Understanding and Balancing Your Fifth Energy Center

There are seven points of energy throughout the body which act as a sort of spiritual map. If you want peace in your life, mental clarity and abundance from within yourself and from the universe at large, then you need to work on keeping these chakras clear.

The throat chakra is the fifth one down and it deals with communication, how we express ourselves through speech or writing or any other form of self-expression really. This guide will tell you what exactly goes on with your throat chakra and how to heal a potential imbalance in this area.

Functions Of Throat Chakra

As expected, the Visuddha or throat chakra is associated with our ability to express ourselves clearly and honestly. It has its home right in the middle of our neck, is represented by blue and is quite possibly one of the most powerful things that controls my life.

Being a lifeforce for communication means that there are many things big and small which can be affected by an imbalance here: emotional stability, relationship quality, living authentically, dealing with conflict well… You name it! Also I should mention now that this is an extremely important chakra.

Emotional Issues From A Throat Chakra Block

When blocked or imbalanced people experience difficulty speaking their truth freely and may find themselves lacking directness when doing so too. Fear around being judged may lead someone into avoiding confrontations altogether while fearing they’ll sound stupid prevents them from expressing needs clearly thereby causing confusion lost etc.

Wondering if anything worthwhile could ever come out anyway… Especially with close relationships where one tends to put others first always, even if this means never letting anyone get close enough.

Physical Issues From a Throat Chakra Block

It’s not just emotional problems that can arise from an imbalance in the fifth chakra, physical ones happen too. You might find yourself getting frequent headaches or having more mouth ulcers throats than usual, dental issues may become a problem as could neck pain and thyroid trouble among other things.

How to Unblock Your Throat Chakra

Unblocking your throat chakra can open up everything but it takes time and practice, so be patient with yourself!

Affirmations & Chanting

One way to start using your voice is through affirmations which help us find courage in speaking up for what we believe is right, even if nobody else agrees. Another method involves chanting mantras such as “Om” or “Ham” repeatedly over again until you feel vibrations within this area of our body, some suggest listening to nature sounds like crickets singing might also nurture one’s own throat chakra.

Practice on Paper

Writing down truth when feeling challenged about saying it out loud helps get words flowing and opens channels of communication. This is especially useful if still finding strength required to speak certain truths aloud.

Massages and Movement

Take care of your neck, and nurture your throat. A good way to start your day is by doing Kundalini Yoga movements which are focused on the neck area. This helps in opening up the blockage in the throat chakra. You can also try shoulder and neck massages to facilitate better blood circulation that keeps this region clean for all those words waiting to be spoken.

Choose Blue

Lastly, drench yourself in blue. This is the color associated with the throat chakra, therefore it will unwittingly purify yours too. Go swimming in any blue sea or ocean, meditate below clear skies at daytime (preferably near water bodies) and carry Moaura bracelet for deepening connection with this energy centre as well as encouraging communication.