The Throat Chakra (Visuddha)

The Throat Chakra, or Visuddha, is all about the ears, nose, and throat. It correlates with the element of Ether, expressing creativity and communication. The heart and throat chakra link allowing you to listen to all around you (others’ words, nature, intuition) and speak your inner truth freely from a place of love and compassion.

Location: Throat

Color: Blue

Chant: Ham

“I Hear” “I Speak”

A person with a balanced throat chakra will have excellent communication and listening skills. They will be able to express their truth from their heart, with an awareness that the way they speak can effect the other person. They can also hear the words between the words - what a person means to say rather than the poorly expressed words. Telepathy can be another characteristic.

Excessive Throat Chakra: Poor listening skills, love to gossip, talk too much and interupt others, speak defensively.

Deficient Throat Chakra: Experience difficulty putting feelings in to words, shy, fear of speaking, weak low voice, introvert, tone deaf. Dental issues, grinding teeth, jaw pains are also examples.

Ways to balance the Throat Chakra:

Crystals: Larimar, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Blue Lace Agate, Celestite, Aquamarine, Blue Calcite, Orca Agate, Turquoise

Oils: Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Sage

Sing, Mantras, Chant - intentional vibrations and sound are so important for balancing the Throat

Breathe in blue light in a meditative state

Journaling or writing

Painting, drawing, coloring, Dance, expression of creativity in any form

Work on actively speaking kind words, not gossiping to impress others

Practice sitting in silence

Yoga poses - throat opening poses. Bow pose, fish pose, lion, cobra, mantras spoken or sung, neck rolls or massage

Affirmations:

“I express myself clearly from the heart”

“I am true to myself”

“I let go of fear of judgement. I listen to others and express my truth with love and compassion”

“I speak up for myself. I deserve to be heard. My words have value” (Deficient)

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