The standard work comprehensively presents the fundamentals of craniosacral osteopathy from both mechanical and vitalistic perspectives. It provides a variety of techniques for direct implementation. It refines palpatory skills. The focus is on the anatomy of the cranial structures and the most common techniques for individual cranial bones. Extensive visual material explains the procedures step by step. Treatment reactions can be assessed more accurately, homodynamic forces in the tissues can be traced and therapeutically utilized. New treatment approaches for the autonomic nervous system and new studies are included. Significantly revised and newly written chapters on the cervical fascia and improving circulation. A new chapter on palpatory approaches to brain structures.