05 · Vishuddha
Think about the last time your throat closed up for no reason anybody could find.
Somebody said something to you and you let it go. You told yourself it was not worth it, that you were being the bigger person, that bringing it up would make it a whole thing.
That is not always what it means. But it is worth noticing when it happens.
What the Throat Chakra Handles
The throat chakra runs your voice. Not talking, which most of us do plenty of. The other thing.
Saying the true version. Asking for what you actually want instead of the smaller thing you would settle for. Naming something out loud that everybody in the room already knows. It also runs listening, which is the half people forget.
It closes up every time you swallow something to keep things smooth.
A Blocked Throat Chakra Feels Like
- ❆You rehearse conversations for days and then have a softer version of them.
- ❆You agree out loud and disagree in your head.
- ❆Your throat, jaw or neck holds tension you cannot explain.
- ❆You apologize before saying something honest.
- ❆You are funny about serious things, because a joke is safer than a statement.
- ❆There is a sentence you have been not saying to somebody for months.
You do not need all of that to be true. Two or three usually tells the whole story.
How to Find Your Balance
Say the smaller version of the true thing. You do not have to start with the hardest one.
Sing or hum in the car. The throat responds to being used without pressure.
Write the message you are not going to send. Getting it out of your body matters even if it never gets sent.
Drink water. Unglamorous and it helps.
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