Why You Don’t Have to Believe in Healing for It to Work
- Mark Earlix
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read

Belief Isn’t a Requirement for Relief
Some people walk into a healing session with deep faith. Others walk in with deep pain—and not much else.
If you're unsure, skeptical, or even silently thinking, "I don’t know if I believe in any of this. Or, I wonder if Mark can help me.” You're not alone. And you’re not put onto the back burner from healing.
After decades of working with thousands of people around the world, I’ve witnessed something again and again: the body and spirit don’t need your belief in order to respond. What they need is presence. A moment of stillness. A willingness to see what happens in a moment of submission to something more than yourself.
This post isn’t about changing your mind. It’s about showing you what’s possible—even if your mind isn’t fully on board yet.
You Can’t Think Your Way Into Healing
Most of us were taught that belief has to come first. Believe in medicine, and it will work. Believe in God, and you'll be healed. Believe in the process, and then the change can happen.
But healing doesn’t always follow that order.
In fact, some of the most profound healing in body changes I’ve witnessed had happened with people who were:
Skeptical
Unsure
Even resistant
Why? Because healing isn’t a performance. It’s the body’s lovely response. The body’s consciousness experiences another way. It’s a natural unfolding that happens when the physical, emotional and mental feels safe, open, or simply ready.
You don’t need to force belief. You just need to show up.
What Actually Matters More Than Belief
Healing happens when certain things are in place. Belief? Helpful sometimes. But it’s not on the top of the list.
Here’s what tends to matter more:
A body that’s ready to release what it no longer needs
A nervous system that’s given space to calm
An environment where there’s no pressure to prove, perform, or justify
A guide who can listen deeply—without needing a story
A session that honors your body’s pace, not someone else’s timeline… though at times I am able to force the change if one is needed.
When these conditions are met, the power, force and energy of the healing goes where it needs to go. It’s not belief—it’s response.

Real People, Real Relief—No Belief Required
Client: Skeptical But Willing
He walked in saying, “I don’t know if this stuff works, but I’ll try anything.” Chronic hip pain. Years of medical dead ends.
Within minutes, his body began to shift. Subtle at first. Breathing changed. Heat moved. He sat up different than he laid down. Three days later, he emailed to say the pain was gone—for the first time in 7 years.
He still doesn’t “believe.” But something worked.
Client: Emotionally Numb, But Curious
She’d been through trauma. Couldn’t feel much of anything. “I don’t want to talk,” she said. “I don’t think I can feel anything.”
We didn’t talk much. We worked silently. Light touch. Energetic alignment. By the end of the session, her shoulders dropped. She cried—not from sadness, but release. The kind that comes when something shifts that didn’t need words.
She didn’t “believe” in energy work. But her body knew.
Client: From Skeptic to Surprised Believer
“I met him with a very skeptical attitude and was instantly shown he has been blessed by God.”
– Shannon Denise (via Facebook, 2015)

So... What Does Belief Actually Do?
Let’s be clear: belief can help. It can ease fear. It can build trust. It can soften resistance.
But it’s not required. It’s not the engine of healing. It’s more like the warm blanket you can bring with you—but not something you have to wear.
What matters is this:
Healing happens when there is openness, safety, and presence. Not when there is certainty, conviction, or proof. What does help is the trust and desire in the possibility in the intervention from a greater Source.
What to Expect If You Don’t “Believe”
If you come to a session not knowing what to expect, not sure what’s “real,” here’s what I want you to know:
You will not be judged.
You won’t be asked to perform.
You don’t have to explain anything.
What I offer is a space for something greater to happen within you. I don’t ask your mind to understand it. I invite your body to receive it. What unfolds from there is often beyond explanation—but not beyond experience.
“Some” people may experience a sensation of heat, cold, a breeze of air going through their muscles or bones. Some experience electrical sensations, some experience an emotional explosion. Some people may experience nothing. The ones that experience something need to. The people that experience nothing, they don’t need to.
There are some people that thought nothing has happened. Two-weeks or two months later while walking down the street, realizing, “oh my goodness, when did that chronic situation or pain or injury leave me”?
Let the Healing Speak for Itself
If you’re unsure whether healing is real, you’re not alone. And you’re not wrong to wonder.
But you don’t have to believe in the wind to feel it move through the trees. You don’t have to believe in love to know when it changes your life. And you don’t have to believe in healing to begin experiencing it.
All you have to do is show up. Let your body speak. Let something that is unique and wonderous move through you. Let go of needing to believe—and see what’s left when you do.
Ready When You Are
If something in this Blog Post made you pause, take a breath, or feel even a flicker of curiosity—consider exploring what a session could look like for YOU.
Book a 1:1 Healing Session with Mark - Whether you’re seeking physical relief, emotional clarity, or spiritual reconnection, Mark offers sessions via Zoom, FaceTime, Phone, or In-Person.
Call 1.888.380.6388 to book your personal appointment with Mark.
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Not quite ready? You can also:
Check out upcoming Events and Workshops → [https://www.markearlix.com/events]
Watch past Healing Circles with Mark showing a bit about how his sessions work
Read previous blogs → [https://www.markearlix.com/blog]
Reach out with a question if you’re unsure
Belief is optional.
Showing up is enough.
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