The throat chakra is the fifth chakra and is located located in the throat, at the V on the collarbone at the lower neck. It is the center of our ability to communicate and to express ourselves creativity in speech, thought, and writing. This is the chakra you feel when you speak in front of a large crowd and your throat feels tensed up. It also is the feeling when you bottle up rage and anger and would like to say something, but choose not to. Through the throat, we express our opinions, beliefs and truths. This chakra regulates your ability to speak up for yourself and make decisions. When the throat chakra is lacking energy flow, a person will have a fear of speaking. Their voice will sound weak and faint and they will have difficulty putting feelings into words. They will often be shy. If the throat chakra is excessively open, the person will talk too much and will not listen as much as they should. These people are known to be gossipers. The body may even react with throat soreness and pain in the teeth when this chakra is out of balance.

Opening

To heal and open the throat chakra, sing loudly! Take a nice shower and sing your heart out. You can also start a discussion on any topic with someone else to get yourself expressive and talking. If you struggle with communication, learn communication skills and practice them. You can also write someone a nice letter. The throat chakra is related to the color blue, so wearing blue or eating blue foods will help in opening and unblocking this chakra. Gemstones that aid in healing the throat chakra are aquamarine, sapphire, blue tourmaline and sodalite.

Meditation

Once you're in a relaxed meditative state, focus on bringing energy up through your feet with every inhale.  Flow the energy through each of your four previous chakras and up to your throat.  With each deep inhale, imagine a blue energy glowing around your throat growing bigger and bigger.  Exhale all negativity and blocks from the throat and replace them with vibrant blue energy.  You may feel your throat muscles loosening up and might even burp.  This is perfectly normal.  Focus on breathing energy into your throat as long as you feel necessary and your throat feels open and relaxed.  Once you have done this, you may move on to the @Third Eye Chakra.

References

1. Throat Chakra Meditation, theworldisallyours.com

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