Logo Design for Unity Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda

Unity Integrative Medicine and Ayurveda

I am a doctor starting a medial practice which will combine Western medicine with Ayurveda, which is traditional Eastern medicine from India.

An idea I have is to have the logo be a pair of hands as if to represent an offering, since I will offer western medicine and eastern medicine, and maybe eventually accupunture, etc. The hands could offer a stethoscope to represent western, maybe curled up or draped over the hands or wrists, and a lotus flower to represent Ayurveda. The lotus flower is typically depicted with 8 petals, for the 8 fold path. Also, the color of the lotus affects the symbolism. White is purity of the mind, pink purity of the heart, blue knowledge and wisdom. Some of them are pink and white together. The logo could be on the left and then the name of the business across the middle, so that this could also become stationary letterhead. Or the name could surround the logo, like an emblem. Some friends have liked the idea, but mentioned that it should not imitate the Allstate Insurance company logo with hands. I am not sure. I think we could try the hands reaching out like an offering as if holding a bowl of soup. But maybe the hands could be in a different position like with the fingers up as if holding a small globe or something.