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Throat Chakra This is the chakra which is located in the throat and is thus related to communication and creativity. Here we experience the world symbolically through vibration, such as the vibration of sound representing language. This chakra is about opening the voice, speaking the truth and freeing your creativity.Sanskrit Name: Vissudha
 Meaning: Purification
 Location: throat
 Body Parts: ears, throat, neck, shoulders, vocal cords
 Glands: Thyroid, parathyroid
 Function: communication, creativity, listening
 Element: sound
 Color: blue
 Balanced Characteristics: clear communication, good listener, lives creatively, resonant voice, good sense of timing and rhythm
 Deficiency: difficulties expressing oneself, fear of speaking, introversion, shyness, weak voice, tone deaf, poor rhythm
 Excess: talking as a defense, too much talking, gossiping, inability to listen, dominating voice
 Physical Malfunctions: disorders of the throat, ears, neck, voice, tightness of the jaw, toxicity
 Healing strategy: singing, chanting, non-goal oriented creativity, journal writing
 Key words: creative, harmony, sound, self-expression, vibration, resonance, ethereal, truth.
 Affirmations: I am the messenger
 I speak my truth with clarity and courage
 
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