Moving on to the 5th chakra. The throat chakra.

It is located in the hollow of your neck, at the bottom of your throat. The associated glands are the thyroid and the parathyroid. The related body parts are the neck, shoulder, arms, hands ears, mouth, teeth, gums, respiratory tract and the digestive tract and the colour associated with the throat chakra is blue.

Related physical problems could be sore throats, a stiff neck, colds, thyroid problems, hearing problems, headaches and other throat problems such as laryngitis.

Are you prone to over exaggerating? Do you find it difficult, to tell the truth? Are you able to communicate what it is you want? From your heart? If we want to speak from the heart, we need to be able to communicate this clearly, with honesty and integrity. It is much easier to do this if our throat chakra is in alignment with our heart’s desire.

Everything we say has an effect. We need to be careful of the vibration that our communication creates. A balanced throat chakra will help with ALL sorts of communication.

You can work with this chakra by using toning exercises, singing, chanting, telling yourself that you love yourself and that you are beautiful. Meditation and visualisations are very powerful tools too.

Crystals that work well with the throat chakra are those of the same associated colour. My favourite ones are Blue Lace Agate, Aquamarine and Turquoise.