Some leaps are physical — a burst of muscle, a stretch of sinew.

Others are leaps of the spirit — a crossing into the impossible, powered by devotion and courage.

Today, we follow two great beings from the Indian epics: Hanuman, the monkey warrior, and Garuḍa, the eagle of the gods.

This is The Shape of Meaning — and we are leaping from the heavens.

The universe is always in motion — stars spinning, tides shifting, breath rising and falling

But sometimes, motion carries us into stillness.

Today we move from the cosmic dance of creation and destruction, into the quietest of all poses — where nothing happens, yet everything is possible.

This is The Shape of Meaning — and we are falling into stillness.

Some poses are more than shapes — they are symbols.

Flowers that never fade, wheels that keep turning, staffs that guide travellers between worlds.

Today, we enter the sacred geometry of yoga — where the body becomes a lotus, a wheel, a staff… and even a triangle that holds the universe in balance.

This is The Shape of Meaning, and these are the sacred shapes.

There’s something about a twist in yoga that can feel like time bending.

A turn of the spine, a gaze over the shoulder — and suddenly the past and future are both looking back at you.

In this episode, we meet a fish who became a yogi, a warrior who hesitated before the greatest battle of his life, and a bow that exists not only in the hand, but in the body itself.

This is The Shape of Meaning, and today we twist into insight.

There’s something in the names of the yoga poses.

In some, we see animals — cobra, eagle, frog — and in others, the shapes of nature itself.

But then there are the names that carry a weight of reverence: the sages.

Not just historical figures, but luminous presences from the pages of myth and memory.

When we step into a sage pose, we are — for a moment — in the company of the Masters.

This is The Shape of Meaning, and today, we remember them

The story of Vīrabhadra. The myth that lives behind the Warrior poses. And the question: can we stand strong for what we believe is right ….. BUT without causing harm?

Welcome back to The Shape of Meaning — the podcast where we explore the names behind yoga poses and the stories, symbols, and secrets they carry.

I’m Kevin, your yoga-loving, myth-chasing guide… and today, we’re following some curious footprints through the practice — because this episode is all about creatures.

Great and small. Sometimes Sacred and sometimes sneaky. But always Mythic and meaningful.

In episode two we will learn about the shapes of the world around us — our inherited legacy of the natural world.

Trees. Mountains. Moons.

Welcome back, dear listener, to Season 2 of the podcast which I’ve decided to call the shape of meaning The Shape of Meaning.

This season, we’re diving into the world of names — not just any names, but the names that guide us through myth memory and metaphor these are the names that we move through the names of our Yoga postures

Teaser trailer for Season 2, launching August 2025.