The throat chakra, or Vishuddha, is the fifth chakra and is associated with communication, self-expression, listening, authenticity and speaking your truth. It’s represented by the color blue which is a very soothing, harmonious and calming color that allows you to feel comfortable opening up.
This chakra helps you to not only communicate effectively, it also helps you to understand those around you and connect with them in a genuine way. Communication in general and within your personal relationships can be challenging at times, especially if you’re discussing touchy subjects.
If the heart chakra represents your capacity to love and your ability to love from a soul-centered place, then the throat chakra helps you to express that love through the spoken or written word. Speaking your truth can be scary but it’s also brave and liberating and it also creates a deeper connection with the people in your life.
Imbalanced Throat Chakra
When this chakra is imbalanced and/or blocked it can be challenging to express yourself or to get your message across in the way you want. This can cause miscommunications, misunderstandings and even a distortion of the truth. When this chakra is blocked you may feel anxious or afraid to say what you need to say for fear of the response you’ll get.
This may cause you to stifle your voice in an attempt to keep the status quo, not step on any toes or generally create waves with those around you. Suppressing your unspoken needs, feelings, thoughts and desires can create a disconnect between you and the people around you and it can also create a disconnect within yourself.
Balanced Throat Chakra
When this chakra is balanced you’ll feel more comfortable and confident expressing yourself and communicating with others from a place of truth and authenticity. When the energy is flowy nicely in this chakra you’ll be able to more easily manifest your desires into reality, as this chakra is also connected to your intention. You may feel more heard when this chakra is balanced and you’ll also be a better listener, which will help you to connect more with others.
Healing Your Throat Chakra
A good way to work on healing this chakra is by practicing healthy and authentic self-expression with things like communication, journaling or creative self-expression. Learning how to properly express yourself will help to bring about more energy flow in this chakra and it will teach you how to communicate from a place of truth. Things like speaking your mind with tact can be very empowering, especially if this is something you don’t usually feel comfortable doing or don’t do out of fear.
Good listening skills are also essential for helping to open this chakra, as communication and listening are intrinsically linked. Learning how to listen in order to understand instead of listening to respond can help you to understand people better and feel like you get them. When people feel heard and understood a connection is formed and your relationship has an opportunity to grow and blossom.
Staying true to yourself, not changing who you are in order to please other people and following a path in life that feels authentic to you are all ways to help heal and open this chakra. True freedom and liberation comes from being unapologetically you.
Lastly, a good way to open this chakra is through practicing yoga poses such as fish pose, cat-cow pose and shoulder-stand. All of these poses help to open and stretch the throat area which creates more energy flow in this part of the body.
For more info about the Throat Chakra, check out my downloadable guide sheets on Chakra Healing. If you’d like to do a Chakra Healing, book a Reiki session with me.
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