Translated from the German edition, Kraniosakrale Osteopathie, c2005. Textbook provides a foundation of information for the practice of cranial osteopathy. Topics include measurements of the craniosacral rhythm, bones of the cranium, and cerebral and spinal membranes. For postgraduate students and practitioner.

Torsten Liem, D.O., G.Os.C. (U.K.) trained as an osteopath in Belgium and Germany. He is Principal of the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (German School of Osteopathy) and directs a Master's program in pediatric osteopathy. Dr. Liem has also trained in psychotherapy, neurolinguistic programming, hypnosis, and acupuncture. He is the author of Cranial Osteopathy: Principles and Practice and the DVD instructional series Rhythmic Balanced Interchange, and has published many books about osteopathy in German. He is also co-founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the journal Osteopathische Medizin. Dr. Liem has worked zealously to promote the realization of osteopathic principles in treatment practice and to forge links between them and the principles of traditional Chinese medicine and yoga, as well as with psychological and energetic approaches. He is co-founder of the Breathe Yoga Center.