The Sanskrit name for the throat chakra is visuddha, meaning purification. The throat chakra includes the parts of consciousness involved in expressing and receiving. This fifth chakra aids in the power of communication and self-expression and corresponds to the energy of intuition, courage, truth and guidance. Self-expression can be in the form of speech and communication or it can be conveyed as an artistic medium such as painting, dancing, or music to externalize what is experienced Continue Reading