The Tri-Scale Philosophy

The tri-scale is something that I (William Bryan) designed and built while still in massage school, to illustrate the connection between the Physical, Intellectual and Spiritual as they relate to health and well-being.

If there is a deficiency in any one area of our lives (physical, intellectual, spiritual) other areas must work harder in order to maintain homeostasis, or balance.

This effort to regain balance is work for the body, and therefore can be understood as stress - measured in terms of stress levels.

Massage therapy, by directly affecting the physical, indirectly affects the intellectual and spiritual, or the whole person, as well.

For this reason, the therapist must be well-schooled in a variety of disciplines: physical, as well as intellectual and spiritual.

~ Wm. M. Bryan