By Susanne McConville and Lark Worth
Lark: I had the privilege to meet Susanne McConville at the 2018 BBSH Alumni Gathering where we had the opportunity to exchange two healings. I am a 2003 graduate and she is a 2008 graduate yet we shared a common language and experience which resulted in healings that were deep and restorative. I did not expect to stay in touch with her because she lives two states away. Yet to my surprise Susanne reached out several weeks later to asked if I would like to exchange long distance healings with her. She said she woke up that morning with an intuition to call me. I was thrilled at the possibility even though I had done very few long distance healings. We have since exchanged healings three times.
These have been wonder-filled experiences. I could feel her energy each time she worked on me. In one healing I was dealing with difficult relationships and she cleared cords as she worked on me. Afterwards these relationships improved tremendously as it felt as though our dependency cords on each other had been cleared and released. In the last healing I was dealing with a lot of physical pain which simply dissolved as she worked on me. It was amazing to feel my heart chakra open without the pain I had felt earlier. When I did a body scan towards the end of the healing I noticed that my 5th level was making some important shifts that I trusted would help the healing to integrate, which it has.
As I do not have a hands-on practice, I am often nervous that I might “not be good enough “to offer an effective healing, yet I have learned to set a positive intention and to trust what comes. The first two sessions were hands-on where I just intuitively followed her energy. I came away with a deep sense of profound change occurring for her and me. The last session ended up being more focused on her processing some deeply held beliefs and emotions. I trusted my guidance to not interfere with her process and refrained from doing any hands-on work. Mostly I just held a space of trust that she would find her way as I listen with care and appreciation. It has been such a privilege to energetically connect with Susanne in such deep ways from this distance and to learn that the healings seem to be helping her.
Susanne: For me, our healing exchange has been about becoming aware of a more subtle level, since it is distance work. When we sit in silence at the beginning, I can feel Lark’s presence in a visceral way. Once that is established, I try to maintain it throughout the healing. It helped to have her name written down as a “point of contact,” which brings me back if I should wander. Allowing the energy to inform me of the progression of the healing requires as much presence as when I’m working on someone who is actually on my table. In that way, it’s the same. During our last healing exchange, when I was the healer, I noticed I was on the 5th level more than the others. Later Lark affirmed that she had some 5th level issues going on. It seems this visceral awareness is building each time we exchange. I also notice a charge in me for having done the work. I feel energized, opened, and refreshed after working on her. The insights I get about my own process during a healing have always intrigued me, and distance work is no different. It takes me back to the days of writing up DLM’s about how my client was a mirror for me. The energy flowing through me somehow informs me of both what is needed for Lark (stay on level 5 a little longer) and what patterns in my own being need to be attended to.
When I am on the receiving end, I’m aware of Lark’s presence and my field expanding. In our last session, when I went into an active process, it totally relieved the fatigue I had felt at the start of it. Since that healing, it’s been easier to stay centered in the face of conflict. I’m so grateful for that.
Lark and Susanne: We plan to continue connecting every 4-6 weeks. We usually set aside two consecutive mornings so we can give each other a full healing and check in afterwards that day or the next depending on our schedules and our guidance. We are sure that others can adapt their schedules to what works best for them if any decide to do this. We certainly encourage all graduates, whether you have a practice or not, to consider exchanging long distance healings with other BBSH graduates. It is a profound, sacred experience that helps us stay connected to highest good for ourselves, each other, the school, the alumni association and all being.