There is a moment in life when you begin to hear yourself clearly.

Not the version shaped by expectation…

Not the softened version made easier for others to receive…

But the original sound of you.

In this episode of Current Wave, I’m joined by Chandni for a deeply intimate conversation on voice, identity, devotion, and the courage to be seen in your true resonance.

We explore the idea that your name is not just a label—it is your first mantra. A living vibration. A sound that organizes your body, your energy, and your place in the world. And what it means to reclaim that sound… fully, unapologetically, and in your own timing.

Chandni shares her journey of returning to her given name, reconnecting with its roots in Sanskrit, and the profound shifts that occur when you begin to honor your own frequency—rather than shrinking or translating yourself to be more easily understood.

We also move into the deeper layers of embodiment, grief, rebirth, and what it means to truly land in the body after a lifetime of living in the “ethers.”

This conversation weaves through:

* Your name as your first mantra — sound, identity, and personal frequency

* Reclaiming your voice — pronunciation, lineage, and self-recognition

* The courage to be seen — visibility, vulnerability, and resonance

* Living between worlds — the ether vs. embodiment

* Identity and renunciation — letting go of who you were to become who you are

* Grief, rebirth, and returning to the body

* Creation through devotion — allowing life to move through you

* The illusion of separation — remembering our connection to source

* Glass delusion, fragility, and sensitivity — the human experience of being “too much”

* What it means to live truthfully — even when it feels unfamiliar

This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt disconnected from your voice…

If you’ve softened or altered yourself to be more digestible…

If you’re in a season of becoming, shedding, or remembering who you really are.

It’s for anyone navigating identity, grief, visibility, or the quiet (and sometimes terrifying) call to step forward and be seen.

This is a conversation about returning.

To your voice.

To your name.

To your body.

To God.

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YOUR NAME IS YOUR FIRST MANTRA: DANCING WITH GOD, VOICE, IDENTITY, AND THE COURAGE TO BE SEEN WITH CHANDNI