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Vishuddhi

The throat chakra, behind the throat pit. Space, the seed sound HAM, purification.

Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.

विशुद्धि

Meaning
Purification
Where
Behind the throat pit, at the cervical plexus.
Trigger point
The throat pit
Petals
16
Colour
Purple
Element
Space
Seed sound
HAM
Linked to
Traditionally linked to the throat and voice. This is the tradition's association, not a medical equivalence.
Quality
Purifying: it takes in poison and nectar alike.
Tradition
Common Tantric and Hatha tradition

A chakra is part of a traditional model of the subtle body. It is not an organ, and this page does not connect it to any condition.

How sources differ

  • The training manual behind the content map

    Element: Air · Seed sound: HUM

    The manual gives Vishuddhi the element air and the seed sound HUM. Most traditional sources give space and HAM, which this page follows.

Sources and tradition

  • YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 10, chakra table (common tradition); p. 11, manual variant

Also known as Throat chakra, Vishuddha.

Awaiting subject review · revision 1 · updated 5 November 2026