So now that we've completed our yoga postures, we're going to move on to color. And I know you've learned lots about color with me the importance of color when we choose colors subconsciously, but I'm sure by now, you're probably much more aware of what colors you've been wearing, what colors take up most of your closet, and what those colors mean for you in your life. So what's the color of the throat chakra? It's blue. So how do you balance it? You can wear again, any type of a shirt or scarf that has the color of blue in it.

You can wear some earrings that have blue in it, because the blue is close enough to the throat that it can really balance it as well. So be creative and how you use color from scars, to shirts, to T shirts to earrings, about what you want to do, to balance to open and to strengthen the throat chakra. Now that you know the color of the throat chakra, let's move on to what crystals and gemstones you can use to unblock balance and strengthen the chakra. So there are a variety of crystals and gemstones that you can use for the chakra. Some of them are turquoise, Aquamarine, Lapis, and blue calcite. Today we will be using blue lapis lazuli.

And this happens to be one of my favorite for the third chakra. Some of the healing properties of Lapis is that it helps you to discover your inner divine nature as an activates your psychic centers of the third eye. It's the stone of truth and it brings forward anything that has been buried. So stop there for a minute. When I say it brings through anything that's been buried, if you are someone and we all do it to an extreme, who shoved how we feel down who don't say what we want to speak up for Get ready, cuz this little baby will start to bring things up that have been buried deep within your throat chakra and that's what you wanted to do. This stone also clears energy systems of the body and it invokes divine inspiration.

So there are many ways that you can utilize Lapis. You can wear Lapis gemstone earrings, as this is close proximity to the throat chakra and it will provide a steady flow of all of its benefits. You can also meditate with it by holding Lapis crystal in your hand or placing it on a makeshift altar that you might create at your home can this will all utilize its beneficial energy. You can also take the stone and just place it right on your throat either sitting up or lying down. You can place this in areas juice for calm reflection, for prayer or for repose. You can put Lapis statues are stones in a room at the north end of the home or at the northern most areas.

Upper Room as well. So as you can see, this little stone is mighty big, mighty bright and mighty powerful for many things to help with the throat chakra. So now you have a list of some of the gemstones and crystals to use. Let's move on to some of the essential oils you can use to help balance open up and strengthen the throat chakra. So some of those oils are lavender, Camille, rosemary, time and sage. And these can either be used separate or actually blended together.

And again, I know I've said this over and over again. But just so you know decide what your throat chakra needs. does it want you to put the oils right on your hands and smell it does it want you to put the oils right on the throat chakra does it want you to diffuse it in a room or doesn't want you to put it at the bottom of your feet. So it gets through your system only you know your body as well. So bring your awareness to throat chakra and find out which way because there are many ways that you would like to use the essential oil to strengthen, balance and open up the third chakra. So lastly, we've come to nutrition, what foods are going to help you balance open up and strengthen the throat chakra.

So some of these foods include see plants and fruits, especially blue foods that are natural, like blueberries and blackberries. So let's go on to fruits, fruits, the grown trees like apples, pears, oranges, peaches, apricots and plums. They're all said to be 100% authentic by falling off the tree when they are ripe and ready. And this is what we want when we speak when we are right when we are Ready to be authentic. Liquids also play a large role in healing the throat chakra because of their lubricating qualities. So warm tea, soups, sauces, and foods from different ethnic groups are great for balancing the chakra.

So now that you are on your way with working on your throat chakra by living, talking and stepping into your truth, let's move on to our next chakra, which is the breath side