The logo for centered. yoga is a simple circle with a point at its center — a form that appears across ancient solar symbolism and Celtic stone carvings in Scotland and Ireland. It is also the traditional astronomical symbol for the sun (☉).

With Scottish roots and a connection to the Hay clan, the form feels elemental rather than decorative — something remembered more than invented.

The outer ring represents the space we step into together in practice.
The center point represents presence — breath, awareness, self, and quiet power.

A circle of space.
A center of power.

Before this symbol, I was drawn to the spiral — a shape associated with growth and expansion. It belonged to a season of becoming, when the inside and the outside were learning to align.

The spiral moves outward.
The circle returns inward.

Over time, movement simplified into stillness.
What was once becoming became being.

At times the mark can feel like an eclipse — light softened rather than extinguished. Strength held rather than projected.

The symbol serves both my yoga practice and my art.

A field.
A center.
A return.

Holding space for presence and quiet power.

Nothing required.
Everything available.

Dave Hay is an abstract painter and yoga teacher based in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
His work moves between canvas and practice, exploring rhythm, presence, and the quiet power of returning to center.