Align your life: Learning to express

Many children are down with cough and cold constantly. They have either sore throats or runny noses. Some even develop asthma and sinus and combat minor illnesses throughout their childhood. The same applies to many grown-ups, who also suffer from the same fate. Constant runny nose and watery eyes are synonymous with sinusitis for many. Some clients claim to have suffered from cough and cold their entire life, with no relief in sight. A client of mine, who has been the victim of a recurring cold, has not tasted ice cream or eaten anything cold in 32 years for the fear of worsening his cold. So what triggers this kind of problems and can anything be done to control it?

Your neck is the seat of the throat chakra and between your eyebrows in the location of the third eye chakra. The throat chakra controls the throat area, while the third eye chakra controls the face. When these two chakras are out of balance, it is likely create throat related problems and aggravate your sinus. On a deeper level, let’s understand what these two chakras stand for. The throat chakra is the seat for communication, creativity and expression, while the third eye represents vision and intuition. It is often affected when you are not allowed to or able to speak up. It also develops blocked energy when your creativity is stifled. Many parents tend to curb the voice of their children unknowingly. Many children are told on a regular basis that they are not good enough, they can’t speak up or simply they have no say. This could affect throat chakra from an early age. Some children are also forced to give up creative activities or not encouraged to take up something creative. In such cases, the energy in the throat and third eye chakra is blocked from a young age.

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To avoid congestion of energy in these two chakras, allow your children to express freely from a young age. Get them to take up creative activities such as painting, drama or music. Adults who are not keen to take up creative activities, can also do journal writing for self-expression. The more you express, the more you strengthen your throat and third eye chakra.

Shivani Adalja is a Dubai-based wellbeing expert. She runs the Alignment Institute which offers effective solutions that focus on stress management and overall wellbeing. E-mail align@shivaniadalja.com