The Throat Chakra

Location :

• Throat

Function :

• Communication

Colour :

• Blue

Body Parts :

• Throat / Ears / Mouth

Imbalance :

• Anxiety
• Restlessness
• Poor Communication and Self Expression
• Fear of expressing emotional needs, feelings and opinions
• Blocked creativity as a result of not being able to express yourself
• Fear of self-assertion, because of the inability to communicate or feel empowered
• Becoming dishonest or lying as a way of covering up feelings or denying responsibility for personal actions
• Using your will to control or influence the lives of others to your own advantage
• Regret and self directed anger, from the inability to say ‘I’m sorry’, ‘I love you’ or ‘I forgive you’
• The inability to express grief, hurt, sorrow and to shed tears
• Allowing your own willpower to remain undeveloped by expecting someone else to make decisions for you
• Exaggerating and embellishing the truth, including gossiping
• Addictions can be related back to this chakra

Balance :

• Peace
• Harmony
• Clarity of Expression
• Good flow of inspired creativity
• Feeling free to speak out
• Speaking the truth  

Affirmations :

• It is safe for me to express my feelings
• I substitute love, joy and creative expression for old patterns of addiction and abuse
• I love and trust my creative gift