This lesson is about the throat chakra.
It's located,
I bet you know,
At the throat.
Its front is where the voice box is and the back is the back of the neck.
Have you ever heard someone say that some person is a pain in the neck?
That's probably because it's hard to communicate well with that person.
The throat chakra is about communication.
Being heard,
Feeling okay saying what you need to say,
And taking in information.
The two-word phrase to remember this chakra is I express.
Its color frequency is blue,
So it's helpful to add energy to this chakra by wearing blue,
Eating blueberries,
And carrying any naturally blue crystal.
Just like the other chakras,
This is about the balance of giving and receiving,
And in this case we're talking about communication.
See what I did there?
We're talking about communication.
Okay,
Giving and receiving communication.
The throat chakra is related to the throat,
The thyroid gland,
The voice,
And also the jaw,
Teeth,
Tongue,
And gums.
Years ago,
I worked for a very difficult person,
And I would always lose my voice after a big project,
Which would inevitably include lots of stress from being yelled at,
Even when I did my best.
I had no voice.
See how my body spoke about my chakra's energy?
If a person's always clearing their throat,
Maybe they have a blockage in their throat chakra,
A hesitation in speaking their truth,
Or setting healthy boundaries.
If you have sore throats often,
Think about the communication in your life and if it can be improved.
I'm going to give you two easy tools to use to help strengthen the health of your throat chakra.
One is to practice active listening.
A technique from active listening is simply not interrupting,
But listening mindfully when the other person is talking,
And being present so you're not crafting your response in your head while they're still speaking.
This takes practice,
So it might not be that easy,
But the benefits to your relationships on every level,
Personal,
Work,
Parenting,
The benefits will be surprising.
The other tool I'm going to teach you is for yourself.
This is a type of bilateral stimulation,
A brain-based technique which clears stress.
You do this one alone.
You're going to talk to yourself about something that is bothering you,
And while you do this,
You're going to hold your hands in loose fists,
With only your pointer finger sticking out both hands,
Like you're pointing at something in front of you,
But just point the index finger of one hand at a time.
So you point with your left hand,
And then as you bring your finger back in,
You point with your right hand,
And back and forth,
Bringing your index finger in and then out alternately,
At a fast pace at first,
And then slowing down,
And then speeding up again while you are talking about whatever is bothering you.
This technique rewires the mind's connection between stress and that bothersome thing that you're talking about,
And it will clear the emotional aspect of it.
Then when you think about that thing that had been bothering you,
You're not going to be upset about it anymore.
And it's so amazing how this technique works to change how you're feeling,
And it's so easy.
So I'm excited for you to try it.
And let me remind you,
This tool is good for the throat chakra because you are communicating and reducing stress at the same time.
