound shifts in your experience. Subscribe now for more conversations that blend practical spirituality with deep wisdom.

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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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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 practiced systematically.

Yet many practitioners struggle with finding balance, either clinging to rigid protocols or abandoning structure entirely for intuitive flow. Christine invites us to consider: What if the hand positions and symbols we've been taught are simply "training wheels" until we learn to dance with the energy authentically?

This exploration extends beyond Reiki technique into how we live our daily lives. Along the way, we cover:

• The inspiring story behind the term Reiki fusion
• Why balancing feminine flow and masculine structure can deepen your energy work
• A powerful insight Christine received on Mount Kurama—where Reiki began
• How Reiki naturally blends intuition and structure (and why that matters)
• Common struggles practitioners face in their practice
• Reframing hand positions and symbols as "training wheels"
• How this energy balance plays out in everyday life—especially for women
• Simple ways to return to center when you're feeling out of sync
• A look into Christine’s upcoming Reiki Master Teacher Training (East meets West)
• How to find your unique, authentic Reiki path
• And more!

There's no single "correct" way to practice Reiki—what matters is finding your authentic balance between structure and flow, tradition and intuition, boundaries and receptivity. Ready to dive in? Listen now!

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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 only the sacred masculine symbol—a centuries-old Kami tree—while leaving the companion feminine symbol—an ever-flowing spring—completely untouched.

Christine's insights illuminate a potential evolution in Reiki practice—what she calls "Reiki Fusion"—honoring the traditional structure while embracing intuitive flow. Her journey challenges us to reconsider whether our spiritual practices have overemphasized masculine energy (structure, hierarchy, perfection) while neglecting the feminine (intuition, inner wisdom, natural flow).

In today's episode, we cover:

• The highlights of Christine's Pilgrimage to the birthplace of Reiki
• How the Buddhist roots of Reiki transformed Christine's perspective
• Exploring spiritual balance between structure and flow
• Comparing this trip to Christine's first pilgrimage
• Contrast between mainland Japan temples and Okinawan forests
• The stark contrast between masculine and feminine energies
• Why we need to embrace our intuition and inner wisdom
• Personal transformation through nature and travel
• Fall of the sacred tree on Mount Kurama as a metaphor for energy shifts
• Call to balance tradition with authentic self-expression

Ready to discover what happens when we honor both the structure and the flow in our Reiki practice? Listen now!

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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 that Reiki is a separate healing energy that can be turned on and off. Instead, they reveal its true nature as the universal life force energy that constitutes everything in existence. This fundamental shift in perspective explains why so many spiritual seekers report Reiki as their first meaningful catalyst for deeper awakening.

In this episode, we explore:

🌕 What 'Universal Life Force' really means
🌖 Reiki as more than a healing energy
🌗 Reiki as a catalyst for spiritual awakening
🌘 The original roots of Reiki in Japanese Buddhism
🌑 How Reiki supports trauma healing without re-triggering
🌒 Developing soul-level discernment through Reiki practice
🌓 Understanding the difference between ego and soul guidance
🌔 Viewing Reiki as a relationship, not just a technique
🌕 Insights for both beginners and advanced Reiki practitioners
🌖 And more!

Ready to explore Reiki's transformative potential? Listen now!

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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 alignment. When we constantly frame our experience as a healing journey, we unconsciously reinforce the belief that we're broken and one day we'll be fixed. This perspective puts our worthiness perpetually in the future—we'll be enough when we're finally healed.

Alignment acknowledges that you are already whole. You're not broken—you're simply experiencing the natural fluctuations of being human. Instead of trying to fix what's wrong, alignment focuses on reconnecting with your true self, with Source, with the natural flow of life in each present moment.

In this episode, we cover:

• How healing language can reinforce a sense of brokenness
• Why chasing healing can leave us feeling unworthy
• The shift from a healing mindset to one of alignment
• How to start embracing wholeness in the present
• The power of reconnecting with your true self
• The transformative nature of liminal, in-between spaces
• How presence opens you to unexpected possibilities
• A 30-minute practice to anchor into now
• Recognizing worthiness as your natural state
• Healing vs. alignment
• And more!

Ready to explore this paradigm shift? Start listening now! Your wholeness is waiting to be recognized, not created.

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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 rather than crutches in our spiritual practice. "Crystals aren't a substitute for doing the work," he explains, "they just make the work easier."

This conversation takes us beyond superficial crystal practices to explore what truly creates energetic resilience. Nicholas shares how a crystal's internal order and coherence can help us embody those same qualities, making our energy "resonate more loudly than harm." Along the way, we discuss:

• Staying grounded during chaos
• Multi-crystal banishing ritual (emerald, sapphire, ruby, quartz, diamond)
• Building "energetic muscle memory" through practice
• Protection as ongoing process, not one-time act
• Importance of wonder and excitement in practice
• Blending tradition with innovation
• Guidance for all levels of crystal practitioners
• Exploration of Nicholas' new book, 'Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense'

Throughout our discussion, Nicholas emphasizes maintaining a sense of wonder in our practice. "Find what excites you," he advises, "because that spark of excitement is the raw fuel that will take you further than any instructions in a book." His approach honors traditional wisdom while encouraging innovation for today's unique challenges.

Whether you're new to crystal work or looking to deepen your practice, this episode offers invaluable guidance for anyone seeking greater energetic sovereignty in an increasingly complex world.

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