Clearing the Corridor: When Spiritual Shifts Feel Like a Cold

Lately I’ve been going through a deep opening in my own body — especially in my throat, sinuses, and third eye. It’s been powerful, beautiful…and at times, it’s felt a lot like catching a mild cold.

Sneezing. Drainage. A stuffed-up nose. Green dreams of mucus. If you’ve ever experienced an “upgrade” in your energy, you might recognize the pattern.

I call this process “clearing the corridor.”

As we open to greater truth and expression, the channel between our third eye and throat chakra begins to widen. Old patterns, old words left unsaid, old visions never expressed — all of it can surface. And because this corridor also overlaps with our physical sinuses, lymph, and immune system, the release often feels like cold or allergy symptoms.

This isn’t failure or backsliding. It’s your body’s way of saying,

“I’m making room for a clearer voice and clearer vision.”

When you understand what’s happening, you can meet it with gentleness instead of fear.

Here are a few practices that have helped me:

• Breathe and bless. On every exhale, imagine gray mist leaving through your feet. On every inhale, draw golden light into your throat and sinuses.

• Anchor into your core. Place a hand on your solar plexus as you breathe, so the energy integrates instead of only purging upward.

• Let it be gentle. You can consciously instruct your body: “Any clearing I need to do now, let it happen gently, subtly, and gracefully.”

Physical support matters too: hydrate, move, and rest when you can. You’re not suppressing the process — you’re making it more graceful.

Most of all, remember:

Clearing the corridor is not illness. It’s integration.

Your voice and vision are being born.

So if you ever find yourself “sniffling through an upgrade,” take a deep breath. The path to clarity sometimes runs through your sinuses — and on the other side is a clearer, freer you.