Shamanic Studies Testimonials

“Since I returned from my adventure to Ecuador my life has been moving and transforming so fast that I can hardly keep up. My happiest news is that I got married. I've also made some great career progress as well; my short film has played in festivals all around the world in the last year. I hope that I will return to Ecuador with Joyce again one day because for me, nothing has been the same since. In fact, I am not certain that I ever returned from the jungle at all. It seems to me that a piece of me must still be there. Above all I want to send Joyce my most sincere thank you for our trip. She was a wonderful guide and friend and I will forever appreciate it.”

Charlie Griak
Minneapolis

"On my Andes intensive journey with Joyce, I found her to be a facilitator with high integrity, commitment, clarity and knowledge. I felt safe, understood, guided and well looked after throughout the trip by Joyce, while being given the freedom to go with my own process without undue interference. I respect Joyce as a facilitator on all levels. "

Christa MacKinnon
England

"My Flight of the Eagle trip to Ecuador in July 2005 was a truly profound experience. When people asked me afterwards if it was a vacation or business I had to smile and say neither. It was more of an 11-day transformational bonding journey. Bonding with my co-adventurers, with the indigenous families we stayed with, and most of all with Pachamama in the incredibly alive Andes & Amazon.

I think God loans Joyce Kendall to the world a few weeks a year to lead these journeys. Her gentleness, depth of knowledge and loving nature are contagious. I am thinking of going again, the first time was magical.”

Tom Kelley
NY, NY

"I journeyed with Joyce to the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon to spend intimate time with a group of warrior natives, the Shuar. We participated in many traditional ceremonies and stories; we traveled to sacred sites for rituals. As a result of this journey I have found that my awareness is broader and deeper, my heart is lighter. I feel a need to be closer to the truth. I feel connected to the oneness of all. This has been a kind of remembering." Bronwyn Bain, New Zealand - participant on the Shuar Vision Quest in Ecuadorian Amazon led by Joyce Kendall.

Bronwyn Bain
New Zealand

"George and I both feel indebted to Joyce for introducing us to the ancient Andean Fire Ceremony, which we found a powerful celebration of our connection to Pachamama. Joyce also facilitated our travel to Ecuador so that we could receive healings from her teachers the Yachak Shaman Tamayos in their sacred spaces. The experiences were completely unlike anything that we'd ever experienced before and beyond our wildest imagination. We stepped into an ancient culture and were moved by the sincerity, integrity, and beauty of the ceremonies. We benefited greatly from the spiritual and physical healing that we received. Our heartfelt thanks."

Linda and George Harrington
West VA

"Joyce’s facilitation on the trip was excellent. We were all struggling big time, each in our own way, that being the nature of the sacred journeys. I greatly admired Joyce’s ability to keep us all coherent, connected and moving forward on so many levels. Joyce is one brave and special woman to lead people right into the eye of the hurricane and then lead us right back out the other side. It’s daunting just thinking about it! I’m only now getting a hint of the contribution she is making to our universal energy structure. It’s big it's really, really big, and I thank Joyce from the bottom of my heart."

Pamela
California

The trip was an incredible experience for me. When I read John Perkins’s book Shapeshifter, and read what other people were experiencing I wished I could do something like that but never really believed I could. It was 7 years before I actually did it. It was the right time. I often think about the trip and the people. I am grateful for the experience and for the opportunity Joyce gave me to actually do something incredible and life changing. I thank Joyce for her kindness, and heart-felt wisdom.

Jackie Lafreniere
Canada

"When I met Joyce I was at a crossroad in my healing. Through her compassion, intuition and skill, I was able to achieve a level of growth that would not have been possible without her help. Joyce’s drumming circles gave me a place to explore Shamanism and offered an environment of support for me to experience many healing journeys. My healing session with the Tamayos, whom Joyce facilitated their visit and healings in the States, was an experience that I will never forget. I had spent many years of inner work with the goal of achieving wholeness; my one session with the Tamayos united my spirit and my body and allowed me to reach that goal. I will always be grateful for all Joyce has done for me."

Rose Ann Cavenna

"I have been deeply touched and moved observing Joyce be with and organize private sessions and workshops that assist the Ecuadorian Shamans in sharing and fulfilling the prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor. I have been very impressed by Joyce’s listening, attentiveness and unshakable devotion to the Shaman and their message. Her commitment allows their great gifts to be available to so many more of us."

Rev. Minerva Berrido Contreras
NY

"Joyce traveled to our farm in West Virginia to lead us in ceremony and perform the Traditional Yachak Shaman Healings she has been trained in. For several people this was a new and very different experience. Her calm and competent manner put us all at ease and allowed each person to experience the power of this healing work. Joyce brought the strength and spiritual energy of the Ecuadorian mountains to the Hills of West Va. Joyce also introduced our group to drumming and led us on several journeys that were very powerful for many. As she worked with us, she was also teaching us how to carry on this healing work by ourselves, which we continue to do and benefit from."

Ann and Chuck Romance
Green Heron Farms West VA