Throat Chakra Healing - Guided 15 Minute Meditation - Expressing Your Thoughts, Inner Truth,

Throat Chakra Healing - Guided 15 Minute Meditation - Expressing Your Thoughts, Inner Truth, Communication About the throat chakra The throat chakra plays an essential role in communication, creativity, and self-expression. When there’s an imbalance in this chakra, you may notice you have a harder time communicating effectively. According to Diane Malaspina, PhD, a Yoga Medicine therapeutic specialist, if your throat chakra is blocked or unbalanced, you may: be fearful about speaking your personal truth have a harder time expressing your thoughts feel anxious about speaking or communicating In addition, Malaspina said you may experience outbursts of emotion or even the opposite: extreme quiet or refusal to speak. “Emotionally, those with fifth chakra imbalance may be highly critical of themselves and others,” she explained. Physically, she said, symptoms may manifest as the following: a raspy throat chronic sore throat mouth ulcers gum disease laryngitis thyroid challenges temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders 9 ways to help heal an unbalanced throat chakra If you’re struggling with a blocked throat chakra, consider trying one or more of the following practices. 1. Include the color blue in your life The throat chakra is linked to the color blue. According to certified yoga teacher and master reiki healer Guadalupe Terrones, blue crystals such as lapis lazuli, turquoise, aquamarine, and celestite may help balance your throat chakra. “The throat chakra governs sound and resonance. Minerals are one of the more effective ways to work with the throat chakra, since they each have a different resonating frequency,” she said. Wearing a necklace with one of these gems may be an especially helpful way to send healing to your throat chakra. 2. Do neck stretches Stretches that open the area around your neck may help balance your throat chakra. Terrones recommends doing simple neck stretches to help prevent the buildup of stress and tension in your throat or neck area.  Share on Pinterest To do this stretch: 1. Drop your chin down toward your chest. 2. Tilt your head to the left. Keep your shoulders relaxed, and try to tilt your head so that your left ear is as close to your left shoulder as possible. You should feel a stretch along the right side of your neck. 3. Hold this stretch for 30 to 60 seconds. 4. Move your head back down to your chest and repeat on the opposite side. 3. Focus on your breath A breathing technique called lion’s breath is believed to be beneficial for the throat chakra. It’s thought to help ease stress, get rid of toxins, and stimulate your throat and chest area. To practice this breath: 1. Inhale through your nose. 2. Open your eyes and mouth wide. 3. Stick out your tongue, and “roar” your breath out audibly — the breath of your exhale should be loud like a lion’s roar. 4. Use throat chakra stones You can also use throat chakra stones in various shades of blue to help balance and unblock a blocked throat chakra. How you use throat chakra stones is up to you. Some options include: placing one on the base of your throat while you rest wearing them as jewelry carrying them with you when you’re on the go using them as decor 5. Try yoga poses When you release tension in the areas of your body that are near a chakra, you help restore the flow of energy in that region, Malaspina said. That’s why yoga poses like Shoulder Stand, Plow, and Fish — which release the neck muscles — are recommended for the throat chakra.  Share on Pinterest Shoulder Stand 6. Try a reiki healing session Reiki healing is another option for unblocking your throat chakra. A reiki healing session benefits all the chakras in your body. However, Terrones explained, a reiki practitioner can spend more time on your throat chakra if they feel you may benefit from additional energy being sent to that area. 7. Work with the bija mantra Sound vibrations are ancient tools believed to tap into currents of energy that exist in the universe. A bija mantra is a one-syllable sound that, when said out loud, helps activate and balance the energy of a particular chakra. Each chakra has a unique bija mantra or sound. Terrones suggests working with the throat chakra’s bija mantra, which is “ham.” You can do this by chanting “ham” out loud. To chant this sound, use a natural, comfortable tone for your voice. Then, as you breathe out, let the sound roll out slowly for the duration of your exhale. 8. Find time for journaling Journal writing is an excellent tool for cultivating the capacity to listen to yourself. “Getting quiet and doing freewriting is a powerful exercise for connecting the heart with the mind — where the throat chakra lives between body and mind,” says Malaspina.